ASPT Certification Study Guide (phlebotomy) 2024

ASPT Certification Study Guide (phlebotomy) 2024 professionalism in phlebotomy phlebotomists are part of a service oriented industry and they must possess specific personal, ethical, and professional characteristics to be successful in this area. many characteristics are associated with professionalism such as dependability, cooperation, commitment, compassion, courtesy, respect, integrity, honesty competence, organization, responsibility, flexibility, professional appearance, communication skills new role and changes for the health care professionals the specialization of phlebotomy has expanded rapidly along with the role of the phlebotomist who no longer just "takes blood". in this expanded role the phlebotomist must be familiar with the health care system, the anatomy & physiology related to lab testing and phlebotomy, the collection and transport requirements for tests performed in all sections of the lab, documentation and patient records, and the interpersonal skills needed to provide quality patient care. changes can range from the cross training of health care staff already located in the nursing units to perform basic interdisciplinary bed side procedures to the actual relocation of specialized radiology & clinical lab equipment and personnel to the patient care units history phlebotomy is one of the oldest medical procedures, dating back to the early egyptians. the practice of "bloodletting" was used to cure disease and maintain the body in a state of well being governing agencies professional organizations, such as the american society for clinical pathology (ASCP) and the national phlebotomy association (NPA), develop professional standards, a code of ethics, and certification examinations chain of infection susceptible host rules for isolation infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, hand hygiene, the wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation of patients who are highly infective or highly susceptible, and proper disposal of contaminated materials PPE ppe that you may use includes gloves, gowns, masks, goggles, face shields, and respirators gloves worn to protect your hands from contamination gowns worn to protect your clothing and skin from contamination masks worn to protect against inhalation of droplets containing microorganisms mask & goggles face shields worn to protect the mucous membranes of your mouth, nose, and eyes protect your mucous membranes from splashes respirators may be required when collecting blood from patients who have airborne diseases such as tuberculosis, the NIOSH approved respirator is the N95 safety mechanisms the number one personal safety rule when using needles is to never recap a needle. many safety devices are available for needle disposal and they provide a variety of safeguards including needle holders that become a sheath, needles that automatically resheath or become blunt, and needles with attached sheaths things to do to prevent infection and exposure all ppe must be sterile instead of the routine chemically clean ppe that is acceptable in other situations. when performing phlebotomy under conditions of protective isolation you should bring only necessary equipment into the room and be sure to take out all equipment brought into the room back out of the room. microbiology dept special containers, yellow/bc (blood culture) bottles, blood cultures, c&s (culture and sensitivity) hematology dept lavender (EDTA), cbc/diff, wbc/rbc, platelets, esr, abc coagulation dept chemistry dept light blue (sodium citrate), pt, ptt, fdp (sp tube)