Screening
When and how do you perform the literacy assessment?
What is first thing and reading any line from Donor Center Policies Job Aid in confidential setting.
When shipping samples, what can you NOT have on the shipper box?
any old barcodes
What is proper PPE for the donor floor?
Lab coat buttoned all the way up, gloves, closed toed shoes, shield when sticking or disconnecting
How many seconds is the initial 1 inch scrub?
30
When do we change our gloves? Need 2/4 to get points.
What is touching the sharps container, touching the biohazard container, picking up something off the floor, and between donors
If a donor's height is between two numbers, how do you round?
What is round up or down to the nearest inch
What do you ask the donor before they sign the Informed Consent for Plasmapheresis
Ask if the donor has read NF0030 or listened to the Informed Consent Narration
when disconnecting, how far do you let the blood drain down before sealing the needle?
past the Y connector
Is a Saline event required with an RBC loss?
NO! When there is an RBC loss, we assume that it is a saline event as well
How many days do secondary bottles of Lysol or distilled water have till they are expired?
What is 90 days
When escorting a new donor to a kiosk, what do you instruct them to do? (4 things)
1- Select view resources to view posters for review
2- Click NEXT to move forward
3- Notify center staff if there are questions or assistance is needed
4- select FINISH after completing the questionnaire.
What does a Medical Serum Hold mean?
It means they are overdue for a SPE and need it collected with the next donation
When do you get a Phys Sub for a donor reaction?
If it doesn't resolve within 10 days OR it is a critical reaction (vomitting or passing out)
When can we complete a restick in an infiltrated arm?
NEVER!
What items cannot be stored in lab coat during and after the shift?
Any controlled supplies. Iodine. Chloraprep. Gauze. Wrap. Gloves
What OOL temperature needs a Phys Sub to put a 2 week deferral on the donor?
What is 100.4
How many inches do plasma cases need to be away from the Freezer ceiling?
24 inches
What are the symptoms of a citrate reaction?
How long do we have to complete a restick when a donor is having problems?
5 minutes
How many inches away from the wall do supplies in the supply room need to be?
6 inches away from the walls
What are the steps for a HemataSTAT technical error?
document technical error note (bonus points for verbiage)
collect 2 samples from the donor
document fingerstick time
spin and take reading
dispose of BOTH capillary tubes in sharps
What are the names of the lymph nodes you palpate?
anterior/posterior cervical
submandibular
submental
supraclavicular
Which comes first when disconnecting a donor? Throwing the harness/bowl in the biohazard or documenting volume/time on the plasma bottle
documenting volume/time on the plasma bottle
After you identify the donor on the NexSys machine, what do you do?
Verify that Donor Name on Bleed Label matches Donor Information displayed on the NexSys PCS.
How do you use a sharps container properly?
DO NOT use the large opening and the teeth of the small opening cannot be broken