Infection control and safety
What does MRSA stand for
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
What lancet is used for a premature baby?
1.00mm
Name the tube and the additive for a PT test
How to ID in outpatient setting
let pt ID themselves
Most common gauge for venipuncture collection is
21 gauge
put the following into the correct order to do with fire safety: rescue pt,activate alarm, confine fire, extinguish fire
rescue pt, activate alarm, confine fire, extinguish fire
What is QNS
Quantity not sufficient
additive and significance of the orange tube
thrombin based/quick clot
how should a phlebotomist prep a patient prior to venipuncture
antiseptic, circular motion center outwards
which tube is recommended for STAT serum
orange
Most common needle stick exposure?
Hep. B
The smallest veins of the human anatomy are?
venules
Gray additives
sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate
2 week old infant for PKU screening, what's the procedure?
capillary using heel lancet
which information is required on a requisition form before a phlebotomist can send a patients sample to a lab?
doctors name , patients d.o.b, and type of test
A patient has influenza, what PPE is used (2)
standard and droplet
When using two glass slides to make a blood smear what is the recommended angle of contact?
Name all the departments and at least one tube that goes to them
Blood bank- red Microbiology- yellow Hematology- lavender Chemistry- green
antiseptic for blood cultures?
Povidone-iodine
which color stopper has a glycolytic inhibitor
gray
A patient has whooping cough, what PPE is used?
A surgical mask
What POC lab tests can a phlebotomist run in CLIA scope of practice? (2)
a urine drip and cell differential, strep test and urine reagent strip
order of draw and additives
Blood cultures, Lt blue- sodium citrate, Red, Gold- SST, Green- heparin, Lavender- EDTA, Grey- sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate
A patient fails to fast, what's the course of action?
refer to nurse
sodium fluoride keeps which analytes intact for 48 hrs
glucose