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When performing a venipuncture, if you have the patient...... the veins will become more prominent.
Make a fist
Which of the following is false?
Veins pulsate
Use your index finger when you......... for a vein
Palpate
Arterioles are smallest type of...
arteries
The Maximum time a tourniquet should be tied on the upper arm drawing blood is ...
1 MINUTE
To cleanse the typical venipuncture site, begin at the intende site of the draw and....
Work in a circle to the periphery
The venipuncture site should be cleansed with...
An alcohol prep
When using a centrifuge , make sure equal weights are...
Opposite each other
The lid to the centrifuge should be kept....... when in use.
Closed
When using an evacuated tube for collection of electrolytes use a
Red top tube or green tube