Lesson 1: Understanding Phlebotomy Flashcards
Emergency Department
Immediate Care
Intensive Care Unit
Critically Ill Patients
Cardiac Care Unit
Patients with Acute Cardiac Disorders
Pediatrics
Children
Nursery
Infants
Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery
Newborns Experiencing Difficulty
Labor and Delivery
Childbirth
Operating Room
Surgical Procedures
Recovery Room
Postoperative Patients
Psychiatric Unit
Mentally Disturbed Patients
Dialysis Unit
Patients with Severe Renal Disorders
Medical/Surgical Units
General Patient Care
Oncology Center
Cancer Treatment
Short-stay unit
Outpatient Surgery
collecting blood through vein using incision or puncture methods
phlebos - vein, temnein - cut
Phlebotomy
What is the other term for Phlebotomy?
Venesection
Two methods used in phlebotomy
Venipuncture and Capillary Puncture
involves expressing ideas through words
Verbal Communication
Phlebotomists should be keen in observing the patient’s facial expressions and other _________ cues that could tell something about how the patient feels.
Non-verbal Communication
Body motion and language
Kinesics
requires patients to stay in the hospital for at least one night to be serviced by tertiary care practitioners
Inpatient
patients are served by secondary care specialists on the same day
Outpatient
health units in the rural areas and sub units which are operated by the Department of Health
Primary Level
non-departmentalized hospitals that attend to patients during the symptomatic stages of an ailment
Secondary Level
medical centers and large hospitals where services are sophisticated coupled with highly technical facilities that can address serious diseases
Tertiary Level
medical care given to outpatients or patients requiring care or follow-up check-ups after their discharge from the hospital
Ambulatory Care
procedures, tests, and services provided to a patient which are done in a patient’s home or in a long-term facility
Homebound Services
unit at the local level but are still under the jurisdiction of the health department of the government
Public Health Service
crude tools to cut vessels and drain blood from the body
Bloodletting
blood and brain
Earth
phlegm and lungs
Air
black bile and spleen
Fire
yellow bile and gall bladder
Water
application of special heated suction cups on the patient’s skin
Cupping
hirudotherapy
is a method that uses leeches for bloodletting
Leeching
to collect blood samples for laboratory testing or for transfusion
Phlebotomists
an institution that has permanent inpatient beds with 24hr nursing service along with therapeutic and diagnostic services managed by organized medical staff or personnel.
Hospital
Traits good phlebotomists possess
good manual dexterity
special communication skills
good organizational skills
thorough knowledge of laboratory specimen requirements
training in phlebotomy skills coupled with standard practice
certification or license and continuing education
Credentials
phlebotomists should be reassuring and pleasant when dealing with patients
Patient-Care Interaction
Qualities of Professionalism
Professional appearance should be maintained
Self-confidence
Integrity, Honesty, Consistency
Show compassion
Self-motivated
Dependable
Good Ethical Behavior
