Phlebotomy Technician (NCPT) Free Test Prep - Question List

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41. The Pathology Department in a hospital setting is used to:
  1. Test patient body fluids, including blood, urine and stool
  2. Observe patient tissue samples for signs of disease
  3. Both A and B
  4. Neither A nor B
42. Personal protective equipment is necessary because:
  1. It provides a barrier of protection from blood-borne pathogen exposure.
  2. It prevents bacteria from multiplying.
  3. It protects health care workers from violent patients.
  4. None of the above.
43. “From beautiful, downtown Hemato City, this is Name That Organ, with your favorite host and mine, the wonderful Ana Tomy! I’m your announcer Fizzy Ology. Before we start the next game, let’s play a warm-up round!”
“Name of the vein that is located on the inner arm, in the antecubital area.”
  1. Median cubital.
  2. Basilic.
  3. Brachial.
  4. Cephalic.
44. Which of the following statements is true concerning HIV?
  1. A health care worker should not shake hands with a patient with HIV.
  2. HIV is easier to contract than Hepatitis.
  3. HIV is a disease state caused by the virus AIDS.
  4. HIV is a blood-borne pathogen that can be spread through blood and body fluids.
45. Phil the New Phlebotomy Tech accidently stuck himself with a needle just used to draw a specimen for a CBC. The patient is a young nun, who assures him, “I don’t have anything you need to be worried about.” Phil the New Phlebotomy Tech squeezes the site to promote bleeding, washes his puncture site, applies a bit of antibiotic ointment and a bandage over the site, and promises himself to be much more careful. What (if anything) has Phil done wrong?
  1. Phil has not done anything wrong.
  2. Phil did everything wrong!
  3. Phil did not use tincture of iodine on his puncture site.
  4. Phil did not notify his supervisor or otherwise report the injury as the guidelines of his facility instruct.

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