Patient ID
Before a blood collector obtains blood, they must have:
1. a requisition
2. an organized phlebotomy tray
3. a photo ID
4. written consent
What is a requisition
What is 1 minute
The vein of choice for venipuncture is the:
1. basilic
2. cephalic
3. median cubital
4. radial
What is median cubital
To prevent a vein from rolling during the puncture, the vein must be:
1. rigid
2. close to the surface
3. anchored
4. deep
What is anchored
The recommended way to identify a patient is to:
1. ask the patient if her name is Jane Jones
2. go by the name on the patient's door
3. compare the requisition and the arm band
4. compare the requisition, patient ID band, and stated name
What is compare the requisition, patient ID band, and stated name
A properly applied tourniquet:
1. Impedes arterial blood flow
2. Impedes venous blood flow
3. Prevents detection of a radial pulse
4. Produces petechiae
What is Impedes venous blood flow
Vein palpation is best performed using the:
1. index finger of the dominant hand
2. index finger of the nondominant hand
3. Thumb of the dominant hand
4. Two fingers of the nondominant hand
What is index finger of the nondominant hand
The needle is inserted:
1. bevel up at a 15- to 30-degree angle
2. bevel down at a 25-to 40 degree angle
3. bevel up at a 25-to 40 degree angle
3. bevel down at a 15- to 30-degree angle
What is bevel up at a 15- to 30-degree angle
Information on a patient's ID band must include:
1. patient's name
2. hospital ID number
3. date of birth
4. all are correct
What is all are correct
Prior to reapplying a tourniquet, it should be left off for:
1. 1 minute
2. 2 minutes
3. 3 minutes
4. 4 minutes
What is 2 minutes
Which veins should not be used?
1. veins in the anticubital fossa
2. veins in the back of the hand
3. veins in the underside of the wrist
4. veins in the lower arm
What is veins in the underside of the wrist
After the needle is inserted into the vein, the:
1. tube holder is changed to the other hand
2. tourniquet is immediately released
3. puncturing hand is braced against the patient's arm
4. thumb of the other hand is placed over the needle
What is puncturing hand is braced against the patient's arm
A blood collector using a bar code reader for identification scans the:
1. Patients wrist band
2. Requisition
3. Tube labels
4. Patient's room number
What is patient's wrist band
The tourniquet is placed:
1. 1 to 2 inches above the puncture site
2. 2 to 3 inches above the puncture site
3. 3 to 4 inches above the puncture site
4. 4 to 5 inches above the puncture site
What is 3 to 4 inches above the puncture site
When a suitable vein is located, palpation is used to determine:
1. size, depth, and flexibility
2. rigidity, size, and depth
3. size, rigidity, and direction
4. direction, size and depth
What is direction, size and depth
1. place gauze over the puncture site
2. remove the last tube from the holder
3. remove the needle from the arm
4. put pressure on the gauze and remove the needle
What is remove the last tube from the holder