Blood Order of Draw

Question 1

How much times do you need to mix a light blue tube

Answer 1

mix 3-4 times

Question 2

How much times do you need to mix a gold tube

Answer 2

mix 5 times

Question 3

How much times do you need to mix a red tube

Answer 3

mix 5 times

Question 4

How much times do you need to mix a royal blue plain tube

Answer 4

mix 5 times

Question 5

How much times do you need to mix a green tube

Answer 5

mix 8 to 10 times

Question 6

How much times do you need to mix a royal blue with K2EDTA tube

Answer 6

mix 8 to 10 times

Question 7

How much times do you need to mix a lavender tube

Answer 7

mix 8 to 10 times

Question 8

How much times do you need to mix a pink tube

Answer 8

mix 8 to 10 times

Question 9

How much times do you need to mix a grey tube

Answer 9

mix 8 to 10 times

Question 10

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) test

Answer 10

gold SST test
1 tube

Question 11

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a Lipid test

Answer 11

gold SST
1 tube

Question 12

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a calcium test

Answer 12

gold SST
1 tube

Question 13

What tube colour do you need for an anti-phospholipid test

Answer 13

light blue
4 tubes

gold top tube
1 tube

Question 14

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a hepatitis A tube

Answer 14

Gold SST
1 tube (only for this test)

Question 15

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a Hepetitis B test

Answer 15

gold top SST
1 tube (for only this test)

Question 16

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a HbA1C test

Answer 16

lavender
1 tube

Question 17

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a CBC test

Answer 17

lavender
1 tube

Question 18

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a creatinine test

Answer 18

gold SST
1 tube

Question 19

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a uric acid (also called urate) test

Answer 19

gold SST
1 tube

Question 20

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a sodium test

Answer 20

gold SST
1 tube

Question 21

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a potassium test

Answer 21

gold SST
1 tube

Question 22

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for an ALT test

Answer 22

gold SST
1 tube

Question 23

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a Alk. Phosphatase (ALP) test

Answer 23

gold SST
1 tube

Question 24

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a bilirubin test

Answer 24

gold SST
1 tube

Question 25

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a albumin test

Answer 25

gold SST 1 tube

Question 26

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a Lipid Assessment test

Answer 26

gold SST 1 tube

Question 27

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a vitamin D test

Answer 27

gold SST 1 tube (ONLY for this test)

Question 28

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a clobazam test

Answer 28

plain red 1 tube

Question 29

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a zinc test

Answer 29

royal blue plain 1 tube

Question 30

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a CBC & differential test

Answer 30

lavender 1 tube

Question 31

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a blood group test

Answer 31

pink 1 tube

Question 31

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a prothrombin time (INR) test

Answer 31

light blue 1 tube

Question 31

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a glucose test

Answer 31

grey top 1 tube

Question 32

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a rubella test

Answer 32

gold SST 1 tube (for only this)

Question 33

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a PSA total test

Answer 33

gold SST 1 tube

Question 34

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a D-Dimer test

Answer 34

light blue 1 tube

Question 35

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a reticulocyte count test

Answer 35

lavender top 1 tube

Question 36

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a C-Reactive Protien (CRP) test

Answer 36

gold SST 1 tube

Question 37

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a creatine kinase (CK) test

Answer 37

gold 1 tube

Question 38

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a ferritin test

Answer 38

gold SST 1 tube

Question 39

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) test

Answer 39

gold SST 1 tube

Question 40

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a glucose gestational diabetes screem (GDS) test

Answer 40

grey top 1 tube

Question 41

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a hemoglobin A1c test

Answer 41

lavender 1 tube

Question 42

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a lipase test

Answer 42

gold SST 1 tube

Question 43

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a magnesium test

Answer 43

gold SST 1 tube

Question 44

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a phosphate test

Answer 44

gold SST 1 tube

Question 45

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a protien electrophoresis, serum, test

Answer 45

gold 1 tube (only for this test)

Question 46

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a protien - total test

Answer 46

gold SST 1 tube

Question 47

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a cortisol test

Answer 47

gold SST 1 tube

Question 48

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a estradiol test

Answer 48

gold SST 1 tube

Question 49

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a leutinizing hormone (LH) test

Answer 49

gold SST 1 tube

Question 50

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a progesterone test

Answer 50

gold SST 1 tube

Question 51

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a Epstein-Barr serology (IgM) test

