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SKILLS DRILL 11-3: BLOOD CULTURE SPECIMEN COLLECTION Instructions: Match the rationale with the corresponding step in the procedure. Procedure Step Rationale A. Antisepsis does not oceur instantly B. Notation of site location is necessary because the may be an isolated infection in that area. C. Ensuring antiseptic technique and sterility of the site is critical to accurate diagnosis. D. The CLSI standard states that the tourniquet should not be left on longer than 1 minute. E. Inoculation of the medium can occur directly into the bottle or after collection when a syringe is used E Rlood culture bottles have vacuum, but it is not alwaye 1. Identify venipuncture site and release tourniquet. 2. Aseptically select and assemble equipment. Perform friction scrub as prescribed. 3. Allow site to air-dry. 4. 5. Cleanse the culture bottle measured as in evacuated tubes. G. Aseptic technique reduces the risk of false positives due to contamination. H. The tops of the culture bottles must be free of contami. stoppers while the site is drying. 6. Mark the minimum and maximum fill on the culture bottles. nants when they are inoculated. L. Bacteria exist on the skin surface and can be removed temporarily. Reapply tourniquet and per- form venipuncture without touching the site. 7. Inoculate the media bottles as required. 8. 9. Label the specimen containers with required ID, including the site of collection. 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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 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

The following is the labeling of the blood culture specimen collection

1-D

2- G

3- I

4- A

5- H

6- F

7- C

8- E

9- B