Today is our topic of discussion is Procedure of Blood Smear .
Procedure of Blood Smear
Procedure
- Wear clean gloves
- Clean the patient’s fingertip with spirit opposite side away from you
- Press the fingertip and give a prick with the sterile needle
- Allow a drop of blood to fall on each slide Make the smear by taking one slide on your left hand and another with the right hand
- Make the smear with the edge of the slide by spreading the blood. Make 2 or 3 slides
- Provide spirit swab to apply gentle pressure.
- Label the dry thin film with a soft lead pencil by writing across the thicker portion of the film the patient’s name or number and the date.
- Do not use a ballpoint pen for labeling the slide.
- Allow the thick film to dry with the slide in a flat, level position, protected from flies, dust and extreme heat
- Wrap the dry slide in the patient’s record form and dispatch it to the laboratory as soon as possible
- The second slide used for spreading the blood films may now be used for the next patient and another clean slide from the pack will be used as a spreader.
After Care
- Dry and send the slide to the laboratory for examination
- Replace the articles after cleaning
- Remove the gloves
- Obtain laboratory request and culture bottles
- Arrange extra help (if needed any)
- Label and number the container in order wise.
Equipment
- Mackintosh and towel
- Surgical gloves
- Surgical dressing packs to clean the skin over the vein
- Surgical spirit and betadine solution
- Disposable syringe 10 mL with needles
- Culture bottles-3
- Cotton swabs
- Paper bag and K-basin
- Tourniquet.
- Wash hands thoroughly
- Record the procedure in the nurse’s record sheet.
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