Chapter 8

Question 1

When performing a draw remove the tube before needle removal to

Answer 1

Prevent blood from dripping

Question 2

To seat the needle means

Answer 2

Thread part of the needle within the lumen

Question 3

Your patient is asleep

Answer 3

Call out their name softly and distinctly

Question 4

What can lead to a liability issue

Answer 4

Lowering the bed rail

Question 5

Why use a butterfly on children

Answer 5

Flexible tubing for movement

Question 6

If the patient is unconscious

Answer 6

Move them to a special collection area

Question 7

If your patient is not wearing an ID band

Answer 7

Ask the nurse to attach one and proceed

Question 8

You need a light blue tube on a patient that has an IV line in the left wrist and dermatitis on the right arm. The veins on right arm and hand are not visible

Answer 8

Apply a tourniquet over a towel on the right arm and proceed

Question 9

The correct steps for venipuncture are

Answer 9

Sanitizer hands, gloves, select vein, release tourniquet

Question 10

What do GTT and TDM tests have in common.

Answer 10

Timed tests

Question 11

Timed tests include

Answer 11

Blood cultures, cardiac enzymes, cortisol

Question 12

Most common post op test

Answer 12

H and H

Question 13

Good bedside manner is unlikely to

Answer 13

Prevent fainting

Question 14

A diabetic outpatient has had a mastectomy on her right and can’t straighten the left. Where do you draw

Answer 14

Left hand or forearm

Question 15

Going without food or drink for 8-12 hours

Answer 15

Fasting

Question 16

Tests are classified as routine if they are

Answer 16

Establishing diagnosis

Question 17

Proper arm posit for draw

Answer 17

Downward in a straight line from shoulder to wrist, palm up

Question 18

Bending the arm has not been shown to

Answer 18

Enable the site to quickly stop bleeding

Question 19

Which test is commonly ordered stat

Answer 19

Lytes

Question 20

What is the priority for timed tests

Answer 20

Second

Question 21

It’s important to mix anticoagulant tubes immediately to

Answer 21

Avoid microclot formation

Question 22

A needle safety feature that is not activated automatically or within the vein

Answer 22

Should be done immediately after withdrawal

Question 23

With an unidentified patient use a

Answer 23

Three part ID system

Question 24

Steps taken to connect specimen and paperwork to a specific individual

Answer 24

Accessioning the specimen

Question 25

Which is used to identify protein disorders

Answer 25

SPEP

Question 26

Latest CLSI method to clean site

Answer 26

Use friction to clean area 2-3 inches in diameter

Question 27

Examples of timed tests include

Answer 27

Blood cultures, cardiac enzymes, and cortisol

Question 28

Use several layers of gauze so

Answer 28

Blood doesn’t contaminate your gloves hand

Question 29

Applying pressure to gauze during needle removal can cause

Answer 29

Skin to be slit

Question 30

Which is least effected by prolonged tourniquet

Answer 30

Prothrombin