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AMT RPT Practice Exam 1

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About the AMT RPT exam

The AMT RPT (Registered Phlebotomy Technician) certification exam is set by the American Medical Technologists (AMT). Passing the exam proves to employers that you have the knowledge to work as a phlebotomist.

The exam contains 200 questions and lasts 145 minutes. All questions are multiple-choice.

About these practice questions

These practice questions will help prepare you for the AMT RPT exam.

This page contains 200 practice questions divided into the eight sections of the exam: 1. Obtaining Blood Samples, 2. Specimen Collection and Processing, 3. Time Management and Assignment Organization, 4. Professional Communications, 5. Clerical Skills and Duties, 6. Safety Standards and Procedures, 7. Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations, and 8. Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology.

All questions have been carefully designed to mimic the questions on the real exam, to help you prepare and get a passing grade.

Sections

  1. Obtaining Blood Samples
  2. Specimen Collection and Processing
  3. Time Management and Assignment Organization
  4. Professional Communications
  5. Clerical Skills and Duties
  6. Safety Standards and Procedures
  7. Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations
  8. Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology

Section 1: Obtaining Blood Samples

1.1) A phlebotomist needs to collect a blood specimen from an inpatient who is not wearing an ID band. What is the best action to take?
  1. Ask a nurse to help identify the patient
  2. Identify the patient by asking them, "What is your name?"
  3. Identify the patient by the name card on the door
  4. Refuse to draw the specimen and cancel the request
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.2) What can a phlebotomist do to find a difficult vein?
  1. Ask the patient to hold their arm up in the air
  2. Ask the patient to make a fist
  3. Cool the area with an ice pack
  4. Tell the patient to drink nothing and come back in a few hours
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.3) A patient has several short lengths of IV-type tubing protruding from his chest. Which device is this most likely to be?
  1. Arterial line
  2. CVC
  3. Implanted port
  4. PICC
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.4) A phlebotomist needs to take a blood sample from a patient with an IV in his left wrist and a cast on his right arm. Which site should be used to obtain a blood sample?
  1. A vein in the left hand
  2. An earlobe
  3. The left median cubital vein
  4. The right median cubital vein
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.5) Which vein should be tried first when choosing a draw site?
  1. Basilic
  2. Cephalic
  3. Median antibrachial
  4. Median cubital
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.6) For venipuncture, tourniquets should be:
  1. applied very tightly to the arm
  2. left on the arm for at least three minutes
  3. tight enough to slow arterial flow
  4. tight enough to slow venous flow
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.7) In venipuncture, what can happen if you palpate a site after cleaning it with alcohol?
  1. Difficulty locating the vein
  2. Entry of alcohol into the patient's bloodstream
  3. Hemolysis of the specimen
  4. Recontamination
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.8) What is the purpose of a tourniquet in venipuncture?
  1. To decrease the oxygen level
  2. To make the veins more prominent
  3. To monitor blood pressure
  4. To prevent hematoma
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.9) What is the most common antiseptic used to disinfect the puncture site before venipuncture?
  1. 70% isopropyl alcohol
  2. Betadine
  3. EMLA
  4. Iodine
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.10) After applying a tourniquet, small red spots appear on the patient's arm. These spots are a sign that:
  1. the patient has diabetes
  2. the patient is taking an anticoagulant
  3. the site may bleed excessively
  4. the tourniquet is too tight
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.11) What can happen if a phlebotomist removes the needle before releasing the tourniquet?
  1. Angina
  2. Bleeding
  3. Cyanosis
  4. Edema
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.12) Which statement is true about performing venipunctures?
  1. Disinfect the entry site with a 70% alcohol swab
  2. Ensure the bevel of the needle is pointing down when the needle enters the vein
  3. Enter the vein at a 50-degree angle
  4. Remove the needle first, then the tourniquet
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.13) During phlebotomy, in which direction should the bevel be facing when the needle enters the arm?
  1. Downwards
  2. To the left
  3. To the right
  4. Upwards
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.14) A phlebotomist has made two unsuccessful attempts at collecting blood from a patient. What should the phlebotomist do next?
  1. Ask another phlebotomist to collect the specimen
  2. Ask the patient's nurse to do the draw
  3. Collect the specimen by arterial puncture
  4. Try one more time
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.15) Which of these actions helps to prevent hemoconcentration during venipuncture?
  1. Asking the patient to make and release a fist several times
  2. Asking the patient to release their fist upon blood flow
  3. Keeping the tourniquet on for longer than a minute
  4. Massaging the site before inserting the needle
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.16) What may occur if the plunger is pulled back too quickly when collecting blood with a syringe?
  1. A needle stick injury
  2. Adulteration of the specimen
  3. Bacterial contamination
  4. Hemolysis of the specimen
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.17) Which Vacutainer tube is needed for a complete blood count?
  1. Gold
  2. Lavender
  3. Light blue
  4. Red
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.18) Sodium heparin should be avoided for which test?
  1. Electrolyte panel
  2. Hematocrit
  3. Lithium levels
  4. pH
Answers are locked. Please click here to buy them. 1.19) A phlebotomist has to collect a lavender top tube, green top tube, and light blue top tube from a patient. In which order should the phlebotomist fill the tubes?
  1. Green, lavender, light blue
  2. Green, light blue, lavender
  3. Lavender, green, light blue
  4. Light blue, green, lavender
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Section 2: Specimen Collection and Processing

Section 3: Time Management and Assignment Organization

Section 4: Professional Communications

Section 5: Clerical Skills and Duties

Section 6: Safety Standards and Procedures

Section 7: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Considerations

Section 8: Terminology, Anatomy, and Physiology

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