Blood Culture Draws- Top Priorities (Nursing Skills)

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Blood Culture Draws- 5 Steps to FOCUS on (Nursing Skills):
This video covers the nursing skill of drawing blood cultures and some crucial tips for success.

Bookmarks:
0:07 Introduction
0:32 Reference to blood draw skills video
0:45 Which Bottle to do first
0:56 Aerobic vs. anaerobic culture bottles
1:24 Anaerobic bottle first
1:47 Splitting your syringe between culture bottles
1:53 Step 1- Sanitization
2:09 Step 2- Air purge
2:13 Step 3- Syringe Insertion
2:30 Step 4- Syringe disposal
2:41 Step 5- Culture labeling
3:02 Recap


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