Test Tubes
If you invert tubes this many times, you will have enough inversions for any test tube
8
To what lab department do pink tubes go to?
Blood Bank
How should you introduce yourself when entering the room?
Tell the patient your name and department what your going to do.
Once blood flow is established what should be done?
The tourniquet should be removed
Where would a dermal puncture be performed on a infant?
The Heel
What tube(s) have no additive?
Royal blue (with a red label)
Red (Glass)
To what department do Royal blue tube go to?
Chemistry
If you do not obtain this, you can not perform the procedure.
consent
If the tourniquet is left on for 1 minute what will occur and what should be done to prevent this?
Hemoconcentration, remove the tourniquet for 2 minutes
When dealing with specimens related to legal cases, what must always be followed?
Chain of Custody
If a tube doesn't have an anticoagulant what is its specimen type?
Serum
What test are tan tubes used for?
Lead testing
The patients arm should be disinfected with these antiseptic.
70% Isopropyl alcohol
Chlorhexidine
Povidone Iodine
If the tourniquet is left on during the venipuncture what could potentially happen?
Hematoma
What should never be done once a needle is uncapped and why?
The needle should never be uncapped because it is a risk for an accidental needle stick
What additive do Royal blue tubes have?
It depends on the color of the label, a Lavender label has EDTA, a Green label has heparin, a Red label contains No additives
Tubes containing this additive are good for STAT Clot times
Thrombin
After Removing the needle what should be done immediately
The needle should be immediately disposed of in the sharps container.
What above all else is used to identify a patient?
The patient wristband
What urine collection method is used for C&S?
Clean Catch Mid-Stream
Which of the following tubes have the same additives?
Light Blue
Royal Blue with a Green Label
Black
Tan
Gray
Light Blue and Black
The Coagulation department is wants which type of specimen
Plasma
After collecting the tube what should the phlebotomist do?
The phlebotomist should label the tubes in front of the patient and ask the patient to verify that the information on the tube is correct.
If the patient is asleep what should be done?
If the test is timed or a STAT test the patient should be woken up, otherwise the phlebotomist should leave and come back at a later time.
What should not be used to chill specimens that will travel a long distance and could potentially blow up to specimen container?
Dry Ice