Routine Venipuncture Policy- Quiz
All answers can be found in the Perfrmance of a Routine Venipuncture Procedure
- 1.It is acceptable to call a patient by their first name only. True/False
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.If the patient must be identified by a Nurse or other clinical provider, where must you document this?
- A.
Order Note
- B.
Order Comment
- C.
Label Comment
- D.
No need to document
- 3.If the patient must be identified by a Nurse or other clinical provider, what must you document in the order note? (Check all that apply)
- A.
Last Name only of the person Identifying the patient
- B.
First Name Only of the person Identifying the patient
- C.
Full name (First and Last) of the person Identinfying the patient
- D.
No need to document anything
- 4.Ture or False? As a phlebotomist, you are only in the patient's room a shirt time, so you do not have to don PPE's for isolation precautions.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.True or false. It is acceptable to draw a patient that is standing up.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.If you are using a Blood Pressure Cuff as a tourniquet, what pressure must be maintained for the duration of the collection?
- A.
20mmHg
- B.
30mmHg
- C.
40mmHg
- D.
Cannot use a BP cuff
- 7.Which vein is the first choice for primary vein selection for a venipuncture?
- A.
Basillic
- B.
Median Cubital
- C.
Cephalic
- D.
Hand Vein
- 8.Which vein is the second choice for primary vein selection for a venipuncture?
- A.
Basillic
- B.
Median Cubital
- C.
Cephalic
- D.
Hand Vein
- 9.Which vein is the third choice for primary vein selection for a venipuncture?
- A.
Basillic
- B.
Median Cubital
- C.
Cephalic
- D.
Hand Vein
- 10.Which needle is the smallest?
- A.
23g
- B.
21g
- C.
22g
- D.
25g
- 11.At what angle should you insert the needle?
- A.
15 dgrees
- B.
90 degrees
- C.
25 degrees
- D.
30 degrees
- 12.When must you label the specimens?
- A.
Before drawing the patient
- B.
After the patient goes to the bathroom
- C.
In the presence of the patient
- D.
No need to hand label if I have the barcode label
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