Legalities
Failing to wash your hands in a clinical setting is in violation of
What is OSHA?
Common tests for white top tube
What is DNA ?
Smallest blood vessels in the human body
What are the capillaries?
The venous/arterial choices in order when drawing from the anticubital fossa
What is the median cubical, cephalic, and basilic?
Blood in the tissues
What is a hematoma?
The organization that makes on site visits to inspect laboratories
What is CMS?
Function of the additive lavender top tube
What is inhibits calcium?
The blood vessels that return blood back to the heart
What are veins?
The next course of action when a venipuncture site begins to bleed
What is hold pressure on site for at least 3 minutes?
Fainting
What is syncope?
Disposing of extra patient tube labels in a regular trash can is in violation of
What is HIPAA?
Order of draw: light blue, gray, lav, gold, pink
What is light blue, gold, pink, lav, gray?
The type of blood flowing away from the heart is normally
What is arterial blood?
The next course of action when a hematoma forms
What is immediately release tourniquet, remove needle, apply safety cap, and hold pressure on site?
Inflammation of the bone
What is osteomyelitis?
Instead of obtaining consent from a patient who is mentally competent, the phlebotomist obtains consent from a family member. This is in violation of
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights?
Order of draw: serology, ESR, PT, DNA testing
What is light blue, red, lavender, yellow ACD?
The plane(s) that splits the body into equal left and right sides
What is mid-sagittal?
The device a phlebotomist should use for a bilirubin from a premature newborn infant
What is 1.00mm lancet?
Excessive fat in the blood
What is lipemia?
Steps in identifying an unconscious patient for venipuncture with an armband attached to the bed and a family member in the room
What is check the armband, make sure it matches the name and room number on the requisition and confirm with the family member?
The difference(s) between light blue and black tubes
What is the light blue binds calcium at a 9:1 ratio, when black binds calcium at a 4:1 ratio?
The section of a blood vessel that is made of smooth muscle and elastic fiber
What is the tunica media?
The antiseptic used for blood culture
What is benzalkonium chloride or chlorhexedine?
Infection associated with the presence of a pathogenic organism in the blood.
What is septicemia?