Unit 3: Blood Collection in Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Phlebotomy, Lab Reports of Chemistry

Download Unit 3: Blood Collection in Clinical Laboratory Sciences - Phlebotomy and more Lab Reports Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Clinical Laboratory Sciences 1113 Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Practices UNIT 3: BLOOD COLLECTION (Phlebotomy) Learning Objectives for Unit 3: At the completion of this unit of instruction, the Clinical Laboratory Technician student will be able to: 1. Compare and contrast the patient identification process for inpatient versus outpatient. 2. Compare and contrast the various information requirements between the patient requisition, armband, and collection tube before and after the collection. 3. Describe the various blood collection tubes used in the laboratory according to contents, color coded stopper (lid), which tube is collected for which test, and order of collection. For collection tubes with anticoagulant compare and contrast the anticoagulants, their method of anticoagulation and tests they are used for. 4. Define universal precautions and apply it’s meaning to the collection of blood and the clinical laboratory scientists’ approach to each patient. 5. List and describe two (2) substances used in preparing skin for blood collection, their appropriate concentrations, and the reason for their effectiveness. 6. List and describe three (3) sites for obtaining a capillary blood specimen. 7. Identify the most common sites for venipuncture, the ability to feel the vein over seeing the vein and describe situations when these sites might not be acceptable. Identify alternative sites for the venipuncture procedure. 8. Define anticoagulant, clot activator, and separation media. Identify the two (2) major principles used to prevent coagulation. Describe different anticoagulants, preservatives, clot activators, and separation media, their composition, and when they are most commonly used. 9. List and describe the major steps of the procedure for obtaining a capillary blood specimen as described in the text, blood collection study guide, and note any source of error in the procedure. 10. List and describe the major steps of the procedure for venous blood collection using either a vacutainer or syringe as described in the blood collection study guide and note any source of error in the procedure. 11. List and describe the following complications dealing with specimen collection: a. hemolysis g. excessive bleeding b. lipemia h. fainting c. burns i. obesity