Heart Anatomy
This chamber pumps oxygenated blood to the body.
What is the left ventricle
This wave represents atrial depolarization.
What is the P wave?
The most effective method to prevent the spread of infection.
What is infection control?
The most commonly used vein for venipuncture.
What is the Median Cubital Vein?
This tube is collected first during a routine venipuncture.
What is the Blood Culture Tube?
This valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle.
This complex represents ventricular depolarization.
What is the QRS complex?
PPE stands for this.
What is personal protective equipment?
A tourniquet should not remain on the arm longer than this amount of time.
What is 1 minute?
This light blue tube contains this additive.
What is Sodium Citrate?
Blood returns from the body to the heart through these two large veins.
What are the superior and inferior vena cava?
One small box on ECG paper equals this amount of time.
What is 0.04 seconds?
Used needles must be disposed of into this container.
What is the sharps container?
This complication causes a collection of blood under the skin.
What is a Hematoma?
This tube color contains EDTA.
What is the Lavender Tube?
This artery supplies oxygenated blood to the heart muscle.
What are the coronary arteries?
One large box on ECG paper equals this amount of time.
What is 0.20 seconds?
These precautions are used with every patient.
What is Standard Precautions?
This angle is recommended for routine venipuncture.
What is 15–30 degrees?
This tube color contains heparin.
What is Green?
The heart has this many chambers.
This wave represents ventricular repolarization.
What is the T wave?
OSHA stands for this.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
If a patient becomes dizzy during a blood draw, this is the first action you should take.
What is remove the tourniquet and needle immediately and ensure patient safety?
Recite the correct order of draw.
Blood Culture, Light Blue, Red/Gold, Green, Lavender, Gray.