Phlebotomy: Education and Training

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Have you ever wondered how people get trained and learn how to draw peoples blood and not hurt you ? This research paper will talk about how to prep for a Venipuncture, what to get and how to act when performing a puncture.
The education and training that you need to be a phlebotomist is hard and can be very stressful. A Phlebotomist is a member of a laboratory that deals with blood from a patient. Nature of work is that the Phlebotomist Tech transports the specimens that are involved with a patient and also draws transfusions. A Phlebotomist must have a high school diploma or G.E.D with a acceptable training. You should Always be kind because he or she knows what he or she has to do isn't pleasant, the First duty in the Laboratory is to go to the computer and see what things he/she is going to need and what test are being done for the day. He or she needs to make sure that they have the needles, cotton swabs with alcohol and tourniquets ready to use. Before doing your collection you want to properly identify the patient . Put the correct label on all specimens. You should follow all safety rules and precautions along with laboratory rules. Phlebotomist should only collect the amount of blood needed. If a Phlebotomist should be taking a specimen outside of the laboratory make sure you get it back in a timely manner. After collecting a blood sample from a patient you must initial, date and record all tubes that are collected. Anyone taking blood for a patient must make sure that blood draw trays are clean and neat. When you are drawing blood or taking a transfusion from a patient you must notify the laboratory supervisor if any Hazards. A Phlebotomist are at a high risk to come in contact with infected blood. The phlebotomist ha...

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...that you now understand how a Phlebotomist gets trained and educated to draw your blood from a patient or one of your family member and know that you are getting taken care of properly, and you know the procedure is clean and not contaminated.

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