Phlebotomy Knowledge
The order of draw
What is
Yellow
Light Blue
Red
Gold / Tiger
Green
Lavender
Gray
Red
No additive
CBC
What is
Lavender
Gold top tube clotting time before centrifuging
What is
30 minutes
Options for cleansing the venipuncture site. (3 answers)
What is
70% isopropyl alcohol, povidone-iodine, or chlorhexidine gluconate swabs.
Tourniquet Time
60 seconds (1 minute)
Lavender
What is
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)
INR
What is
Light Blue
Red top tube clotting time before centrifuging
What is
45 - 60 minutes
Time to keep bandage on after blood draw
What is
15 minutes
Standard needle gauge for vacutainer draw
21 gauge
Green (2 answers)
What is
Lithium Heparin
Sodium Heparin
GTT
What is
Gray
Processing of a red top tube after centrifugation
What is
aliquotting serum
The appropriate age to be able to perform a heel stick for capillary blood collection (NHA)
What is
newborns to infants 12 months
Set up for hand draws (supplies / gauge)
What is
23 gauge (blue) butterfly + syringe
Gray
What is
Sodium Fluoride Potassium Oxalate
Blood Typing
What is
Pink
HIV tube processing
What is
Spin Lavender and aliquot EDTA plasma
This test measures the distance the RBCs have dropped.
What is
ESR
Order of vein selection
What is
Median cubital, cephalic, basilic, hand, wrist, foot
Blood cultures / yellow
What is
Aerobic / Anaerobic
Sodium polyanethole sulfonate (SPS)
STD Testing (infectious diseases)
What is
Red / Gold or Tiger
Vitamin B12 special processing
What is
Protect from light
During site selection, check with the patient regarding possible medical restrictions that prevent you from drawing in a certain area... (3 answers)
What is
fistulas, ports, or mastectomy.