Hematology · stage 1 of 6

Before a single tube is drawn

Everything that has to be settled before blood is taken: the current procedure, the person in front of you, the request itself, and the barriers between you and the sample. By the end you can challenge an order that cannot answer the question, prove the patient is who the label says, and draw a specimen you would be willing to test.

Work through these in order

1. 1Working from controlled, current proceduresQuality Assurance
2. 2Working with the patient, not just the specimenProfessionalism
3. 3Telling patients and staff what the laboratory needsSpecimen Collection
4. 4Questioning orders that cannot give a useful answerSpecimen Collection
5. 5Choosing barriers that match the task in front of youSafety
6. 6Specimens from patients under precautions, and aerosol controlSafety
7. 7Proving the patient is who the label saysSpecimen Collection
8. 8Drawing the sample itselfSpecimen Collection
9. 9Handling specimens that may end up in courtSpecimen Collection

This reading order is MLTPrep’s own. To browse the same material filed against the competency areas instead, go back to the Hematology study guide.

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