Question

The nurse draws the specimen for you from one of the lengths of tubing. MATCHING 9-5: RISK AND PROCEDURAL ERROR Match the risk to the procedural error involved Risk Procedural Error Hematoma formation A. A patient is a difficult draw, so the phlebotomist uses the exact same site each time. Iatrogenic anemia B. Blood fills the stopper end of the tube first Inadvertent arterial puncture C. Blood spurts into the tube after the needle is redirected multiple times. Infection D. The needle goes through the vein. E. The patient complains of great pain during a missed attempt Nerve damage to draw from the basilic vein. Reflux F. The phlebotomist always wipes the alcohol dry before per- forming a venipuncture. Vein damage G. Three 5-ml tubes of blood are drawn from an infant at one time.

Answer 1

ANSWER.

Match risk to the procedure error involved.

1) D) The needle goes through the vein - Hematoma formation.

2) G) Three 5 ml tubes of bloods are drawn from an infant

          at one time - Iatrogenic anemia.

3) C) Blood spurts into the tube after the needle is redirected multiple

         times - Inadvertent arterial puncture.

4) F) The phlebotomist always wipes the alcohol dry before performing

         a venipuncture - Infection.

5) E) Patient complaints of great pain during a missed attempt to draw from

         the basilic vein - Nerve damage.

6) B) Blood fills the stopper end of the tube first - Reflux.

7) A) A patient is difficult to draw,so the phlebotomist uses the exact same site

        each time - Vein damage.