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PHLEBOTOMY: Collection Procedures

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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.  
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When selecting a venipuncture site, how can you tell a vein from an artery?   AN ARTERY HAS A PULSE.  
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What is the best angle to use for needle insertion during routine venipuncture.   FIFTEEN - THIRTY DEGREES  
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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.  
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The best way to collect a ________ specimen from a dorsal vein is to let the blood drip onto the ______ card.   PHENYLKETONURIA PKU  
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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.  
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According to NCCLS, an ivy bleeding time should be stopped after:   FIFTEEN MINUTES  
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Blood Culture collection sites are prepared by swabbing the venipuncture site with iodine, which is left on for at least:   TWENTY SECONDS  
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The maximum depth for a heel puncture is:   TWO.FOUR MM  
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