Tubes, Tubes, Tubes
Terminology
Age-Specific Competencies
Procedure
Miscellaneous
100
EDTA
What is lavender?
100
Slanted opening at the end of the needle
What is bevel?
100
Do not perform venipunctures on infants less than this age
What is 6 months old?
100
Maximum amount of time that tourniquet should remain in place
What is 1 minute?
100
Upon entering a patient's room, this is the first thing the phlebotomist should do
What is introduce yourself?
200
Sodium heparin
What is green?
200
Rupture of RBC membrane resulting in the release of Hgb
What is hemolysis?
200
Reduced attention span and memory
What is late adult (65+)?
200
Placement of tourniquet (location) relative to the venipuncture site
What is 3-4 in above the antecubital fossa?
200
Place your phlebotomy tray (if hand-held) here
What is on the floor?
300
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate
What is yellow?
300
This vein is located on the upper/shoulder side of the arm
What is cephalic?
300
May want parent to hold hand
What is school age (5-12 yrs)?
300
Term that refers to "feeling" for an appropriate vein
What is palpate?
300
As soon as the needle is removed and pressure is applied to the site of collection - do this immediately!
What is activate safety device?
400
No additive
What is red?
400
Preferred (1st choice) vein for phlebotomy procedure
What is median cubital?
400
Never say, "This will not hurt", instead use age-appropriate terms and let them know that it is ok to say, "ouch"
What is preschool (4-5 yrs)?
400
Proper technique for cleansing venipuncture site
What is circular motion moving outward? [continue to do so until swab is clean]
400
Where labeling of blood samples (tubes) should occur
What is at patient's bedside?
500
Sodium citrate
What is lt. blue?
500
Presence of abnormally high concentrations of fatty substances in circulating blood
What is lipemic/lipemia?
500
Total dependence on parent (adult)
What is neonate/infant (0-1 yrs)?
500
Proper technique for anchoring the vein
What is place thumb of nondominant finger below venipuncture site and pull skin taut?
500
Failure to adequately mix samples collected in a tube (s) containing an additive will cause this
What is a clotted sample?
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