Mystery
The first choice vein for venipuncture
What is the median cubital vein?
The first venipuncture specimen that should be collected
What is blood cultures?
The gauge of needle most commonly used for venipuncture
what is 21?
The identification you get your patient to verbally verify
What is first and last name & birthdate?
What is one minute?
The anticoagulant in purple top tubes
EDTA
The bigger the number the ____ the needle size
What is smaller?
What you can tell a patient if they ask if phlebotomy will hurt
What is it will just be a little pinch?
The motion to use the alcohol swab when cleaning the arm
What is a circular motion?
This gold top tube has a clot activator and a separator gel
SST Serum Separator tube
What you do with the needle after using it
New born screening happens for babies in this time period
What is between 24 and 72 hours?
The term Marissa used to describe how to get blood flowing in a capillary poke
What is milking?
This tube contains heparin which inhibits thrombin formation
Green top Plasma Separator tube
This device is used in capillary punctures
What is a lancet?
What is only take out the foot needed and don't pick them up
What is warm it up?
These two tubes contain sodium citrate
Blue top and Black top
When inserting the needle what you do with your non dominant hand
What is anchor the vein?
What is their non dominant hand, middle or ring finger with no scarring, open wounds, etc?