NHA PHLEBOTOMY CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NEW VERSION
1. What temperature should a semen sample be transported?
36-38 degrees C
2. Which of the following would result in a grossly hemolyzed specimen?
a. Incorrect order of draw
b. Incorrect needle gauge
c. Applying tourniquet too close to the draw site
d. Failure to invert tube
b. Incorrect needle gauge
3. Which of the following is proper procedure after collecting ammonia
specimen?
a. Protect from light
b. Keep specimen warm
c. Keep specimen at body temp
d. Place specimen in icewater slurry (or a cup of ice)
d. Place specimen in icewater slurry (or a cup of ice)
4. The phlebotomist has a request to collect a CBC from a healthy 10 month old.
Which is appropriate?
a. Either heel
5. A phlebotomist is preparing to draw blood from a patient in hospital/ The
patient extends his arm and turns head away. Which consent does this indicate?
a. Implied consent
6. Why should phlebotomist document volume of blood drawn from a patient?
a. Iatrogenic anemia could be a result fo too much taken
7. A phlebotomist has a requisition to draw blood on a patient with severe Down's
syndrome. What steps would you take?