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Venipuncture 09/19
33 cards·by cball157
Order of draw
Yellow, red, lavender
Refuses to have their blood taken
Log it into their chart that they refused
Proper position for venipuncture
Sitting in a chair
Explain reason for not being able to obtain blood during a blood draw
Constricted veins (dehydration or collapse veins)
Shows signs of fainting during a blood draw
Blood vessels diolate causing drop in blood pressure
Explain a blood draw that is used for an older person with challenging veins
Use butterfly because they have thin veins
Syringe method
Select tube for transfer of blood after collected, do not force the tube to fill fast, pull
gently with plunger
Vaccume method
Tube will automatically fill to the level by itself
Capillary method
Rub the area between the palms to warm, wipe away the first drop of blood
How long does a tourniquet stay on
No more than 60 sec
Evacuated
The most commonly used venipuncture method
Most common site for an adult capillary stick is where...what about a baby
Two middle fingers and for a baby heel of the foot
Capillaries have thick and elastic walls
False
Tubes with anticoagulants
Have to be shaken up once
Vaccume venipuncture
Wash hands, get equipment, id the patient, position the patient, put gloves on
Tourniquet
2 in above antecubital space
Red/gray
Clot activater
green/gray
lithium heparin
red
silicone coated
orange
thrombin
royal blue
clot activator (k2edta)
green
sodium heparin
gray
potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride
basilic vein
inner arm
median vein
middle of the arm
cephalic vein
outer arm
tan
k2edta
yellow
sodium polyanethol sulfaonate
lavender
liquid k3edta
white
k2edta
pink
spray coated
light blue
buffered sodium citrate
red/light gray
none