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Introduce, check I.D., explain: ‘To check how well you are responding to treatment, I need to take some blood from you. This will involve placing a band around your arm and then inserting a thin needle into your vein. You may feel a small scratch when this happens. It is a simple, quick and routine procedure. Do you have any questions?’
WASH HANDS!
Gloves
Tourniquet
Select vein. Gentle percussion and making and releasing fist help.
Clean
Retract skin inferiorly to stabilise vein, and insert needle at angle between 15 and 30 degrees.
Release tourniquet
Remove needle, place cotton wool, compress
Fill blood bottles; dispose of needle etc
Labels and blood request form
Thank patient, check for questions

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