Orders and Equipment
What color tube has a glycotic inhibitor?
Grey
For a patient with airborne precautions what should be worn?
N95 Respirator
A phlebotomist is preparing t draw on an 85 year old patient with thin, paper-like skin. What should the phlebotomist use to secure the gauze?
Coban
What should the phlebotomist do if they successfully draw one tube but their second will not fill?
Change the blood tube and continue the draw
What should be included on a tube label?
Patient name and phlebotomist ID number
What could happen if you inadequately mix an anticoagulant tube?
microclotting
If you have an accidental needle stick then what do you do immediately after?
Wash with soap and water
When performing a blood draw on a 75 year old patient with thin paper like skin, the phlebotomist should...
Wrap the arm in gauze before applying the tourniquet
What can impact glucose strips when they’re being stored?
Excessive heat or moisture
Leaving a tourniquet on for too long can cause...
Hemoconcentration
The appropriate needle gauge for most venipuncture collection is...?
21
The patient has influenza, how should the phlebotomist proceed?
Standard and Droplet
When ordering a PT, PSA, and CBC, what tubes will you need? (3)
Light blue, lavender, gold gel barrier
How should the phlebotomist reposition the needle if they miss the vein?
Move the needle slightly forward or backward without pulling up on it too much
For a capillarity draw on a 14 month old, where is the point of draw?
The finger
What is the most common item found on a phlebotomy tray?
Multi-sample needle
A patient has bacterial meningitis, what precautions should be used?
Which tube contains an anticoagulant that prevents platelets from clumping and preserves the appearance of blood cells for microscopic prep?
Lavender
Why should the phlebotomist avoid collecting a CBC from a crying infant?
WBC’s may be elevated
Capillary puncture in adults is usually in what fingers?
3rd and 4th or middle and ring
What tubes would you select if the doctor orders a (CBC), (PT/INR), AND (BMP)?
Lavender, blue, red
If you have an accidental needle stick, what is the order of care afterwards? (4 steps)
1.Wash with soap and water
2.Alert supervisor
3.Report to employee health
4.Get Consent from Patient
If a patient is receiving therapeutic drug treatment, when should trough levels be drawn?
30 minutes prior to medication administration
After drawing an SST tube with a winged infusion set using a syringe adaptor, the phlebotomist waits 20 minutes and centrifuges the specimen. The laboratory results later showed the serum sample as pink. What caused this to happen?
The phlebotomist used the wrong size needle.
What vein is preferred when a large blood draw is needed on a child younger than two?
Cephalic vein