Routine Blood Collections
This is the most common venipuncture site in adults.
What is the median cubital vein?
This crucial step prevents possible fatalities prior to blood draws when done correctly.
What is patient identification?
This is PPE that must be removed first when departing a patient's room.
What are gloves?
This electrical device requires goggles or a face shield when separating serum or plasma?
What is a centrifuge?
This is the appropriate depth of a heel-stick when a specimen is required from an infant.
What is 2.0 mm or less?
This piece of equipment allows blood to be pulled from a vein directly into its holder.
What is an evacuated tube system (ETS)?
This is the proper fasting time and the tube top color for a glucose specimen ordered on the requisition form.
What is 8 to 12 hours and a gray tube top?
This is the first step after a needlestick injury.
What is wash the area with soap and water immediately?
This is the process of separating specimens into smaller segments and eyewear should be worn to protect yourself.
What is aliquoting?
This is the appropriate time to collect a peak level of a medication that was given by the nurse at 2pm.
What is 4pm?
The process of assessing the vein by touch before inserting the needle.
What is palpation?
This is a real possibility when you notice your patient sweating profusely, becoming nauseous, and pale and it is the medical term for fainting.
What is syncope?
This federal law mandates that personnel protect patients privacy.
What is HIPAA?
This is the name of 3 (of 4) additives you can use to draw a specimen in a gray colored tube top for.
What is glucose, potassium oxalate, lactic acid, or sodium fluoride?
This is the correct action if a patient refuses your attempt at a blood draw.
What is document the refusal and notify ordering provider?
You draw blood, remove the tourniquet, then remove the needle as you place pressure on the venipuncture site to stop bleeding. What step was missed?
What is lock the needle?
A patient developed a history of bedsores during their previous nursing home experience. Upon arriving on your hospital unit, you reassure them that you will not allow it to happen (on your shift) because you will ensure that this happens?
What is turn (reposition) every 2 hours or less?
This is used to safely dispose of blood soaked sheets, linen, or heavily-soiled gauze.
What is a biohazard bag/container?
This is a specimen being rejected by the lab because the blood cells ruptured (or were destroyed) because of this.
What is hemolysis?
This blood culture site-prep chemical reduces bacteria on the skin before collection.
What is chlorhexidine?
This is required knowledge to prevent additive carryover and contamination between ordered tests/tubes.
What is the order of draw?
This is the medical term for 'bloodletting' or cutting into a vein.
What is phlebotomy?
This is when a sharps container should be removed, locked, and sealed.
What is when it is 2/3 full?
This is the angle range for a winged-infusion set, hand draw.
What is 10 degrees or less?
This test requires the first urine specimen of the morning to be collected.
What is an ecg (pregnancy) test?