Venipuncture Column #1
What is the substance used to clean surfaces other than living tissue?
What is a disinfectant?
What is the Part of the needle that attaches to the collecting tube or syringe?
What is the HUB?
Which anticoagulant is used for blood gas determinations?
What is Heparin?
Which of the following tubes should be drawn first, Green, lavender, Gray or Red?
What is Red tube?
Completely filling a light blue tube will maintain what ratio?
What is 9 parts blood and 1 part sodium citrate?
Which of the following is the most commonly used antiseptic for routine blood draws?
What is isopropyl alcohol?
What does the term multi-sample needle mean?
What is the needle has a retractable rubber sleeve that covers one end of the needle when a blood collection tube is attached?
What color tube should be collected for a CBC?
What is a Lavender tube?
Which of the following tube should be drawn first, Blood culture, Lavender, Light blue, or Red?
What is Blood Culture?
What is the appropriate equipment selection when performing venipuncture on fragile, easy to collapses veins?
What is needle and syringe set up?
Which of the following actions is the first that should be taken immediately after withdrawing the needle from the patient?
What is Apply Pressure to the punctured site?
Which of the following is the most common gauge of butterfly needle?
What is 23 guage?
A tube that containing thixotropic gel could be used to collect blood for which of the following test?
What is Chemistry Screening?
Which of the following is the only tube that does not need to be inverted to mix after drawing, Green, Lavender, Red glass, or Red Plastic?
What is Red glass, it has not additive?
Where should placement of the phlebotomy tray in a patient's room be?
What is should be on a solid surface away from the patients personal belongings?
Which needle gauge is most commonly used for routine venipuncture?
What is 21 gauge?
The anticoagulant EDTA works by binding which substance needed for blood clotting?
What is calcium?
What color tube should be collected for coagulation studies?
What is Light blue?
What color Vacuum tube should be drawn for trace metal analysis?
What is Royal Blue?
The procedure for the proper disposal of used needles includes?
What is discarding safety needles collection device as intact unit?
The term for the hollow tube inside a needle shaft is called?
What is the Lumen?
Which anticoagulant is used for coagulation studies?
What is Sodium Citrate?
Which of the following tubes should be drawn first, Green, lavender, Light blue, or Red?
What is Light Blue?
Shaking a tube rather than gently inverting it can have what effect on the blood?
What is Hemolysis?
Selection of equipment for venipuncture on all of the following except?
What is maximum volume of blood required.