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scabies
Contact precautions?
Which of the following is the most important procedure in the prevention of disease transmission in healthcare institutions?
handwashing
A basal state exists:
in the early morning, 12 hours after the last ingestion of food
Which of the following is a commonly used intravenous device that is sometimes used in the collection of blood from patients who are difficult to collect blood from by conventional methods?
butterfly needle
SPS tubes are used in the collection of:
What is lowering the hand below the heart, letting gravity help
Which of the following blood collection tubes is most appropriate for the sterile blood collection of trace elements and nutritional studies?
royal-blue-topped tube
When removing the isolation PPE, the first item that is taken off is:
What is gloves?
A capillary puncture that has gone wrong can cause the inflammation of a bone. This is called
What is osteomyelitis?
Specimen tubes should always be prelabeled with patient information.
False
A hemolyzed serum is due to ________ present in the plasma or serum.
What is hemoglobin?
SPS tubes are used in the collection of:
microbiology specimens
If a venipuncture procedure is almost completed and suddenly you see hints of a hematoma beginning to form, what should you do?
Discontinue the procedure and apply pressure with gauze.
Which of the following helps with needle phobia?
Show compassion.
In the hazardous labeling system developed by the NFPA, the blue quadrant of the diamond indicates
health hazard
Too much squeezing of the finger to “milk” capillary blood is not recommended because ________
What will dilute the blood specimen with tissue fluid?
The yellow-topped blood collection tube has which of the following additives?
sodium polyanethol sulfonate
time, distance, and shielding
What are the major principles of self-protection from radiation exposure?
Which of the following sequences is the best method for performing a fingerstick?
decontaminate, puncture the skin, wipe the first drop, collect the sample
For specimens that require centrifugation, serum or plasma should be removed from the cells within what period of time?
2 Hours
Which patients are good candidates for a skin puncture procedure?
What is an obese patient?
Which of the following is a possible occurrence if a blood specimen tube for hematology tests is filled correctly but not mixed long enough?
Tiny clots will form in the specimen.
The yellow quadrant of the NFPA diamond on the label of a chemical refers to:
What is instability hazard?
During a typical venipuncture, the needle should be inserted at what angle to the skin?
30 degrees or less
What is another term for a winged infusion set?
what is a butterfly?
Which tests are suitable for capillary blood testing?
What is BMP, CBC, and Newborn Screening?