Credit Hours: 10

Introduction of the Module

This module deals with a brief introduction to the commonly used Blood Vacutainers, preservatives used in them and the investigations for which each can be used.

The objective of this module is to:

• Understand the concepts related to Blood sampling (Venous and Arterial)
• Develop skills  in performing blood sampling
• Help nurses understand about the various Vacutainers used
• Venous blood sampling (Demonstration)
• Arterial Blood Sampling (Demonstration)
• Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) analysis using an ABG machine (Demonstration)
• Describe the process of blood sampling from femoral artery
• Develop skills in interpreting the ABG results

Instructor:  Ms. Tarika Sharma, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, MMU

Facility: Maharishi Markandeshwar Hospital, Maharishi Markandeshwar Deemed to be University (MMU), Mullana, Ambala