Blood Culture Protocol Crossword

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  1. 3. Blood cultures should be collected prior to starting...
  2. 4. Blood culture bottle for patients 27-45kg
  3. 7. Minimum time for chloroprep to dry on skin
  4. 11. Blood should be collected from a "-" source when possible
  5. 14. Blood may be drawn from "-" when paired with peripherally obtained venous sample in workups of suspected line colonization
  6. 17. Minimum amount of millileters to draw for pt 8-13kg
  7. 18. Bandage post-venipuncture should remain on for at least
  8. 19. Color of bottle in patients <27kg
Down
  1. 1. Minimum PPE for blood culture collection includes gloves, mask, and "-"
  2. 2. Type of technique to be used for blood culture draws
  3. 5. First bottle to be filled when doing blood culture draw with syringe
  4. 6. Optimal blood volume per bottle
  5. 8. pediatric bottles always contain...
  6. 9. 0.5ml is minimum volume to draw for patient less than...
  7. 10. Each "-" missed decreases sensitivity of detecting pathogens by 3%
  8. 11. Two methods of blood culture venipuncture draw: syringe and "-"
  9. 12. Label bottles with patient label and write initials of staff who drew sample, volume of blood in each tube, and "-"
  10. 13. Percentage of alcohol to be used to disinfect surface of puncture site on bottle
  11. 15. Opposite of aerobic
  12. 16. First bottle to be filed when doing blood culture draw with vacutainer