Terminology
You have how many minutes to draw a STAT lab?
What is 10 / 30 minutes?
The use of the "PASS" acronym will help you understand how to use a ____ _______.
What is a fire extinguisher?
Double Bonus: PASS stands for?
The opening of a venipuncture needle is slanted with an angled opening and is sharp.
What is the Bevel?
Study of blood
What is Serology?
What is the #1 prevention in infection prevention?
What is hand washing?
The Puncture of a patient's skin for the purpose of collecting a blood specimen from the capillaries beneath the puncture site. Commonly used to collect blood sugar from finger and heel sticks on infants.
What is Capillary?
Healthcare facilities are at risk of this, especially laboratories because chemicals are heat generating equipment are often present.
What is fire?
A "winged collection set" is also known as a what?
What is a butterfly?
Tubes that contain both a clot activator and a separator gel are commonly called?
What is SST?
Bonus!!!
What color tube?
Standard precautions should be used when handling specimens and performing venipuncture with each patient.
Hint: This is a temporary barrier between every patient.
What are gloves?
The study of a cell is?
What is Cytology?
OSHA requires this to be where employee know the location and can get there with restricted vision.
What is an eyewash station?
Antiseptic solution used to clean the puncture site when drawing blood cultures.
What is Chlorhexidine Gluconate?
These color tubes contain EDTA additive and are use for hematology studies?
What is purple or pink?
DOUBLE!!
Which is used for the blood bank?
Example of Droplet Precaution?
What is Covid?
What is Tuberculosis (TB)
DOUBLE: What PPE is required?
The use of words or actions to cause another person to feel fearful of being harmed.
The intentional touching another person without permission.
(An incident where a threat is made and then followed by physical contact.) 2 words
What is assault and battery?
A document describing the composition and possible hazards of chemicals in the workplace is called?
*Must be accessible in work areas for all employees.
What is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
These must be checked against the patients wristband, requisition form and specimen labels.
What are 2 patient identifiers?
The first tube drawn (not including blood cultures) has this anticoagulant additive that binds to calcium to test clotting times.
What is Sodium Citrate?
Isolation that requires gown, mask, goggles, and gloves.
What is "Contact" Isolation?
The study of blood and its properties, such as the number and types of blood cells present in a specimen and the speed of coagulation. Most common being a CBC.
What is Hematology?
OSHA has identified how many hazards in laboratory settings?
What is 4?
Chemical, Biological, Physical, Safety
OSHA developed the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (NSPA) in 2000. This act requires employers to implement safety measures to reduce exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including protocols specifically to prevent needlestick incidents.
What is a Safety needle?
Inserting the needle at this angle or lower reduces risk to patient and improves chance of a successful draw.
What is 30 degrees?
The main difference between Hepatitis B and HIV, one is?
What is preventable?