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GREET AND INTRODUCE SELF AND
STATE PURPOSE
MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU DO
IDENTIFY PATIENT
VERIFY PATIENT HAS NO
ALLERGIES
WHAT DOES VERIFY TEST REQUISITION MEAN?
DETERMINE TEST BEING PERFORMED AND TUBES TO DRAW
WHAT PHLEBOTOMY EQUIPMENT DO YOU ASSEMBLE?
TAPE, TUBES, NEEDLE, HOLDER, GAUZE, ALOCOHOL WIPES, GLOVES AND TOURNIQUET
WHAT ANGLE DO YOU USE WHEN DOING A VENIPUNCTURE?
30 DEGREES OR LESS
WHERE DO YOU ANCHOR VEIN?
BELOW DRAW SITE
WHAT DO YOU LET AIR DRY AND HOW LONG?
CLEANED AREA FOR 30 TO 60 SECONDS
WHERE DO YOU APPLY TOURNIQUET?
3 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE SITE
WHAT DO YOU DO BEFORE AND AFTER GLOVES?
CLEAN HANDS
WHY DO YOU ESTABLISH A FIRM GRIP ON HOLDER?
TO KEEP NEEDLE FROM MOVING WHEN PUTTING TUBES IN AND OUT
WHAT ORDE DO YOU FILL TUBES IF DRAWING, YELLOW, LAVENDER, BLUE AND GRAY
YELLOW, BLUE, LAVENDER AND GRAY
which TUBES TO YOU INVERT WHEN REMOVING FROM HOLDER
TUBES WITH ADDITIVES IN THEM
WHEN DO YOU REMOVE TOURNIQUET?
BEFORE TAKING NEEDLE OUT OF SITE
COVER SITE WITH
GAUZE
WHEN DO YOU ASSESS PATIENT STATUS
BEFORE YOU LET THEM GO
HOW WOULD YOU PREPARE TUBES FOR TRANSPORT AFTER LABELING THEM
BIO BAG OR RACK ON TRAY
WHAT DO YOU PUT ON LABEL OF TUBE?
PATIENT NAME, MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER, DATE, TIME AND YOUR INTIALS
WHERE DO YOU LABEL TUBES
IN THE PRESENCE OF PATIENT
WHEN DO YOU ACTIVATE THE SAFETY FEATURE
IMMEDIATELY UPON REMOVAL
WHERE DO YOU DISCARD NEEDLE AND ADAPTER?
SHARPS CONTAINER
LAST THING YOU DO FOR PATIENT
THANK AND DISMISS THEM
WHERE DO YOU PUT TRASH?
IN TRASH CAN
WHEN DO YOU APPLY PRESSURE
AFTER REMOVING NEEDLE
HOW DO YOU POSITION PATIENT?
FOR SAFETY AND COMFORT