Jugular venepuncture

Question 1

Answer 1

1. Hand hygiene! Use gloves!
2. Use kidney bowl for gathering things.
3. Prepare everything so it is easy to grab things with one hand.
4. Clip the hair.
5. Clean the punction site with antiseptic. Do not spray on the patient, use swabs! Let the skin
   dry before punctioning the vein.
6. Do not touch the punction site after cleaning it!
7. Open the syringe correctly, do not break through package.
8. Connect the syringe to the needle following aseptic rules. Keep everything on clean surface!
9. Turn the scale on the syringe towards you and make sure the hole in the needle is facing
   upwards. Move the plunger to make sure it is moving freely.
10. Create the stasis with the thumb of the non-dominant hand.
11. Insert the needle with the hole facing up.
    - When the needle is in the vein, aspirate carefully. Let the blood flow into the syringe.
12. If there is no blood, carefully move the needle inwards or outwards. NB! Avoid poking in
    different directions!
13. If blood is collected, release the stasis, remove the needle from the vein and place a clean
    swab on the puncture site. Keep pressure on the puncture site until the bleeding stops.
14. Transfer blood to the tubes.
15. Make sure the order of blood tubes is correct.
16. Turn the tubes a few times after collecting the blood.
17. Label the tubes!

Question 2

DO NOT

Answer 2

spray on the patient, use swabs!

Question 3

DO NOT

Answer 3

touch the punction site after cleaning it!

Question 4

HOLD

Answer 4

swabs on my paw, so after taking blood I can push it there gently

Question 5

RELEASE

Answer 5

blood into vacuum

Question 6

BEFORE RELEASING BLOOD

Answer 6

remove needle

Question 7

ALWAYS

Answer 7

LABEL TUBES ON EVERY TASK