Venipuncture Equipment
Used to cleanse the skin before inserting the needle
Isopropyl alcohol swab or pad
Light blue
Sodium citrate
When the needle injures a nerve
Nerve damage
This type of urine specimen is more concentrated than a random urine specimens
First urine of the morning
Mastectomy
Surgery for breast removal
Used to apply pressure to an venipuncture site
Gauze pad
Green
Heparin
A localized collection of blood under the skin
Hematoma
This type of urine test requires a patient to urinate and then eat a meal
postprandial test
Sclerosis vein
Applied to puncture site to promote clotting
Tape, self-adhesive wrap, or adhesive bandages
Lavender
EDTA
Inflammation of a vein
This type of collection requires a collection of the middle volume of urine.
Clean-catch midstream collection
Can be difficult to find a vein and painful for the patient to collect blood from this area
Scars
Hub, adapter, needle holder
Gray
Potassium oxalate, EDTA, or fluoride
Very tiny hemorrhages that look like small red or purple spots on the skin
Chemical analysis
Reagent strip method
Swelling
Edema
Is a blood collection tube that is smaller than the normal blood collection tube
Pediatric blood collection tube
Royal blue
None, EDTA, or haparin
When a patient loses consciousness and incurs injuries
Syncope
This specimen collection is timed
Timed urine specimen
Avoid performing a collection in any skin that has a _____
Tattoo