Answer 51

gold SST 1 tube

Question 52

Which tube is first in the order of draw? gold SST or Green

Answer 52

Gold SST first Green second

Question 53

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Light blue or plain red

Answer 53

light blue first plain red second

Question 54

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Royal blue Plain Royal blue K2EDTA

Answer 54

royal blue plain first royal blue K2EDTA second

Question 55

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Green Royal Blue Plain

Answer 55

Royal blue plain first green second

Question 56

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Pink Lavender

Answer 56

Lavender first Pink second

Question 57

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Plain Red Light Blue Gold SST

Answer 57

Light blue first Gold SST second Plain red third

Question 58

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Lavender Green Gray

Answer 58

Green First Lavender second gray third

Question 59

Which tube is first in the order of draw? royal blue K2EDTA Green Plain red Royal blue plain

Answer 59

Plain red first Royal blue plain second green third Royal blue K2EDTA

Question 60

Which tube is first in the order of draw? Lavender Plain Red Gold SST

Answer 60

Gold SST first plain red second lavender third

Question 61

Which tube color is 2nd in the order of draw?

Answer 61

Gold SST

Question 62

Which tube color is 1st in the order of draw?

Answer 62

Light Blue

Question 63

Which tube color is 3rd in the order of draw?

Answer 63

Plain Red

Question 64

Which tube color is 4th in the order of draw?

Answer 64

Royal blue plain

Question 65

Which tube color is 5th in the order of draw?

Answer 65

green

Question 66

Which tube color is 6th in the order of draw?

Answer 66

royal blue K2ETDA

Question 67

Which tube color is 7th in the order of draw?

Answer 67

lavender

Question 68

Which tube color is 8th in the order of draw?

Answer 68

pink

Question 69

Which tube color is 9th in the order of draw?

Answer 69

gray

Question 70

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a C-peptide test

Answer 70

plain red 1 tube

Question 71

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for a doxepin test

Answer 71

plain red 1 tube

Question 72

What tube colour and how many tubes do you need for an aldolase test

Answer 72

plain red 1 tube

Question 73

whats the first step when you are taking a blood sample

Answer 73

introduce yourself and verify ID

Question 74

what is the next step after verifying a patients ID

Answer 74

explaining the procedure and getting consent

Question 75

once you get consent from a patient, what is the next step?

Answer 75

ask when was the last time the patient had anything to drink or eat

Question 76

once you ask the patient the last time they ate or drank, what is the next step?

Answer 76

ask if they are taking any medication for blood thinners or latex especially

Question 77

once you ask the patient about allergies, what is the next step?

Answer 77

sanitize hands and put on gloves

Question 78

After putting on gloves, what is the next step?

Answer 78

position the patient, tie the tourniquet, and ask the patient to make a fist

Question 79

once the tourniquet is first tied (after putting on gloves) what is the next step?

Answer 79

select/palpate the vein

Question 80

once the vein is first selected, what is the next step?

Answer 80

release the tourniquet and ask the patient to open the fist

Question 81

once the vein is selected and the torniquet is released, what is the next step?

Answer 81

clean and air dry the site

Question 82

what is the next step after cleaning and air drying the site?

Answer 82

preparing equipment preparing the: needle tube holder the tubes (check expiration date) cotton ball/gauze bandage

Question 83

once you prepare the equiptment and the site is finished air drying, what is the next step?

Answer 83

reapply the tourniquet and inspect the needle

Question 84

once you have reapplied the tornequet and inspected the needle, what is the next step?

Answer 84

ask the patient to remake a fist, anchor the vein, and insert the needle

Question 85

once youve inserted the needle, what is the next step

Answer 85

establish blood flow, release torniquet, and ask patient to open fist then fill up the tubes in order of draw (and mix when needed)

Question 86

after filling the tubes in order of draw and mixing, what is the next step

Answer 86

withdraw the needle when done, place gauze/cotton pad. apply pressure then activate the needle safety feature

Question 87

after applying pressure on the puncture site (after removing needle), and activating the safety feature, what is the next step?

Answer 87

Discard blood collection unit

Question 88

after discarding the blood collection unit, what is the next step

Answer 88

label and prepare tubes for handling and transport

Question 89

after labeling tubes for transport, whats the next step

Answer 89

check on patient bandage