Blood draws

Question 1

What does ETS in venipuncture mean?

Answer 1

Evacuated tube system

Question 2

What route are blood draws located?

Answer 2

Inner elbow (mostly)
or back of hand

Question 3

What you need prepared for ETS Venipuncture?

Answer 3

Vacuum tube needle
needle holder
proper tubes requested
alcohol pads/gauze pads
tourniquets
hypo allergenic tape/ bandage
biohazard container
sharps container

Question 4

Steps for ETS Venipuncture
(After greeting patient and introduction)

Answer 4

1. Sanitize hands
2. Prepare needle and supplies
3. Ask patient for permission to take blood
4. Touch inner elbow for vein
5. Tie arm with tourniquet
6. Sanitize area
7. Needle facing up, hold in 15 degree angle, insert through skin quickly but smoothly
8. Place empty tube into the needle holder with thumb and non dominant hand to push tube inside.
9. Remove tube and insert 2nd tube, repeating steps
10. After removing last tube, remove tourniquet, place cotton ball over puncture site and remove needle at the same time. Safety the needle
11. Ask patient to hold cotton ball, grab hypoallergenic pressure bandage around arm.
12. Throw needle in sharps container, cotton balls and alcohol wipes in biohazard
13. Label blood vials and place initials at the bottom.
14. Record procedure, location/ route specimen in patient’s record.

Question 5

What angle (degrees) for ETS venipuncture needle?

Answer 5

15 degrees

Question 6

What does WIS in venipuncture mean?

Answer 6

Winged Infusion Set

Question 7

What you need prepared for WIS Venipuncture?

Answer 7

Winged infusion set
proper tubes requested
alcohol pads/gauze pads
tourniquets
hypo allergenic tape/ bandage
biohazard container
sharps container

Question 8

Steps for WIS Venipuncture
(After greeting patient and introduction)

Answer 8

1.