Screening
What is the age range for donors?
18-70
What needs to be completed if another person is joining a donor's physical?
Inspector and Chaperone Questionnaire
How long are soft goods viable for when saline and anticoagulant have been spiked?
4 hours
How many total mL's are drawn for each unit's sample?
9 mLs
What do you do if plasma spills on the counter?
Follow NC-GEN-017 protocol for cleaning spills
What would you do if you took someone's pulse and it read 101bpm?
Perform a retake at least 5 minutes after the initial reading. All vital signed should be re-recorded.
If a donor is permanently deferred, is their SPE passed or failed?
Fail
How long do you have to complete a restick?
How many times do you open the fridge for QCs?
Four
What needs to be documented if you correct a note 3 days later?
"Late Entry"
If you dispense RBCs on the prism, what do you do?
Technical Error. Perform an additional fingerstick, collect 2 capillary tubes, do not re-test hematocrit.
If a donor describes an irritation and redness in their right ear, what do you do?
Look at both ears per SOP. Document accordingly.
What are the dimensions and duration when preparing a venipuncture site with iodine?
1 inch initial is completed in 30 seconds
3 inch swirl is complete in 8 seconds
Describe the protocol for a plasma unit with a total volume of 195mL?
Destroy the unit. Collect samples.
When you change your gloves, what are the next steps?
Sanitize your hands before applying a new set of gloves
What comment should be documented for an additional fingerstick time correction?
Technical Error
If a donor loses consciousness greater than 60 seconds, what do you do?
Call 911
What do you ask a donor before giving them Gatorade?
Ask if they are nauseous
Ask if they are diabetic. If donor is diabetic, Gatorade zero should be provided.
What do you do if a bottle does not have a time written on the unit?
Immediately process the unit and place bottle and samples into the freezer.
How do you screen, examine, and perform donor floor duties on a donor with a hearing impairment?
ALWAYS have a pen and paper available to communicate with the donor
What is the protocol when the distilled water refractometer QC reads -0.2?
Acknowledge the failing reading, recalibrate the refractometer, re-perform distilled water reading. If the result is out of range again, take the refractometer out of service.
A donor disclosed that they received a tattoo touch up 2 weeks ago to a physician substitute during a bruise assessment, what should the physician substitute do? Donor has been a consistent donor for the past 2 months.
Post Donation Information. Donor is permanently deferred.
If a donor is hearing impaired, what arm needs to have venipuncture performed?
Stick the non-dominant hand. Dominant hand should be available. Only special circumstances are permitted to stick the opposite arm.
What do you do if the fridge Max reads 10.8 degrees C?
Notify Management
Who is allowed to place supplies into service? Who can move supplies with a 'Not in Use' sign?
Leadership and/or Seniors/Supervisors