Medical Procedures - C Flashcards
The blood lancet is used for the collection of blood specimens by ______.
skin puncture
The standard point of the lancet to be used when collecting blood from a newborn heel is ______ in length. (Note: Please check current guidelines, as this changes.)
2.4 mm
The most important step in the performance of a venipuncture is _______.
positively identifying the patient
When cleansing the venipuncture site, it is good practice to:
cleanse the site from the inside out and allow it to air dry
To determine the size of the needle remember that the higher the gauge number the _______ the needle.
smaller
An instrument called a centrifuge ________.
separates the cellular and liquid portion of the blood
Rubber sleeves on an evacuated tube system make it possible for ________.
multiple use
Preparing or a glucose tolerance test ______ hours before or during the test, the patient should not eat, smoke, drink coffee or alcohol.
ten
In the evacuated blood collection system the evacuated glass tubes come in different sizes, and the stoppers are _______ to denote the type of additive or lack of one.
color coded
During a venipuncture, to secure the needle during insertion into the tube stopper, you need a __________.
holder
Which needle gauges are most commonly used for venipuncture?
21 - 22
When performing a venipuncture, the tourniquet should be wrapped around the arm about three to four inches from where you are going to _______ for a vein.
feel
When performing a venipuncture, if you have the patient _______ the veins will become more prominent.
make a fist
Which of the following is false?
veins pulsate
Use your index finger when you _______ for a vein.
palpate
Arterioles are the smallest type of ________.
arteries
The maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm while drawing blood is ________.
1 min
To cleanse the typical venipuncture site, begin at the intended site of the draw and ________.
work in a circle to the periphery
The venipuncture site should be cleansed with ________.
an alcohol prep
When using a centrifuge, make sure equal weights are ________.
opposite each other