Common Venipuncture Needle Gauges and Typical Uses Quiz

• Used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults
• Used primarily as a transfer needle rather than for blood collection
• Collection of donor units, autologous blood donation, and therapeutic phlebotomy (correct)
• Used on older children and adult patients with small veins or for syringe draws on difficult veins

• Collection of donor units, autologous blood donation, and therapeutic phlebotomy
• Used primarily as a transfer needle rather than for blood collection
• Used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults
• Sometimes used when large-volume tubes are collected or large-volume syringes are used on patients with normal-size veins (correct)

• Used on older children and adult patients with small veins or for syringe draws on difficult veins
• Used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults
• Used primarily as a transfer needle rather than for blood collection
• Considered the standard venipuncture needle for routine venipuncture on patients with normal veins or for syringe blood culture collection (correct)

<p>Used on older children and adult patients with small veins or for syringe draws on difficult veins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Used on the veins of infants and children and on difficult or hand veins of adults (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers