Basic Procedure / Collection
Should be removed prior to retracting needle from pt arm
What is the tourniquet?
Laboratory order form with pt info that is always checked against patient wristband (that is on their wrist) and has the required tests for the patient
What is the requisition form?
The two major blood group systems
What is ABO and Rh?
The flat portion of the needle that prevents coring of the tissue that should be facing up when inserted
What is the bevel?
Information that is written on the tube by the phlebotomist
What is pt name, DOB, Medical Record Number, date and time of collection, and phlebotomist's initials?
Signs & symptoms of syncope
What is cold, damp, clammy skin?
The most important step in any phlebotomy procedure
What is patient identification?
Blood that is donated for personal use
What is an autologous donation?
Substitute(s) for 70% isopropyl alcohol
What is chlorhexadine gluconate and iodine?
Tests that require chain of custody
What is forensic analysis, drug tests, and blood alcohol levels?
When collecting blood culture bottles, the first antiseptic to be used on pt skin and how long
What is alcohol or chlorhexadine gluconate for 60 seconds?
Procedure when STAT test is ordered
What is go to the pt?
Average adult blood volume
What is 5L?
Should be done with syringe prior to needle insertion
What is popping the seal of the barrel?
Specimens that need to be transported in an ice slurry for up to 1 hour or at room temp for 15-30 minutes
What is ammonia (green tube), lactic acid (gray tube), and ABG?
Method to making peripheral blood smears that involves holding a glass slide at an angle and pushing the drop of blood across another glass slide
What is the wedge method?
Procedure when pt language barrier exists
What is bring a translator, and if there is no translator, use hand motions to show pt what will occur?
Where the monolayer is located on a peripheral blood smear
What is near the feathered edge?
Order of draw for blood culture bottles
What is aerobic, then anaerobic?
Order of draw
What is yellow (sterile), light blue, clot tubes, anticoagulant tubes, EDTA tubes, and gray tube?
Sites to avoid
What is occluded/sclerosed veins, hematoma, edematous area, burns/scars, side of mastectomy, skin with disruptions, sites with A-V devices, and above IV?
Attitude towards pt if they are unconscious
What is talk to them as if they are conscious?
Week that the heart is fully formed in gestation
What is 5 weeks gestation?
For infant stick, depth of lancet
What is less than 2 mm?
Should be used prior to collection of blue tube when using a WIS
What is discard tube?