Abstract
Committee Membership
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Introduction
3 Standard Precautions
4 Definitions
5 Factors That Affect Laboratory Values
6 Facilities
   6.1 Venipuncture Chairs
   6.2 Hospital Area
7 Supplies
   7.1 Utility Carts
   7.2 Blood Collecting Trays
   7.3 Gloves
   7.4 Needles and Holders
   7.5 Sterile Syringes
   7.6 Venous Blood Collection Tubes
   7.7 Tourniquets
   7.8 Antiseptics
   7.9 Gauze Pads
   7.10 Puncture-Resistant Disposal Container
   7.11 Ice
   7.12 Adhesive Bandages
   7.13 Warming Devices
   7.14 Test Reference Manual
8 Venipuncture Procedure
   8.1 Step 1: Prepare Accession Order
   8.2 Step 2: Approach and Identify the Patient
   8.3 Step 3: Verify Patient Diet Restrictions and Latex
                Sensitivity
   8.4 Step 4: Assemble Supplies
   8.5 Step 5: Position Patient
   8.6 Step 6: Apply Tourniquet
   8.7 Step 7: Put on Gloves
   8.8 Step 8: Cleanse Venipuncture Site
   8.9 Step 9: Perform Venipuncture
   8.10 Step 10: Order of Draw
   8.11 Step 11: Release the Tourniquet
   8.12 Step 12: Place the Gauze Pad
   8.13 Step 13: Remove and Dispose of the Needle
   8.14 Step 14: Bandage the Arm
   8.15 Step 15: Label Blood Collection Tubes and Record Time
                 of Collection
   8.16 Step 16: Chill the Specimen
   8.17 Step 17: Send Blood Collection Tubes to the Proper
                 Laboratories
9 Venipuncture in Children and Difficult Collections
   9.1 Procedure
   9.2 Equipment
10 Additional Considerations
   10.1 Monitoring Blood Volume Collected
   10.2 Hematoma
   10.3 Hemolysis
11 Special Situations
   11.1 Timed Intervals
   11.2 Specific Collection Techniques
   11.3 Indwelling Lines or VADs
   11.4 Heparin or Saline Locks
   11.5 Fistula
   11.6 Intravenous Fluids
   11.7 Isolation
   11.8 Emergency Situations
References
Summary of Comments and Subcommittee Responses
Summary of Delegate Comments and Working Group Responses
The Quality System Approach
Related NCCLS Publications