HCB VENIPUNCTURE LAB
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1. pt info 1st step *critical verify providers order
2. step 2 gather equipment check expiration date
3. step 3 *critical introduce yourself
4. step 4 *critical Pt name and DOB
5. step 5 *critical verbalize procedure/questions/consent
6. step 6 *critical allergies?
7. step 7 *critical thinking hand hygiene don bsi
8. step 8 *critical patient privacy & comfort
9. venipuncture step 1 inspect arm (bruises, inflammation, edema, lesions,
skin discoloration)
10. step 2 towel under arm
11. step 3 *critical tourniquet 4 inches above venipuncture site
12. step 4 pt make fist
13. step 5 palpate vein, rebound - don't use rigid, cordlike, rolls
14. step 6 *critical release tourniquet
15. step 7 *critical hold vacutainer up black to purple
hold horizontal
remove cap rainbow method
grab vacutainer holder
aseptically screw vacutainer needle into holder,
wrist to wrist
right hand dominant screw away from you
left hand dominant screw toward you
16. step 8 *critical reapply tourniquet relocate vein
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_fy5iaq
1. pt info 1st step *critical verify providers order
2. step 2 gather equipment check expiration date
3. step 3 *critical introduce yourself
4. step 4 *critical Pt name and DOB
5. step 5 *critical verbalize procedure/questions/consent
6. step 6 *critical allergies?
7. step 7 *critical thinking hand hygiene don bsi
8. step 8 *critical patient privacy & comfort
9. venipuncture step 1 inspect arm (bruises, inflammation, edema, lesions,
skin discoloration)
10. step 2 towel under arm
11. step 3 *critical tourniquet 4 inches above venipuncture site
12. step 4 pt make fist
13. step 5 palpate vein, rebound - don't use rigid, cordlike, rolls
14. step 6 *critical release tourniquet
15. step 7 *critical hold vacutainer up black to purple
hold horizontal
remove cap rainbow method
grab vacutainer holder
aseptically screw vacutainer needle into holder,
wrist to wrist
right hand dominant screw away from you
left hand dominant screw toward you
16. step 8 *critical reapply tourniquet relocate vein
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