Research Rough Daft English IV-1st November 8‚ 2012 Patient care technicians are multi-skilled medical professional with adequate training in numerous types of duties in a health unit depending on the need. The word patient care technicians ‚ covers numerous task‚ responsibilities‚ and duties. patient care technicians ‚ also known as certified nursing assistants are medical worker trained in providing basic hygiene and care to patients in hospitals and other facilities. PCT are trained in high
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Phlebotomy Phlebotomy is the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut (incision) or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis. Phlebotomy is also done as part of the patient ’s treatment for certain blood disorders. There are times when drawing blood is the only way a doctor can diagnosis and treat a patients illness. Phlebotomists draw blood from your vein with the order from your physician to find out exact blood levels so that
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Phlebotomy May 14‚ 2012 Kimberly Colbert May 14‚ 2012 Phlebotomy Clinic Phlebotomy Phlebotomy- The surgical opening or puncture of a vein in order to withdraw blood or introduce a fluid. Phlebotomists today have the everyday pressure of dealing with all different types of patients. You have infants to the elderly‚ from the passive to the aggressive. With each different type of patient
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2 The career that I am interested in is phlebotomy. I have chosen this career because I intend to be a nurse. For a career in the nursing field you will have to be certified and capable of drawing blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing. Phlebotomist are “highly trained technicians who collect blood and other fluid samples from pediatric and adult patients” (BLS‚ 2008‚ np). Affordances and Drawbacks Being trained
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Health Career Report: Phlebotomy I have chosen a career in Phlebotomy. To be a phlebotomist you need to be able to properly identify a viable vein‚ clean the site to be used‚ use the collection tubes in the proper order‚ handle any problems that would arise during collection‚ properly label and handle tubes‚ follow the universal precautions protocol and properly dispose of all equipment used during the procedure. I decided to become a phlebotomist because there will always be a demand for people
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Phlebotomy Notes Primary duty of phlebotomist – collect blood specimens for laboratory testing Methods of Blood Collection: 1. Arterial puncture 2. Capillary puncture 3. Venipuncture General Blood Collection Equipment & Supplies 1. Blood drawing station 2. Phlebotomy chairs 3. Equipment carriers 4. Glove & glove liners 5. Antiseptics 6. Disinfectants 7. Hand sanitizers 8. Gauze pads/cotton balls 9. Bandages 10. Slides 11. Pen 12. Watch 13. Needle & sharps containers
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Patient Care “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore‚ there be any kindness I can show‚ or any good thing I can do to any fellow being‚ let me do it now‚ and not defer or neglect it‚ as I shall not pass this way again.” William Penn (1644-1718) There are many ways to define patient care in my own words. Doing my job to the best of my ability not only for myself but the patients that are in my care is of the utmost importance. My dedication to my work is defined by my ability
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Animal Care Technician Within this research paper is going to be the discussion of the history‚ requirements‚ such as skills and training needed‚ and aspects of the career explored. The career that was chosen to be researched‚ and I am personally interested in pursuing is that of an Animal Care Technician. If someone appreciates earth’s beautiful creatures and desires to help them‚ if they don’t mind getting a little messy‚ working hard‚ and have the itch to be depended on‚ then this may be the
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Introduction to Phlebotomy =Phlebotomy means TO CUT INTO A VEIN =The procedure of cutting or puncturing a vein is performed by a phlebotomist =The primary role of a phlebotomist is to obtain blood specimens for testing =Other roles include packaging urine specimens‚ accepting incoming specimens‚ and routing specimens to other departments History =Removing blood from veins dates back to about 1400 BC when leeches were applied to the skin of sick people =In the early 1800’s medicinal leeches were
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ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE LASONDRA HOLLIE ISSUES IN PATIENT CARE Patient cares issues in the healthcare field is very profound in United States issues surrounding the medical field can make are break an individual’s career. Patient care can be very intense in the medical field in most sittings it’s hard to separate and individual emotions especially in the field of pediatric health care however when loved ones get involved with the patient it’s a known fact that issues in patient dramatic And
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