Capillary blood collecting- electronic competency

Capillary Blood Collection Electronic Competency

This Electronic Competency has been designed for Canterbury District Health Board staff only.

Please read these points before continuing.

Before attempting this competency, please read and have a thorough understanding of the information contained on the Capillary Blood Collecting page.
This competency document should only be completed if you are already familiar with capillary collecting techniques.
If you have not been trained in the proper technique of capillary blood collecting, then this competency is inappropriate for you. Please contact your supervisor or the Point of Care Coordinator to arrange proper training.
If all your answers to this questionnaire are satisfactory, a Competency Diploma will be issued to you within a few days of your submission. If your submission contains inconsistencies, you will be contacted for refresher training.

NAME: (Please key in your name in the field below)

WARD OR CLINIC: (Please key in your place of employment in the field below)

DATE:

Q1. What is the minimum number of points of ID required to identify a patient?

One

Two

Three

Q2. Name three points of ID. Please rank in order of importance.

Q3. Should you wear gloves when collecting blood?

Yes

Q4. Please state the reason(s) in detail for your answer to Q3.

Q5. Should the heel or finger be warm, clean and dry?

Yes

Q6. Please state the reason(s) in detail for your answer to Q5.

Q7. If the perfusion is poor, what can be done to improve the peripheral blood flow before the sample is taken? Please state your answer in detail.

Q8. What areas on the heel are permitted for capillary collects?

Centre of heel

Side of instep

Side of outstep

Rear side of heel

Q9. What sort of puncturing device do you use when performing a capillary collect? Please write the name in the field below.

Q10.

Once the puncture has been made, should you wipe the first drop of blood away?

Yes

Q11. Please state the reason(s) in detail for your answer to Q10.

Q12. Please select from the list below, those items which contribute to a good capillary collect:

Wiping the first drop of blood away

Squeezing too hard

Adequate blood flow

"Milking" the finger or heel

Scraping surface blood into the capillary tube

Getting air bubbles in a capillary blood gas sample

Not squeezing too hard

Q13. Please select from the list below, those items which contribute to a bad capillary collect: