Question

7. C 8. Reapply tourniquet and per form venipuncture without touching the site Inoculate the media bottles as required Label the specimen containers with required ID, including the site of collection 9. B SKILLS DRILL 11-4: BLOOD BANK ID, LABELING, AND SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS 1. What types of collection tubes could be used? What type of tube is most often used? 2. List four reasons why blood bank collection tubes might be rejected. 3. How long is a BB band on a patient's arm valid. How is that calculated? 4. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal 01.01.01 states:

Answer 1

1.The blood sample is usually collected in the EDTA and the Plain tube for doing blood group and cross matching.

2.The blood bank can reject the sample in following cases

• When the blood sample is hemolysed
• Inadequate sample
• Wrong collection tube, wring patient
• Not reaching the blood bank on time as per the protocol

3.The BB band is valid for atleast three days from the date of collection. Ot is calculated from the day when the sample collected as zero followed by one and two days.

The band should be tied before collecting the sample and assuring it before leaving the patient room.

4.The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals states the following

• There should be two verification process in order to avoid misidentification and errors (two patient identifier)
• The labeling has to be done in front of the patient immediately after collection of the blood sample
• The naming can be done with the use of mother's name for infants
• There's should be a proper communication
• Identify using bar codes or by using the sites of the body parts .This method can greatly reduce the errors