0208 Videos

Today we were in the lab -- briefly... We realized that we were running out of time for draws, so it was decided rather quickly to switch to blood draws. As a result, I only got a few videos... I'm pleased to announced that we had two (Cyndi and Breanna) new ¡Flebotomistas! join the ranks today. ¡Felicidades a todos nuestros flebotomistas nuevos!

0208 Stills -- Can you spell 24-hour Fecal Fact?

Today Simone shared a few things about the other duties of phlebotomists, including urine tests (the large orange containers featured in the picture are for 24-hour urine tests) as well as other types of specimens that phlebotomists will be expected to handle, including the 24-hour fecal fact (which is still better than a 72-hour one!), sputum, throat and nasal swabs (continuing on from yesterday). She said that as an incoming phlebotomist, they might be expected to handle specimens of that type, but that they shouldn't shy away from those duties and continuing their professional growth and development.
Also featured in the last photo is an ABG syringe. Phlebotomists don't perform ABGs, but Simone likes everyone to become familiar with equipment and procedures that they will encounter at their clinical sites.

0207 Videos

Here are some videos from today. I had a little more time in the lab with the phlebotomists, so I was able to record more. We also saw a couple more students become flebotomistas!