Tubes and Tests
Blood Cultures, Blue, Red/Tiger/Light Green, Lavender
What is the order of draw?
See Page 131
When removing PPE, this is the last step you would do.
What is wash your hands?
See Page 50/51
Term for the hollow tube inside a shaft of a needle
What is lumen?
See Page 123
Department responsible for processing blood tests for cholesterol, HDL and troponin
What is Chemistry?
See Page 17
Government agency responsible for laboratory workplace safety
What is OSHA
See page 26
This tube is used when collecting blood for coagulation studies
What is Light Blue?
See Page 128
When drawing blood on a patient with influenza, you would use these precautions along with standard precautions.
What is Droplet Precautions?
See Page 53
Shaking a tube instead of inverting it can have this effect on the blood.
What is Hemolysis? See Page 127
Term for serum that appears cloudy or milky
What is Lipemic?
See Page 18
Legal term for delivery of substandard care that results in harm to a patient
What is Malpractice? See page 285
This tube would be used to collect blood for CBC (complete blood count)
What is lavender?
See 129
This is the first action you would take when stuck with a used venipuncture needle
What is flood the exposed area with water for 10 to 15 minutes? See Page 29
This tube is used when collecting blood for coagulation studies
What is Light Blue?
See Page 128
Department that would normally perform a prothrombin time (PT) test
What is Coagulation?
(Hematology is also acceptable) See Page 18-19
Action that should be taken first if a phlebotomy technician receives a splash of blood in the eyes
What is flush eyes for 15 minutes at eyewash station? See Page 31-32
Anticoagulant used for coagulation studies
What is sodium citrate?
See Page 19 or 127
Type of precautions in addition to standard used for a patient with herpes
What is Contact Precautions?
See Page 53
Needle gauge most commonly used for routine venipunctures
What is 21 gauge? (Gauges between 20 to 22 also acceptable)
See page 123
Term for an object contaminated by bacteria
What is fomite?
Se Page 42
Term for failure to perform an action consistent with accepted standard of care
What is Negligence?
See Page 285
Of the following tubes - Green, Red, Lavender & Light blue- this is drawn first.
What is Light Blue?
See Page 131
Infection that is contracted by a patient during a hospital stay is called nosocomial or this term
What is a healthcare-associated (HAI) infection?
See Page 40
Equipment used when performing venipuncture on fragile, easy to collapse veins
What is needle & syringe set-up?
See Page 124
Meaning of the letter "A" in the acronym PASS
What is aim at the base of the fire?
See Page 33
This is the maximum number of unsuccessful punctures that can be performed before calling for assistance
What is two? See Page 285
Anticoagualant used most often in collection tubes for hematology studies
What is EDTA?
See Page 19
Transmission route of an infection acquired by ingestion of contaminated food
What is common vehicle?
See Page 43
This occurs if a phlebotomy technician has underfilled a sodium citrate tube
What is erroneous (incorrect) test results?
Also accept what is whole blood will be diluted?
See page 127
Term for rapid, severe, life-threatening immune reaction
What is anaphylaxis?
See Page 36
Most commonly used antiseptic for routine blood draws
What is isopropyl alcohol? See Page 122