Needle labeling
the connecter on a butterfly needle that connects the tubing to the rubber sheathed needle.
Leuer connector
material used to wipe off the droplets of blood during venipuncture or used in a dressing of a wound
gauze
a receptacle where cutting, piercing, lacerating instruments are discarded
Biohazard Sharps container
What additive is in a lavender tube?
EDTA
a microscopic organism, especially a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
microorganism
housed in the collection barrel and is used to puncture the rubber top of a test tube.
Rubber sheathed needle
Elastic device used to make the vein visible
tourniquet
Used to clean the area before performing venipuncture or capillary puncture
alcohol prep pad
What color tube contains the additive Sodium citrate?
light blue
relating to the region immediately beneath the skin.
hypodermic
the length of the needle
Shaft
built-in safety mechanism to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries to healthcare workers and others.
safety piece
What additive does a Gray top tube contain?
Sodium fluoride
a condition of the skin in which it becomes red, swollen, and sore, sometimes with small blisters, resulting from direct irritation of the skin by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it.
dermatitis
the size of the hole in the needle. The higher the number, the smaller the hole.
guage
device specialized for venipuncture: specifically for accessing a superficial or small vein
Butterfly needle
Colorful, stretchy bandages that can be used in replacement of adhesive bandages.
Coban
List the order of draw by color
Blood cultures, Light blue, Red, Gold/SST, Green, Lavender, Gray
In a successful venipuncture, evacuated tubes fill automatically as soon as the tube stopper is pierced because...?
the vacuum in each tube
the angled surface formed on the tube when sharpened to make a needle point.
Bevel
tubes used to collect small blood samples
microtainers
automatic or manual device used to puncture the great or ring finger for small blood samples
Lancet
going in order of draw, list the color and additives of each.
Bld Cx-SPS
LT bl-sodium citrate
Red-none
SST-gel
Green- sodium heparin, lithium heparin
Lavender- EDTA
Gray- sodium fluoride
What type of antiseptic is used when cleaning the area for a patient allergic to alcohol or needing an Alcohol consumption test?
Iodine/Betadine