Venepuncture Module 4 Flashcards
Equipment for venepuncture should include….
- Vacutainer with safety needles
- 21 or 23 gauge safety butterfly
device - Appropriate blood sample
bottles - Pathology request from
- Tourniquet
- Sterile gauze squares
- Chlorhexidine and alcohol swabs
- Band aid, sterile gauze and tape
or IV pressure pad - Non Sterile gloves
- Accessible sharps waste
container - Specimen transport container
What are the three major errors in blood sample collection?
- Haemolysis
- Contamination
- Inaccurate labelling
Is an order of drawing blood samples based on their collection tube necessary?
Absolutely to avoid possible test result errors due to additive carryover
Correct volume in the collection tube is essential for what?
Coagulation testing
If an error is made in the drawing order what may be helpful to do?
Take a discard tube to clear the needle and avoid re-bleeding the patient
How do we avoid “Wrong blood wrong patient” episodes?
Correctly identifying the patient both before and after the collection of the blood sample
What method of venepuncture should ideally be taken for blood cultures?
Vacutainer compatible button push safety butterfly method
There is a small amount of air within the push button safety butterfly tubing. To prevent this air from being introduced into the anaerobic bottle we must do what?
Ensure the aerobic bottle is filled first
The blue top bottle is anaerobic: True or False?
False (it is aerobic)
Each bottle top needs to be cleaned with a seperate antiseptic wipe: True or False?
True
You can cover the bar code on the bottles with a patient label: True or False?
False
You can cover the bar code on the bottles with a patient label: True or False?
False
Do not mix each bottle: True or False?
False
Do not mix each bottle: True or False?
False
The purple top bottle is anaerobic: True or False?
True
