| Question |
Answer |
| What would be the system of choice to identify laboratory specimens from an unconscious woman in the emergency room? |
USA A 3 PART IDENTIFICATION BAND WITH SPECIAL TUBE LABELS. |
| When selecting a venipuncture site, how can you tell a vein from an artery? |
AN ARTERY HAS A PULSE. |
| What is the best angle to use for needle insertion during routine venipuncture. |
FIFTEEN - THIRTY DEGREES |
| It is better to use gauze and not cotton balls for pressure over the site, because cotton balls: |
MAY PULL THE PLATELETS AWAY WHEN REMOVED. |
| The best way to collect a ________ specimen from a dorsal vein is to let the blood drip onto the ______ card. |
PHENYLKETONURIA PKU |
| Collecting blood from a vascular access device can result in: |
COLONIZED BACTERIA THAT ACCUMULATES AROUND THE LINE CAN BE PULLED INTO THE LINE WHEN USED FOR A BLOOD COLLECTION. |
| According to NCCLS, an ivy bleeding time should be stopped after: |
FIFTEEN MINUTES |
| Blood Culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at least: |
TWENTY SECONDS |
| The maximum depth for a heel puncture is: |
TWO.FOUR MM |
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