(M) Lesson 1: Performing Venipuncture Flashcards
(119 cards)
→ aka “phlebotomy”
→ process of collecting or drawing blood from a vein
→ the most common way to collect blood specimens for laboratory testing
Venipuncture
Lack of this skill will manifests the most common error in the laboratory (i.e mislabeling of patient or specimen)
Administrative/Clerical Skills
This lists the information needed for the phlebotomist to collect blood samples; a form in which test orders are entered by the doctor
Requisition Form
T or F: Verbal test requests are not allowed during emergencies
False (they are allowed but you still need to document it afterwards)
A patient’s medical record number and room number will only be included in the requisition form if they are what type of patient?
Inpatient
The date of when the test is to be performed, billing information, and ICD-9 codes will only be included in the requisition form if the patient is of what type?
Outpatient
This form contains a number to identify all paperwork and supplies associated with each patient; commonly used for tracking the sample, entering the result, and checking and reporting patient results
Accession Order
T or F: Bar codes in accession forms can be applied to both inpatient and outpatient
False (only for inpatient)
This type of accession order contains actual labels that are placed on specimen tubes immediately after collection
Computerized
This type of accession order comes in a multipart carbon form and has three parts: request, report, and billing
Manual
T or F: Manual accession forms can be printed
False (handwritten only)
A manual accession form can be given to the phlebotomist by a nurse for what type of patient?
Inpatient
A manual accession form can be handed directly to a patient if they are of what type?
Outpatient
T or F: Manual accession forms act as backups incase computer systems fail
True
T or F: The receipt of a test request for inpatients should be printed out at a special computer terminal at the phlebotomist station in the laboratory
True
T or F: Outpatients receive laboratory requisitions or prescription slips with test orders written on them by their physicians
True
T or F: In accessioning test requests, one must do it in the order of which the requests come in simultaneously
False (chronologically)
T or F: You must arrange requisition forms according to status of priority
True
T or F: You can review requisitions in order to see what equipment is needed while in the patient’s quarters
False (review it BEFORE meeting with the patient)
T or F: Outpatients are summoned from the waiting area to the blood drawing station according to order of arrival
True
These refer to things a phlebotomist must look for before interacting with a patient (e.g precautions, allergy status, DNR, etc.)
Signs
These are messages left by other healthcare workers on how you should approach the patient
Codes
T or F: When entering a patient’s room knock regardless if the door is open or not
True
T or F: If a physician or clergy is present in the room, you may enter politely and inform them of the scheduled blood draw
False (do not interrupt, wait for your turn, draw blood from another patient if applicable and come back)
