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lab skills/test3

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what nursing interventions can help a client maintain cardiac or vascular function? daily weight is the single most important intervention for people with body fluid imbalances. same cloths, same time, same scale
venipuncture a technique in which the vein is punctured through the skin by a sharp rigid stylet.
line maintenance involves keeping the system sterile, changing solutions tubing and site dressing assist client with self care
electric infusion pumps are necessary for what? used to administer small hourly volumes
two ways to foster venous distention stroking the extremity and applying warm towels to the extremity
placement of tourniquet above proposed insertion site 4-6 inches from insertion site
what two complications of iv therapy result in discontinuing iv and starting a new line? infiltration and phlebitis
what are the two things a nurse should not do to dilate a vein use vigorous friction tap the vein repeatedly these may cause hematoma or venous constriction
Sterile/Blood cultures 1st (yellow top or bottles)
trace metal analysis/blood draw 2nd Royal Blue -red label
coagulation tube/blood draw 3rd Light Blue -NOTE: If coag tests only are ordered AND you are using a butterfly, draw a discard tube to collect the air in the tubing. Failure to do so will result in a short draw which will be rejected by the lab.
Non-Additive/blood draw 4th red
Red Gel separator tube/blood draw 5th(speckled or “tiger” top)
(heparin)/blood draw 6th green
Plasma Separator Tube (PST) with heparin 7th Green/Gray mottled
(EDTA)/blood draw 8thLavender/purple top and/or pink
(Oxalate/fluoride tube)/blood draw 9th /blood draw
Created by: noni1998
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