Basic Venipuncture
The first and most important step in the process
What is Patient Identification
When tying a tourniquet, it must be ______ inches above the venipuncture site.
What is 4-6
When draw blood cultures, the skin is cleaned with a specific kind of cleaning solution called?
What is chloroprep
When drawing this tube, the tube must always be full. even 10% underfilled is unacceptable
What is a light blue tube
This tube has a Lavendar top and contains this additive
What is K2 EDTA
This is your first choice vein
What is the median cubital
A blood specimen in which the red cells are destroyed or broken apart is said to be this.
What is Hemolyzed
Blood cultures should always be collected using this, to ensure zero contamination.
Steripath
This is the correct order of draw for a capillary stick.
Purple, Green, Red
This Tube has a light blue top and contains this additive.
When drawing a patients blood, you pull down the skin at the venipuncture site to ensure the vein stays in place. This is called?
What is anchoring
A tourniquet left on longer than 1 minute can cause this.
What is hemoconcentration
This is the optimal amount of blood for each blood culture bottle
What is 10 mls
It is important to follow the order of draw to avoid this.
What is contamination
This tube has a mint green cap and contains this additive
Lithium Heparin
This is the preferred angle of venipuncture
What is 15-30 degrees
While sticking a patient, the patient describes a burning sensation going up their arm. You know it is caused by this.
What is hitting a nerve
When cleaning the site for blood cultures, you must scrub for this long.
What is 30 seconds
This tube can cause potassium contamination
What is the purple top tube
This collection container contains a broth and is first in the order of draw.
What are blood culture bottles
When transferring blood from a syringe to a tube you would use this device.
What is a transfer device
When a patient is receiving blood, the phlebotomist should wait this long before drawing blood.
What is 1 hr
When drawing a blood culture on a pediatric patient, you would use this bottle.
What is the aerobic bottle
In the event you draw out of the order of draw, you would use this.
What is a waste tube
This tube has a yellow top, is used for most allergen panels, and has this additive.
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