Blood Culture Contamination

2. In August, _________ point eight percent was the blood culture contamination rate for the hospital.
6. _____ ___ ___ prior to inserting the needle in the skin.
10. Do not touch the ______ after preparation with greater than 0.5% chlorhexidine in alcohol solution.
11. Using an alcohol wipe, scrub the top of each blood culture bottle for at least ______ seconds.
13. Prepare the insertion site with greater than 0.5% chlorhexidine in alcohol solution, using a back and forth motion for a minimum of _____ seconds and allow to dry completely.
14. Perform ________ ________ prior to donning gloves.
15. Do not use ______ _____ bottles for adult blood sample because smaller volumes diminish the yield of pathogens.
16. _______ is a device used to transfer the blood from the needle to the blood culture bottles.
17. Only perform blood cultures through ________, and not through a central line or peripheral line.

1. ________ ______ _______ of the vial prior to transferring blood into the blood culture bottles.
3. Avoid _______, which may cause a false-positive result.
4. Collect the ______ sample first.
5. Blood culture contamination can cause harm to patients by not having patients on the right ________.
7. Do not _______ the top of the bottle after it is prepared with alcohol.
8. _____ ________ contamination can increase a patient’s length of stay in the hospital.
9. Do not use a _____ ______ to obtain blood samples for culturing because these samples are more likely to produce false-positive results.
12. Keep the needle hub and the connection sites __________.