Transfusion Quiz Sampling

Q1. When taking a blood sample for transfusion purposes you must label the sample tube..... Before you take the blood sample blood sample After taking the sample at the nurse’s station After taking the sample at patients bedside At the notes trolley, with details from the notes Doctors

Q2. Name 3 patient identifiers that must be on samples used for Transfusion? Name, ward and gender Surname, Hospital Number, NHS Number and Age Name, DOB and Hospital Number/NHS Number Name, Address and DOB

Q3. What information is NOT required on a hospital wristband to identify the patient? First Name Last Name Date of birth Ward

Q4. Where do the majority of errors occur nationally? In the laboratory In the ward Manager’s office Removing blood from the blood fridge At the patient’s bedside

Q5. Transfusion samples have to be: Collected by the Doctor and labelled by the Nurse at the site of collection Collected and labelled by the same person at the nursing station Collected and labelled by the same person at the site of collection Collected and labelled by the same person from the patient’s case notes

Q6. Finish the sentence: “ No wristband – No......” Dinner Drink TransfusionTelevision

Q7. “ Labelling of samples” errors usually happen because: The request form was not checked correctly The patient had somebody else’s wristband on The patient identification was not checked The patient was awkward

Q8. How frequently are staff in sampling blood for G & S and crossmatches to have their skills competency assessed? Once only Yearly Every 6 months Every Three years

Q9. If the patient is unconscious or cannot tell you their name, what should you do? Refuse to take a sample Ask the patient next door who they are Take the identification information from the wristband Take the identification information from the medical notes

Q10. Which of the following is NOT needed on the request form? Past transfusion history Patient’s blood group Reason for request Diagnosis

Q11. Which of the following is NOT true? Hospitals should have policy for the requesting of special blood products Addressograph labels can be used for sample labelling Special requirements should be on the request form Hospitals should have a policy for dealing with inadequately labelled samples and request forms

Q12. If a patient’s wristband is removed, for example to insert a cannula, whose responsibility is it to resite it? The doctor The person taking the sample of blood The nurse The person who removed it

Q13. SHOT stands for: Serious hazards of temperatures Serious hazards of transfusion Series of hazards in transfusion Scenarios on the hazards of transfusion

Q14. Written patient consent is required for which of the following activities? Taking a blood sample Inserting a cannula Giving a blood transfusion Having a routine operation

Q15. If you are unsure about a patient’s identity or have a query about the request form, what should you NOT do? Take the sample anyway Ask the patient in the next bed Ask the patient Ask the nurses or doctors on the ward

Q16. If a patient asks you why they might need a blood transfusion, what must you NOT do? Give them a patient information leaflet Give them their medical notes to read through Ask them to ask the doctor or nurse caring for them Say you are not sure and that they will have to ask someone else

Q17. What is donor blood NOT routinely tested for in the UK? HIV Hepatitis B Hepatitis A Hepatitis C

Q18. If someone wanted to become a blood donor who should they ask for more information? Local County Council National Patient Safety Agency National Blood Service Hospital Transfusion Laboratory

Q19. Currently if someone has a blood transfusion can they become a blood donor when they recover? Yes It depends on their age No It depends on their medical condition