Chapter 4 Flashcards
When is a phlebotomist allowed to perform a venipuncture on an ankle vein?
Never
You notice a patient just finished breakfast when you arrive to collect the fasting blood glucose test what should you do
Inform the nurse right nonfasting on the label if the specimen still can be collected and label the requisition slip
The most important step in performing Mina puncture is
Identifying the patient
No Armanda’s present on an inpatient what should the phlebotomist do
Ask patients nurse to put an armband on the patient
The vein most frequently used for venipuncture is the
Median cubital
To produce a round drop of blood figure punctures should be made
Across the fingerprint
situations in which an arm should not be used
Iv is running both arms are burned both arms are edematous
When a patient develops syncope during a venipuncture the Phlebotomus should first
Remove the needle
When cleaning the site for venipuncture you should perform all of the following
Use alcohol allow alcohol to air dry rub alcohol pad in Con centric circles from inside out
In general what is the maximum number of times you should stick a patient
To
What is the effect of forming the site prior to dermal puncture
It increases blood flow to the area
The angle at which you enter the vein should be
Devil up at 15° angle
During a fingerstick collection excessive milking can cause
Contamination of the specimen with tissue fluid
During a venipuncture if the area surrounding the main begins to swell you should first
Remove the Tourniquet
Advancing the stopper of a collection to pass the mark or ridge on the adapter during equipment set up will
Cause a loss of the vacuum in the tube
