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Phlebotomist, take blood that is used in laboratory testing, blood transfusion, and medical studies. They are responsible for collecting blood samples for medical test and donations. They work at blood banks, hospitals, laboratories, and neighborhood health centers. To become a phlebotomist no education is really mandatory. Many Phlebotomist hold an associate’s degree or have completed phlebotomy training in nursing school with a bachelor’s degree. Some phlebotomist get on-the-job without pursing formal education but completing a postsecondary training program is usually required to gain career access. Although, some states have other requirements like having a licensure or certification. States that doesn’t require to have licensure and certification,…
Why the Phlebotomy Technician post is the best entry point in healthcare services The Phlebotomy Technician is one of the most “in demand” professionals in the medical field. There was a time when drawing blood used to be the responsibility of registered doctors and trained nurses that discharged this duty alongside their primary jobs. But the task required focused attention, and exceptional skills and finesse in conducting procedures which were beyond many regular practicing doctors. There was also the possibility of human error, patient injury and lawsuits.…
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What are the Federal guidelines that regulate all clinical labs; regulate specific guidelines for QA, QC, record keeping and personnel qualifications and regulations apply to any site that test human specimens? What year was the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments enacted? What is the AMA Enacted in 1996 by the U.S. Congress that protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs. These provisions require the establishment of national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health insurance plans and employers An institute formerly known as NCCLS - develops guidelines and sets standards of performance for all areas of the clinical laboratory An agency that outlines competencies for phlebotomy programs approved by their organizations, also approves phlebotomy programs. What is one of the most common errors when collecting blood specimen? What is a physician's order to obtain a specimen for testing? As blood circulates, which components does it carry to and from the lungs? This is often found on a requisition, but is not required. What is the most important task a phlebotomist has? If a specimen's identification is in doubt what should be done? In a hospital setting when should a phlebotomist never draw blood. What is the antecubital fossa? The destruction of red blood cells An accumulation of fluid under the skin A sterile disposable, sharp instrument used in dermal punctures A condition in which plasma enters the tissues resulting in a higher than normal concentration of the cellular components of…
In novels it is common for the concept of love or sexuality to be present. This idea can present itself in many forms, and in both Jerzy Kosinski’s book Being There and Angela Carter’s book The Bloody Chamber this is illustrated. In both books the concept of love and sexuality can be seen in both dark and light contexts, with highly varying situations. In Being There and The Bloody Chamber the presence of genuine love, a lack of genuine love, and sexuality are all explored.…
I have always wanted to work in health care and help people but I did not want to be a nurse or directly involved in individualized health plans. I wanted to work behind the scenes. I became a CPhT and went to work right away at my local hospital. Life was wonderful! I was helping sick people feel better and doing something worthwhile that came along with the means to help support my family comfortably. Then that dreadful day came, and I was laid off due to budget cuts.…
William Osler once said “Medicine is the science of uncertainty and the art of probability.” While this quote was said nearly one-hundred years ago, it still holds the same weight as is once did. In Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam, this quote is shown to not only be true in regards to medicine, but also for people as a whole; even so there are many factors that contribute to a person’s personality early on that can be traced to decisions and personality traits later in their lives. One of these factors is the amount of interaction and influence a person’s family has with them. In Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures, there are two extreme examples that can be examined: Ming and Fitzpatrick. In both cases, there are positive and negative effects of their varied familial influence.…
Most Registered Nurses work directly with the patients and their families. They are the families’ contact with the medical world, in the hospital and at the patients’ home. A nurse does frequent evaluations of the patient and check vital signs to make sure everything is going as planned. Nurses perform procedures such as IV placement, phlebotomy (process of taking blood samples from the patient) and administering medications. Working hours for a nurse are different almost all the time because no one can predict when an emergency is going to happen. They must be available twelve hours a day, nights, weekend, and be able to handle any rotations or changes in their shifts. Documenting a patient’s medical record, symptoms and diagnostic tests is a…
San José State University Suspends Campus Blood Drives On January 29, 2008, Don W. Kassing, President of San José State University (SJSU), announced that he was suspending indefinitely all blood drives taking place on the SJSU campus, plus any drives taking place elsewhere that were arranged by employees representing the University or by official student organizations. In a letter to the campus community, Kassing explained that the ban was a result of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s lifetime blood donor deferral policy for homosexual men. The policy disallows men who have engaged in sexual activity with another man since 1977 from contributing to the blood supply. Following an investigation prompted by concerns about the fairness of the policy brought to the campus Office for Equal Opportunity by a University employee, Kassing and his administrative staff determined that holding campus blood drives that denied participation to men who engage in sexual activity with other men violated the public University’s non-discrimination policy, which explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (see Exhibit A). In justifying the decision, Kassing’s letter to the campus community noted that the FDA’s policy was enacted in 1983 when the risks of AIDS transmission via blood transfusion were first recognized but argued that the policy had never been relaxed even as blood testing technology reduced current risks to levels so low that experts could no longer measure them directly. In fact, he pointed out that AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks), America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross all had reviewed data on the risks and taken the position that the…
=Other roles include packaging urine specimens, accepting incoming specimens, and routing specimens to other departments…
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Every body contains blood. It is the life force that allows the body to function properly. It is a specialized fluid that is pumped by the heart and circulated through the body via a system of arteries and veins. It is an essential component of the body and without it we would not be able to survive. This paper discusses the anatomy and physiology of blood in a brief review.…
Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist Chapter 16 Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist providing instructions and materials for specimen collection Collecting throat and nasopharyngeal swabs Performing sweat electrolyte collection Assisting physicians in bone marrow aspiration Interviewing blood donors Blood donor collection Transporting/receiving non-blood samples…
Treating patients with respect and dignity, and giving attention to individual needs and wishes. Kj…