Infection & Injury Prevention
This is the number one way to reduce the spread of infection.
What is hand hygiene?
The color tube you would have available if a complete blood count (CBC) was ordered.
What is a lavender tube?
The order in which you should select the veins in the antecubital fossa for venipuncture.
What is the medial vein, then the cephalic vein, then the basilic vein?
The gentle mixing of vacutainers once filled with blood is called this.
What is an inversion?
The amount of time the tourniquet can be left on the patient.
CVMC's data suggests that hand hygiene is most frequently missed at these times.
What is when donning and doffing gloves?
This type of needle should be reserved only for specific circumstances and venipuncture locations, according to CVMC's policy.
What is a butterfly needle?
What the "P" and the 3 "Ds" stand for with vein selection.
What is patency, depth, diameter, & direction?
The name given to specimens that have damaged red blood cells.
What is hemolysis?
How you should hold your hand in order to anchor the needle in place once in the vein.
What is with your two fingers underneath the vacutainer holder?
Phlebotomy requires this type of technique to mitigate the chance of contaminating surfaces and minimizing the introducing of bacteria and infection.
What is aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)?
The type of blood test you would draw for a patient on coumadin
What is PT/INR (prothrombin time or protime)?
Three areas that should be considered off limits for venipuncture.
What are wrist, ventral surface, thumb, arteries, legs, feet, anything with a pulse, over scar tissue, over wounds, limbs affected by stroke, lymphedema, above IV site (any combo of these)?
The resource you will use to determine specific lab handling.
What is the online CVMC Lab Catalog?
The moment and method that the safety device should engaged when using a straight needle set.
What is as soon as the venipuncture is complete and with a hard surface (never use fingers)?
In addition to seeking post-exposure care, these are the two forms that must be filled out when a needle stick occurs.
What is a SAFE report and Employee Incident Report.
This type of dressing should be considered in place of tape for patients with frail or thin skin, in order to prevent skin tears.
What is coban (or any other self-adhering dressing)?
These carry oxygenated blood away from the heart and have a pulse when palpated.
What are arteries?
This color tube is particular in that it has to be filled completely.
What is a light blue top tube?
The moment during the procedure that you will label your specimens.
What is once complete and in front of the patient?
The moment when the butterfly needle retraction device must be engaged.
What is prior to removing the needle from the patient's vein?
The order in which you would place your tubes, if drawing a CBC, comprehensive metabolic panel, and a PT/INR, with a butterfly needle.
What is Blue (waste tube), Blue, Tiger Top, Purple?
Deoxygenated blood is carried by these vessels and are under significantly less pressure than their counterparts.
What are veins?
The machine that spins blood and separates the serum from the red and white blood cells is call this.
What is a centrifuge?
The angle at which you will insert the needle.
What is between 15 and 30 degrees?