Midterm part 2

Tube additives

100

Light blue top

sodium citrate

200

Lavendar top tube

EDTA

300

Green top tube

Sodium Heparin

400

Gray top tube

Potassium oxalate

500

The additive sodium flouride

Gray top tube

Order of draw

100

When there is no blood cultures, this is drawn first

light blue top tube

200

This tube is drawn first when there are no blood cultures and using a butterfly

a red top tube with no additive

300

The following tubes need to be drawn using ETS, what is the correct order. 

Green, Red (SST) Lavender, Light blue

Light blue, red, green, lavender

400

The following tubes need to be drawn using ETS, what is the correct order of draw.

Sodium fluoride, sodium citrate, EDTA, PST

Sodium citrate (light blue), PST (green), EDTA (lavender), Sodium Fluoride (grey)

500

Drawing blood using a butterfly needle, put the following tubes in order. 

Lithium heparin, sodium citrate, EDTA, clot activator

No additive red top tube, sodium citrate (light blue), clot activator (SST), lithium heparin (green), EDTA (lavender) 

Blood collection

100

Proximal to the wrist bone

Where the tourniquet is applied

200

Using a large volume tube with a 23 gauge needle can result in this

Hemolysis of the specimen

300

This type of patient is most likely to have an arteriovenous fistula or graft

A dialysis patient

400

The best approach to use on an 8 year old child who needs to have blood drawn is

to explain the draw in simple terms and ask for the child's cooperation.

500

This is vein criteria used to decide which needle gauge to use for venipuncture

The size and condition of the vein

Safety

100

This is what is used to clean surfaces in the specimen collection and processing area

1:10 bleach solution

200

A patient with severe burns would be in this type of isolation

 Reverse 

300

Distance, time, and shielding are principles of

Radiation safety

400

According to the HAI prevalence survey, this is the most common HAI pathogen

Clostridium difficile

500

This is used to destroy transient microorganisms when washing hands

antiseptic soap

Misc.

100

This is a function of the urinary system

to maintain electrolyte balance

200

This is the ability of the body to repair and maintain itself to achieve a "steady state".

Homeostasis 

300

This is the function of the left ventricle

deliver oxygenated blood to the aorta

400

This is the proper direction of blood flow

From arterioles to capillaries to venules

500

You are asked to collect a blood specimen from an inpatient. The patient is not wearing an ID band. What is the best thing to do?

Ask the patient's nurse to correctly identify the patient and put an ID band on the patient before you draw the specimen.