Patient Safety
Patients must be identified using how many identifiers?
What is two identifiers? (Full name/DOB)
This vein is the first choice for venipuncture.
What is the median cubital vein?
This tube is drawn first when collecting blood cultures.
What is the yellow tube(s)?
This wave represents atrial depolarization(contraction).
What is the P Wave?
The most important infection control practice.
What is hand hygiene?
This device helps support patients during walking.
What is a gait belt?
This tube color is used for CBC tests.
What is the lavender tube?
This tube contains sodium citrate.
What is the light blue tube?
This complex represents ventricular depolarization(contraction).
What is the QRS complex?
This precaution requires gloves and gown.
What is contact precautions?
These must be locked before transferring a patient.
What are wheelchair brakes?
This tube is commonly used for routine glucose testing.
What is the gray tube?
This tube contains K2 (liquid) EDTA.
What is the lavender tube?
This wave represents ventricular repolarization (deep breath).
What is the T Wave?
This precaution requires an N95 mask.
What is airborne precautions?
If a patient begins to fall, the safest action is this.
What is lower the patient to the floor?
Tourniquets should not remain on longer than this amount of time.
What is 1 minute?
This tube contains fluoride oxalate.
What is the gray tube?
Regular heart rhythm between 60–100 bpm is called this.
What is normal sinus rhythm?
This bacterium requires soap and water handwashing, no hand sanitizer. (and contact precautions)
What is C.Diff?
This method helps blind patients locate food on a tray.
What is the clock method?
This condition occurs when red blood cells break apart in a blood sample due to shaking, small needle, or transporting the sample on it's side.
What is hemolysis?
The purpose of the order of draw is to prevent this.
What is additive contamination?
Movement during an EKG causes this interference on the EKG reading.
What is artifact?
An accidental needle puncture is called this.
What is a needlestick injury?