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How far above the draw site should the tourniquet be tied?

A

3-4 inches above

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Which area would you draw a PKU test on an infant?

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On the heel or from urine

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What is the additive in the light blue top tube?

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Sodium Citrate

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Define Neonate

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relating to or affecting the newborn and especially the human infant during the 1st month after birth

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What does laypersons terms mean?

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in words that someone who is not an expert can understand

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which way should the bevel face when entering the arm?

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up

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what tube contains a preservative and an anticoagulant?

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Gray top

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Who usually draws an Arterial Blood Gas? What are 4 things they are looking for in the blood?

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Respiratory therapist, nurse, or physician

  1. ) blood ph lvls
  2. ) blood CO2 lvls
  3. )blood oxygen lvls
  4. )blood bicarbonate lvls
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Which tubes contain anticoagulants? And of those tubes write the anticoagulant

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Lavender; EDTA
Mint green; lithium heparin
dark green; sodium heparin
royal blue w/ lavender; EDTA
light blue; sodium citrate
gray; sodium flouride and potassium oxalate
pink; EDTA and potassium
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What is implied consent?

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when the patients actions permit the procedure w/out verbal or written consent

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What two gloves can be used if latex gloves cause skin allergens for your patient?

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vinyl or nitrile

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what is another word for a winged infusion set?

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butterfly needle

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13
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what does QNS stand for?

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quantity not sufficient

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14
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what is creatinine clearance? how must it be stored?

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24 hour urine and serum test. refrigerated

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15
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is cavicide used to cleanse an area on a patient for venipuncture?

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not usually

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if you get an accident needle stick on your finger with a used butterfly needle,, what is your next course of action?

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17
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if the sharps container is overflowing when you come into shift, what should you do?

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report it to a surpervisor

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18
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all healthcare workers are required to vaccinate or sign a declination form for which virus?

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hepatitis b

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what is ETOH?

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Ethanol

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what is protective isolation?

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keep susceptible patients isolated as not to infect them w/ a disease or infection we have or may be carrying from the outside

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what is informed consent?

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a competent person gives voluntary permission for medical procedure

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what tube should you draw a APPT in?

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light blue

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What is the proper way to identify a patient?

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Ask them to state their full name and DOB, and check the ID band

24
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What is LIS

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A laboratory information system, used to order test, print label, and enter test results

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what is the correct way to end a venipuncture?
remove tourniquet, remove tube, hover gauze, remove needle, activate safety
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if a person is having a syncopal episode what is the most important thing to do?
remove the needle immediately
27
raised red blotches on the skin after tourniquet placement may be a sign of what? what should you do?
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are you ever allowed to tell the patient their results?
no
29
if a patient declines treatment, what should you do?
tell your supervisor
30
if a patient ask what test have been ordered do you have to tell them?
yes
31
what is the easiest and most effective way to break the chain of transmission?
washing your hands
32
what is the most common cause for blood culture contamination?
improper draw site
33
what is the correct order of draw for a blood culture, APPT, CBC, ESR, LYTES, and CMP
sterile bottles, light blue, SST, mint green, lavender, lavender
34
Explain the 4 types of OSHA violations?
Complaint – official complaint form from an employee fatality/accidental- three or more employees hospitalized or a fatal incident programmed – random checks imminent danger -dangerous work environments
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semen must reach the lab in what time frame?
60 min
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if you draw a sample for culture and sensitivity, which section of the lab would receive it?
microbiology
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CBCs should never be...
centrifuged
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what does an icteric specimen look like?
greenish/brown
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What does OSHA stand for? what do they do?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They ensure safety at work and a healthful environment, prevent work related injuries, illness, and death
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What does CLSI stand for? what do they do?
Clinical and laboratory standards institute. Promote the development and use of voluntary laboratory consensus standards and guidelines within health care community
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What is H. Pylori test? What are the steps?
breath test | patients should not talk or consume anything after between the baseline breath test and final breath test
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What is another name for MSDS?
SDS, safety data sheet
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what is the difference between PTT and APPT?
In a APPT there is an activator added that speeds up the clotting time resulting in a narrower reference range
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Battery
unauthorized touching, not that it be intended to harm the person; lack of consent
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CLIA
Clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988 are federal regulatory standards that apply to all clinical laboratory testing performed on humans
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d-dimer
test used to rule out the presence of an inappropriate blood clot, thrombus
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hemolysis
breaking of red blood cell membrane. usually the result of using a smaller needle than required
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MSDS
document containing info on potential health effects of exposure to chemicals or other potentially dangerous substances
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O & P
Ova and parasite, detects parasites present in stool sample
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petechia
tiny, non raised red spots on skin due to tourniquet being to tight or on too long
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how to help with difficult draws:
``` pre warm the site palpate the site with alcohol tighter tourniquet lower the arm hydrate the patient flex the arm ```
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where do you draw when a patient has an IV
ALWAYS BELOW THE IV SITE
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If a patient had a mastectomy..
avoid drawing from the associated arm , if a double mastectomy draw from the foot
54
what is the most common complication from phlebotomy?
hematoma
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what causes a hematoma?
bevel is not entirely in vein, some blood releases in tissue under skin going through the vein and pulling back out if this happens, then stop immediately, apply pressure, and ice it

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