Clot or Not
This additive is usually present in a tube with a lavender stopper.
EDTA
Of these blood vessels this is the only one that is NOT an antecubital vein:
basilic, cephalic, femoral, and median
Femoral
Allowing your patient to do this with their fist during the vein selection process is bad for the specimen.
Pumping their fist
Sharing collection site information on a difficult patient would NOT violate the patient's right to this.
confidentiality
A phlebotomist has a draw tray containing 18g, 20g, 21g, and 22g needles. This needle gauge has the largest lumen.
18g
A tube with a green stopper normally contains this additive.
heparin
The first choice artery for ABG collection is this artery.
radial artery
A first morning specimen is preferred for hCG testing because of this.
It is typically more concentrated.
The “standard of care” in the practice of phlebotomy is influenced by this organization.
The Joint Commission (TJC)
This is the acceptable way to confirm an inpatient's identity.
Match the ID band and requisition with the patient's verbal statement of ID.
A blood clot circulating in the bloodstream is called this.
embolus
Heparin is used in ABG specimen collection to do this.
prevent clotting of the specimen
You receive an order for several stool tests including a stool culture & sensitivity, occult blood, ova and parasite, and urobilinogen. This test is the only one that may require a 72-hour stool collection.
Urobilinogen
When filling out an incident report, keep to providing facts not feelings and avoid offering these in the report.
suggestions for new guidelines
(mention to a supervisor by email or verbally, just not in the incident report itself)
This is the most important factor in choosing which gauge needle to use for venipuncture.
Size and condition of the vein
This is the first response in the hemostatic process in vivo.
vasoconstriction
The site for radial artery puncture is located here in the wrist.
About 1 inch above the crease, on the underside of the arm, as well as on the thumb side of the arm.
This test involves intravenous administration of histamine or pentagastrin.
Gastric analysis
The required vaccination against HBV (hepatitis b) involves this dosing schedule.
a dose of vaccine, a second dose 1 month later, and a third dose 6 months later
This is how you can visually tell serum from plasma.
Trick question!
You cannot visually tell them apart.
Heparin prevents blood from clotting by doing this.
Inhibiting thrombin
When performing the Allen test, this artery is released first.
Ulnar
You have collected blood for the testing of ammonia, lactic acid, potassium, and renin levels. You have chilled all the specimens. This analyte test will be adversely affected by chilling.
Potassium
3 truths and a lie!
The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event QI program policy is designed to do all of the following EXCEPT
*demonstrate flexibility in setting QC measures.
*identify unfavorable events for immediate investigation.
*improve the safety of patients in healthcare institutions.
*prevent unfavorable events from happening again.
TJC's Sentinel Event QI program does NOT demonstrate flexibility in setting QC measures
This is the purpose of an antiglycolytic agent .
to preserve glucose