23 Steps

Question 1

one

Answer 1

greet patient and introduce self

Question 2

two

Answer 2

identify the patient by full name and date of birth

Question 3

three

Answer 3

verify the lab tests ordered with the requisition

Question 4

four

Answer 4

position and prepare the patient

Question 5

five

Answer 5

explain the procedure
ask ab allergies, implants, breast removal, or syncope

Question 6

six

Answer 6

wash hands and apply ppe

Question 7

seven

Answer 7

assemble equipment

Question 8

eight

Answer 8

apply tourniquet and find vein to use (don’t leave on for more than 60 seconds)

Question 9

nine

Answer 9

palpate vein and remove tourniquet

Question 10

ten

Answer 10

clean the site

Question 11

eleven

Answer 11

reapply the tourniquet

Question 12

twelve

Answer 12

open needle packaging

Question 13

thirteen

Answer 13

anchor the vein (pull skin for flat surface)

Question 14

fourteen

Answer 14

insert the needle into the vein

Question 15

fifteen

Answer 15

advance the needle and change out tubes accounting to additive/order of draw

Question 16

sixteen

Answer 16

remove tourniquet
remove tube
remove needle and engage safety and out in sharps
cotton ball and have patient apply pressure

Question 17

seventeen

Answer 17

invert tubes as directed

Question 18

eighteen

Answer 18

label tubes

Question 19

nineteen

Answer 19

check site and apply bandage

Question 20

twenty

Answer 20

thank oatient

Question 21

twenty one

Answer 21

dispose of used supplies

Question 22

twenty two

Answer 22

remove ppe and wash hands

Question 23

twenty three

Answer 23

deliver specimens to appropriate department