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What does ETS stand for? - ANSWER✔✔ Evacuated Tube System
What is the most common gauge needle used for phlebotomy? - ANSWER✔✔ 21g
What is the proper term for a "butterfly" needle? - ANSWER✔✔ Winged Infusion
Set
What is the most common gauge used for a butterfly needle? - ANSWER✔✔ 23g
The guard that covers the contaminated needle after the venipuncture is referred to
as what? - ANSWER✔✔ Safety cap
What are the 3 main components of the ETS system? - ANSWER✔✔ Multi-
sample needle, Tube holder (hub), Evacuated tubes
What is the purpose of the flanges on the hub/tube holder? - ANSWER✔✔ Safety
(easy to insert/remove tubes)
What should be done before using a syringe for blood draw? - ANSWER✔✔
Prime the plunger (pull in/out to loosen)
What must be used to safely transfer blood from a syringe into the required tubes
for testing? - ANSWER✔✔ Use hub
,In the multi-sample needle system, what stops the blood from leaking out when
interchanging tubes in the hub? - ANSWER✔✔ Rubber sleeve
What types of bandages are acceptable to use for post-venipuncture care? -
ANSWER✔✔ Surgical tape (paper/plastic), coban,
Where do you dispose of contaminated needles? - ANSWER✔✔ Sharps container
What is commonly used to puncture the skin when microsampiing? -
ANSWER✔✔ Lancet
What is the Order of Draw? - ANSWER✔✔ Culture Yellow
Blue
Red Gold SST
Green
Lavender Pink
Gray
Yellow
Why do we abide by the Order of Draw? - ANSWER✔✔ Reduce effects of carry-
over
What is Informed Consent? - ANSWER✔✔ Permission given by patient to me
after explaining procedure
, What are some areas to avoid when drawing blood? - ANSWER✔✔ Bruise
(hematoma), Calloused, Blue (Cyanotic), Cold, IV
How do you properly identify a patient in an outpatient setting? - ANSWER✔✔
Name and DOB
How do you properly identify a patient in an inpatient setting? - ANSWER✔✔ Tag
or Nurse
Where would you find the criteria or other requirements for a lab test? -
ANSWER✔✔ Lab Procedure Manual
When should you wash your hands? - ANSWER✔✔ Before and After a patient
How long should hands be washed for? - ANSWER✔✔ 20+ seconds
What is the area called where venipuncture is most commonly performed on the
inside of the elbow? - ANSWER✔✔ Antecubital Fossa
Where should the tourniquet be applied? - ANSWER✔✔ 3-4 inches about desired
site
What is the maximum time a tourniquet should be left on? - ANSWER✔✔ 1
minute
Finding a vein through physical examination by touching with the middle or ring
fingers is referred to as what? - ANSWER✔✔ Palpation
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