How to Draw Blood with a Vacutainer
About the Lecture
The lecture How to Draw Blood with a Vacutainer by Judith Gopo, BS, MT is from the course Phlebotomy.
Included Quiz Questions
What should you do if a patient reports dizziness after vacutainer blood collection?
- Have them sit back down and stay with them while someone gets food/drink and vitals machine
- Immediately help them stand and walk to improve circulation
- Give them a glass of water and send them home
- Apply a cool compress to their forehead only
- Document the dizziness and continue with discharge
What is the proper sequence after withdrawing the needle during vacutainer collection?
- Activate the needle safety device and dispose in sharps container immediately
- Recap the needle first, then dispose in sharps container
- Place needle on counter while labeling specimens
- Leave needle attached to hub for later disposal
- Remove needle from hub before activating safety device
What should you do immediately after withdrawing the needle from the patient during vacutainer blood collection?
- Activate the safety device and dispose of the needle in the sharps container
- Remove the needle from the hub and dispose separately
- Recap the needle before disposing in the sharps container
- Wipe the needle with alcohol before disposal
- Place the needle on the counter while labeling specimens
How should specimens be labeled during vacutainer blood collection?
- At the bedside in front of the patient with date, time, and collector initials
- In the laboratory after transport using patient wristband
- Before collection using pre-printed labels only
- After collection in a separate room with patient name only
- Using only the date and patient room number
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Author of lecture How to Draw Blood with a Vacutainer
Judith Gopo, BS, MT
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