Heel/Toe, No Fingerstick!
Hemolysis, Girl!
The littlest of patients!
Calm them, Control the situation!
Random Review!
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For a microcapillary collection this must always be done:
What is wiping away the first drop of blood?
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In a skin puncture procedure, squeezing the heel or finger too hard can cause this:
What is hemolysis?
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The greatest stress because of separations from caregivers and a change in the home routine happens with children in this age group:
What is infants to 2 years?
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The idea of moving a child's attention from the procedure to something else is called this.
What is distraction?
100
These patients are egocentric, and unable to view others thoughts and feelings.
Who are preschoolers?
200
In an infant the safe area for heel puncture is here:
What is the most medial and lateral portion of the plantar surface?
200
Skin puncture blood is more likely to be contaminated by
What is hemolysis?
200
These kids think illness is a punishment for being "bad":
What is 2 to 6 years?
200
Parent or caregiver holds the child:
What is the best way to restrain a child?
200
These patients are able to locate pain in terms of body parts:
Who are school age patients?
300
The depth of cut made by a puncture device for a heel stick on a full term infant.
What is a 2.0 mm depth?
300
Hemolysis can also occur if the blood is drawn too quickly from a small vein, the vein has the tendency to:
What is a collapsed vein?
300
These patients understand the mechanics of health and how procedures help lead to a cure:
Who are patients ages 6-9?
300
The best technique the phlebotomist can use or a safe and successful venipuncture:
What is patience and understanding?
300
These patient's rely on the caregiver to notice pain by seeing the signs:
Who are infants?
400
Squeezing the patient's finger too vigorously during a capillary puncture will cause this:
What is a diluted sample with tissue fluid and occurence of hemolysis.
400
This increases the blood flow through the arterioles and capillaries sevenfold.
What happens when you warm the skin puncture site?
400
These patients have fantasies and misconceptions about equipment that is used:
Who are preschoolers?
400
This vein is found in the patient's hand.
What is the Dorsal Vein?
400
This neonatal test is required by law:
What is the neo natal screen?
500
This is why the first drop of blood must be wiped away from a capillary puncture:
What is to remove interstitial (tissue) fluid?
500
Girl! You just cleaned the foot with the wrong solution!! This is going to cause an increase in the potassium, phosphorous, and uric acid levels!
Why you shouldn't use betadine or an Iodine based solution to clean an infant's heel to do a heel stick?
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These patients are very vulnerable to separation:
Who are infants and toddlers?
500
The back of the hand is known as this:
What is Dorsal?
500
This is whom you should talk and explain the venipuncture procedure on a child:
Who is the parent and child?
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