Order of Draw
Which tube color contains serum. Gold or Mint?
Gold
What is the most common needle used in blood draws?
multisample needle or straight needle
How long can you leave a tourniquet on?
1 minute
What is the 1st choice vein?
median cubital
How long should you hold pressure after a blood draw?
5 to 10 seconds
What tube color does a PT and DDQ go in?
light blue
What angle should you insert a multi sample needle?
15 to 30 degrees
How high above the puncture site should you apply the tourniquet?
3 to 4 inches above
Of the following veins, which would be your LAST choice to draw from?
Dorsal Veins, Median Cubital Vein, Foot Veins, Wrist Veins
Foot Veins
What is hemolysis
destroyed red blood cells
What tube color contains sodium heparin? Does it have stripes?
Dark green with stripes
At what angle should you insert a butterfly needle?
10 to 15 degrees
What do you call the wrap that is applied as a bandage to a patient's arm?
coban
The median cubital, cephalic, and basilic veins are all located in this region. What is the region called?
antecubital region
What does 'ABN' stand for?
Advanced Beneficiary Notice
Tell me the correct order of draw for the following tube colors
red Glass, light blue, lavender, Gray, tiger top
light blue, red Glass, tiger top, lavender, gray
Which needle is bigger?
a 21 gauge butterfly or a 22 gauge multi sample needle?
21 gauge butterfly
There are two parts to a syringe, name them please!
barrel and plunger
Name 4 veins and the order you would draw from them
1. Median cubital
2. cephalic
3. dorsal veins
4. basilic
How many inversions does a sodium citrate tube require?
3-4
Tell me what tube color the following tests go in, and what the proper order of draw is
BNP, PT, HSTNI, TSH
1. PT- light blue
2. TSH- gold
3. HSTNI- mint
4. BNP- lavender
Tell me an instance where you would use a syringe attached to a butterfly needle, and why you would do this?
A difficult pediatric patient, a patient with small, fragile veins.
You would do this so you can control the rate of the blood flow.
Name 2 potential consequences to leaving a tourniquet on for longer than one minute
1. hemolyzed specimens
2. petechiae on the skin
If a patient has an IV in the right median cubital vein, as well as the left dorsal vein, where should you draw from?
The right dorsal veins (or right forearm). Below the IV.
Or you can ask the nurse to pause the IV on the left hand vein and draw in the left AC
This is the fluid portion of the blood that contains an anticoagulant
plasma