Domain 3 · 28% of the Phlebotomy (CPT) exam
Routine Blood Collections
About 28 of your 100 scored questions come from here. 34 questions in the full bank; a rotating free sample below.
Knowledge areas tested
- Select, assemble and inspect collection equipment: evacuated tube system, syringe, winged set, needle gauges and lengths, evacuated tube colors, additives and preservatives
- Follow the order of draw for venipuncture and capillary collection, fill tubes to the correct level and additive ratio, and mix additives by the correct number of inversions calc
- Perform venipuncture: tourniquet application and removal, palpation and final site selection, antiseptic application, anchoring the vein, needle insertion angle, removing the device and engaging the safety feature
- Adapt technique for patients with special needs and recognize and respond to complications (no blood flow, hematoma, petechiae, nerve pain, syncope, seizures), discontinuing the draw when needed
- Perform dermal (capillary) puncture with correct site and depth, provide post-procedural care and bandaging, and label all specimens correctly
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