Drawing blood was Kara’s favorite skill she learned in clini
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Drawing blood was Kara’s favorite skill she learned in clinical
medical assistant school.
She is pleased that Greenland Family
Care Clinic draws lab work onsite rather than sending patients to
an outpatient laboratory for phlebotomy procedures. Lindsay
reviewed all of the procedures with her before she left on
vacation, knowing that Kara would have the opportunity to
perform phlebotomy on several patients.
Dr. Dean has ordered
lab tests on Mr. Jose M. Garcia, and Kara will need to draw his
blood. This is her first “real” patient since completing her
externship and she is a little nervous.
Kara looks at the lab
requisition form and learns Dr. Dean has ordered a CBC with Diff,
Serum Fasting Glucose, and Basic Metabolic Panel.
Kara gathers
supplies and enters Mr. Garcia’s exam room with a smile.
What are the appropriate color of tube(s) Kara needs to draw?
What is the first priority action Kara should take upon entering Mr.
Garcia’s exam room? What question (specific to the ordered tests)
should Kara ask Mr. Garcia prior to specimen collection? After
obtaining the blood specimen(s), what information is necessary
for Kara to write on the tube label? What would you have done if
this was your patient?
CBC w/ Diff- Lavender top tube (EDTA)
Serum fasting glucose- Red top
Basic Metabolic Panel- Tiger top tube is preferred (Gel-barrier)
Confirming the patient’s name and date of birth
Tiger top (Basic Metabolic Panel), Red top (Serum fasting glucose), Lavender (CBC w/ diff)
The appropriate colors of tubes that Kara needs to draw are Lavender top tube for the CBC with
differential, Red top tube for Serum Fasting Glucose, and Tiger top tube for the Basic Metabolic Panel.
Before she performs the ordered tests, she needs to confirm the patient’s name and date of birth. The
correct order of the test are Basic Metabolic Panel, Serum Fasting Glucose, and then the CBC with
differential. On each tube, Kara needs to include a label with the patient’s information which could be
the patient’s name and date of birth or the patient’s identification number and a match requisition order.
If I was in Kara’s position, I would go in the room and identify myself to the patient with confidence so
they don’t think I can’t do my job. I would then confirm their identity before I then explain what
procedures we will be doing and what the purpose of the tests are.
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