Collection 1
Tubes
Collection 2
Patient Prep
Terminology
100
These are a few reasons to perform phlebotomy
What is 1. Diagnostic purposes 2. Transfusions 3. Removal of blood for Therapeutic purposes 4. Monitor treatment
100
This tube is used to obtain serum
What is any variety of Red Top Tube
100
This is the common solution used to clean the skin prior to the procedure
What is 70% Isopropyl Alcohol
100
This needs to be reviewed before approaching your patient.
What is the Requisition
100
This term is used to describe excess fluid accumulation in ones limbs
What is Edema
200
This is the needle angled used for phlebotomy
What is 15 to 30 degrees
200
This tube is used for most chemistry tests and what is contained in it
What is Green Tops & Heparin
200
This is the range of needle sizes used
What is 21 - 23 gauge & 1 to 1 1/2 inch length
200
This must be obtained from the patient prior to begining the procedure
What is Implied or Informed Consent
200
Veins that are hard, inflexible and narrow
What is Sclerotic
300
This is the order of steps needed when finishing the actual venipuncture itself
What is 1. Remove tourniquet 2. Remove tube 3. Remove needle
300
This tube is used for coagulation studies and what additive is found in it
What is Light Blue Tops & Sodium Citrate
300
This is the size of a Butterfly/Winged Infusion needle
What is 23 gauge, 3/4 inch length
300
What is needed to ensure you have the right patient
What is 2 Patient Identifiers
300
Veins that are twisted
What is Tortuous
400
This is the order of draw for venipuncture
What is 1. Blood Cultures (yellow), 2. Light Blue, 3. Red (serum) 4. Green, 5. Lavender, 6. Grey
400
This tube is used to test for sugar levels, what is inside it
What is Grey Top Tubes & Potassium Oxalate
400
This is a thin film of blood spread onto a glass slide to examine blood microscopically
What is a Blood Smear
400
What are the veins of choice and in what order are they preferred
What is the 1. Median Cubital 2. Cephalic 3. Brachial/Basilic. (1. in the center, usually large and doesn't move; 2, can be palpated, but not always seen and can roll; 3. very close to brachial artery and nerves)
400
This is the feeling of a vein
What is Palpate
500
This is the first thing you must do immediatley after performing a venipuncture
What is activate the safety device on the needle
500
Thee tubes are used primarily for hematology testing and what additive is in them
What is Lavender and Pink, EDTA
500
This is a test used to check for bacteria/micro-organisms in a blood sample
What is a Blood Culture
500
This term is used to describe the inflammation of a vein
What is Phlebitis
500
A collection of blood under the skin
What is Hematoma
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