How many routine blood collections questions are on the CPT?

28. The blueprint in force publishes an item count for every content area, and it gives Routine Blood Collections 28% of the paper — 28 of the 100 scored questions (28%). The full-length test on this site deals that number rather than an even share.

Is this section timed?

Not on this page. These sets are for learning the material — each answer comes with an explanation straight away. When you want the whole paper, the full-length test runs the published clock. The real sitting is 120 questions in 120 minutes.

Are these real questions from the test?

No. Every question here is original, written to the published format. The real item banks are confidential and nobody outside the publisher has them.

CPT routine blood collections questions

The draw itself — equipment, tourniquet, site, order of draw, complications, and the label.

3 28 of the 100 scored questions (28%)

37 questions in this set Untimed — explanation after each answer

CPT routine blood collections 1 of 10

Why does a published order of draw exist for multiple tubes?

What this type asks

The largest domain on the plan and the one the credential is named for. Selecting and assembling equipment and verifying its quality; adapting the technique for patients with special needs and for what the analyser requires; tourniquet application and removal; selecting the final site by observation and palpation; antisepsis; anchoring; insertion; following the order of draw; keeping the patient safe throughout and discontinuing the draw when the signs say to; recognising and responding to complications such as absent flow, haematoma, petechiae or nerve pain; removing the device and engaging its safety feature; mixing additives; performing dermal puncture and following the capillary order of draw; post-procedural care; and labelling every specimen. That last task is one line on the plan and is where a technically perfect draw still becomes a wasted one.

Selecting and assembling collection equipment, and verifying its qualityAdapting collection for patients with special needs and for analyser requirementsStandard tourniquet application and removal proceduresSelecting the final site through observation and palpationApplying antiseptic, anchoring the vein and inserting the needleFollowing the order of draw for venipuncture and for capillary collectionIdentifying problematic patient signs and discontinuing the draw when neededRecognising and responding to complications (lack of flow, haematoma, petechiae, nerve pain)Removing the device and engaging the safety featureMixing additives by inversion per manufacturer guidelinesPerforming dermal puncture for capillary collectionPost-procedural patient care and labelling all specimens

Now do it with the clock running.

120 questions in 120 minutes — about 1 minutes each, which is the part no amount of untimed practice prepares you for.

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The other question types

Safety and compliance Patient preparation Special collections Processing Full timed test

Frequently asked

How many routine blood collections questions are on the CPT?: 28. The blueprint in force publishes an item count for every content area, and it gives Routine Blood Collections 28% of the paper — 28 of the 100 scored questions (28%). The full-length test on this site deals that number rather than an even share.
Is this section timed?: Not on this page. These sets are for learning the material — each answer comes with an explanation straight away. When you want the whole paper, the full-length test runs the published clock. The real sitting is 120 questions in 120 minutes.
Are these real questions from the test?: No. Every question here is original, written to the published format. The real item banks are confidential and nobody outside the publisher has them.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the date it was read. Requirements change; if a source has moved on since that date, the source is right and this page is out of date.

National Healthcareer Association — NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Test Plan for the CPT Exam Read August 29, 2026
National Healthcareer Association — NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Detailed Test Plan (2016 job analysis) Read August 29, 2026
National Healthcareer Association — Phlebotomy Certification (CPT) programme page Read August 29, 2026

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