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Part 2 NHA
Pages 5-7 from NHA Review Guide for O'Dell's CPT
Question | Answer |
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What kind of consent: A patient starts rolling up their sleeve for a blood draw without signing anything. | Implied consent |
What kind of consent: Patient signed a consent form | Informed consent |
What kind of consent: During an emergency situation, medical staff assume implied consent | Emergency action |
Hospital: (In-patient) requires you to have 2 patient identifiers; what are they? | 1. Verbal name, 2. Check wrist band matches |
Angle of needle before insertion | 15-30 degrees |
Geriatric patient (older pt.) with fragile veins you use what needle? | Butterfly |
What side of hand do you use for butterflies? | Dorsal |
Blood donation gauge is usually | 16 gauge |
Gauges used for routine venipunctures: | 18, 21, 22, and 23 |
Grossly hemolysis could be from using the: | Wrong size needle |
During blood donation and blood stops flowing you should: | Stop, dispose of half bag and get a new bag |
You must ask for the pt ______Hx prior to blood donation. | Complete |
Pt with a HR greater than ______cannot donate blood | 100 |
Random urine tests can be done with out without | Fasting |
Urine specimen for pregnancy test: Get specimen | First thing in the morning |
HCG is | pregnancy hormone |
Clean Catch Urine: Instruction the patient to clean the labia with antiseptic mild soap, then: | have them void (pee) in the toilet some before peeing in the cup. |
Fasting Glucose test: Patient must fast (no food) for 12 hrs then you’ll test the urine every | 1-2 hours |
Postprandial test: Have the patient void (pee) | before they eat |
Postprandial means | after eating lunch or dinner |
Urine test with the use of medication: The urine is collected | 2 hours after the medication is given. |
24-hour urine test: The patient will need to void in the toilet a little first, then fill up the entire 3-4 liter container with urine for | 24 hours |
Drug screen urine temp must be within | 90-100 degrees F or 32-37 degrees C |
Drug screen urine; chain of custody is important so identify | each person who had possession and make sure the case number is on it. |
Buccal test means | Cheek swab |
Throat swabs means | swab inflamed area around the tonsils, test for things like strep. |
Sputum test: This is done in the morning. Instruction patient nothing to eat or drink (NPO), then | have the patient take a deep breath in and spit THICK secretions in a container. |
Fecal test tests for: | bacterial infections and Parasites. DO NOT mix occult blood or urine in the fecal matter. |
For semen test a pt cannot ejaculate for how many days? | 2-7 |
For semen samples, the specimen needs to be brought into the lab within | 2 hours at a temp of 36-38 degrees C/ 98.6 degrees F. Do NOT refrigerate and protect from light. It’s photosensitive. |
Neonatal testing is done | 24-72 hours after birth. |
Newborn blood is tested for: | Cystic fibrosis, hypothyroid, PKU (phenylketonuria) & galactosemia. |
For newborn screening card/blood spot collection: let the blood dry for: | 4 hours. If running the same test on multiple babies, DO NOT stack the cards on top of each other. Keep away from heat, make sure the entire circle is full. Filter side of paper. |
Heel sticks for are: | newborns up to one year |
For heel sticks stick the: | medial lateral part of the heel. |
Lancet depth for babies is | 2mm |
Maximum level of blood to take from an infant is | 1 % |
Baby weights 3kg(6lbs) what is max blood draw? | 3kg x 100= 300 x 0.1= 3ml |
Critical lab results for glucose (normal is 70-100) | 130 |
Critical lab results for thrombin T (normal is 0.02hgmm | .3 |
Critical lab results for WBC (normal is 4.4-11mm) | 1.8 |
Critical lab results for RBC (normal is 4000-11000) | less than 500 |
When testing for trophic level of medication | wait 15 minutes before med is given. |
If blood clots too fast it means you | inverted too fast or not at all |
Blood gases, ammonia, and lactic acid all need to be put in | ice slurry |
For ice slurry: If it’s a HOT summer day, put those tests in a | biohazard bag with cold packs in the ice slurry. |