Venepuncture

Question 1

What do you do at the start after checking the patient’s name and double checking with

Answer 1

Find a sharps bin and place it at arms distance

Clean tray before you

Question 2

First steps before inserting needle

Answer 2

Apply tourniquet
Feel vein in bare hand
Release torniquet
Clean site for 30 seconds and allow to dry for 30 seconds

Question 3

What questions must you ask the patient before starting?

Answer 3

Arm preference
Needle phobia
Latex allergy
Any other known allergies
Blood thinning medication/ steroids (might bruise moor)
Faint history after taking blood

Question 4

Which needle should you do? How do you use it?

Answer 4

Use the butterfly needle with bevel facing up
Don’t touch the grey part
Insert needle but don’t push further after flashback !!

Question 5

Angle at which you should insert the needle?

Answer 5

30-45 degrees

Question 6

What must you do after taking blood before removing the needle?

Answer 6

Remove tourniquet

Question 7

What are the five key steps after each clinical skills?

Answer 7

Advise patient
Document procedure
Risk analysis for station
Bribe examiner 
Thank patient

Question 8

What things must you do to do risk analysis for venenpuncture?

Answer 8

Dispose sharps into sharps bin
Release torniquet
Wash hands before leaving station
Label the bottle !!
Put sample into specimen bag