Phlebotomy (from the Greek words phlebo-, meaning "pertaining to a blood vessel", and -tomy, meaning "to make an incision") is the process of making an incision in a vein with a needle. The procedure itself is known as a venipuncture. A person who performs phlebotomy is called a "phlebotomist", although doctors, nurses, medical laboratory scientists and others do portions of phlebotomy procedures in many countries.
Phlebotomists
Phlebotomists are people trained to draw blood from a patient for clinical or medical testing, transfusions, donations, or research. Phlebotomists collect blood primarily by performing venipunctures, (or, for collection of minute quantities of blood, fingersticks). Blood may be collected from infants by means of a heel stick. The duties of a phlebotomist may include properly identifying the patient, interpreting the tests requested on the requisition, drawing blood into the correct tubes with the proper additives, accurately explaining the procedure to the patients, preparing patients accordingly, practicing the required forms of asepsis, practicing standard and universal precautions, performing the skin/vein puncture, withdrawing blood into containers or tubes, restoring hemostasis of the puncture site, instructing patients on post-puncture care, ordering tests per the doctor's requisition, affixing tubes with electronically printed labels, and delivering specimens to a laboratory.
This is a premier phlebotomy certification exam prep course. No matter which agency's exam you take for certification, let this course help you along your journey by reviewing with you phlebotomy principles and guidelines, anatomy and physiology, order of the draw and much more.
You will have access to your course again and again to review and prepare for the certification exam and you can view and review the entire course over and over or focus on those areas you believe you need.
This course is perfect for the newly trained phlebotomist, the medical assistant, nursing students, EMT's and others.
In only a few hours you can have a comprehensive review of phlebotomy leading to a successful certification exam. By working through the modules you can start on the very basics of the blood and anatomy and work your way up to the order of the draw, additives, and much more.
Who this course is for:
This is a certification prep course for those desiring to be phlebotomists. It is perfect for medical assistants, EMT's, health technicians, and others
