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Venipuncture Final

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What is the difference between a serum tube and a plasma tube?   show
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What is in a blue tube and how many times do you invert it?   show
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show Serum separator tube- 5 times  
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What is in a red tube and how many times do you invert it?   show
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show Heparin- 8 to 10 times  
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show EDTA- 8 to 10 times  
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What is in a pink tube and how many times do you invert it?   show
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show Potassium oxalate and sodium flouride 8 to 10 times  
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show Invert  
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What parts of the vacutainer system are considered sterile?   show
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show Thixatropic gel, when centrifuged seperates serum and clot  
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show Additive, expiration date, sterile or not sterile  
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show shows where you can place the tube with out losing pressure within the tube  
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show Used for leverage to place and remove tubes  
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show Last tube is 1/2 to 2/3 full  
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What does filled to exhaustion mean?   show
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What do you do when the needle starts to come out of the arm during the procedure? How would you know you were pulling the needle out too early?   show
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show Pull taught and pull back. Pull taught and repalpate. Try new tube incase loss of suction  
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What hematology tests go in lavender tubes?   show
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show electrolytes, cholesterol, BUN, creatinine. Red and Gold are serum. Green and gray are plasma specimens  
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show PT, INR. this is a plasma specimen  
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show Milk arm,slap arm, warm compress, hold arm downward.  
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How does isopropyl alcohol work?   show
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show Moves pathogens outward  
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show Till it air dries  
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show allergy, blood alcohol test and blood culture  
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show Stay away- find another site or capillary puncture  
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show not on the same side of the mastectomy, preventing lymph edema  
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show cool compress and a basin  
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show stop, lay them down, head between knees, dont leave the patient and call for help.  
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show angle changes, go in deeper  
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show numbness, hematoma, hemolysis, pettchiae, pain and hemo concentration  
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Can you tie a tourniquet over clothing and when would you do that?   show
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show horizontally with index finger, bouncing  
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show When you have tried two times  
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What is a short draw?   show
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show thicker at room temp and thinner when heated or vibrated  
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show Dont want the additives to contaminate. Sterile specimen go first, coagulation test then tubes with additives  
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What is the order of draw?   show
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Which bloodborne pathogens can you contract from a used needlestick injury?   show
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What is hemoconcentration?   show
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How long should you observe the VP site before applying the gauze and tape?   show
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How long should you apply pressure to a hematoma?   show
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What is hemolysis?   show
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What is the most common cause of specimen rejection?   show
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show Ampules filled with amonium carbonate, irritate membrane in nose and lungs which causes a reflex that makes you take a deep breath. Should be waved 4 inches under nose  
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show lay them down first  
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show basillic vein, too close with brachial artery and median nerve  
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show Sharp with engineered sharps injury protection- sheath  
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show ask them why? Talk to them and address concerns. Get the doctor. Then document  
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What should you do in the case of an accidental needlestick   show
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show puncture resistant  
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Why is it important to put your gloves on in front of the patient?   show
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