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38 Cards in this Set

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services within the different hospital departments
nursing, support, fiscal, professional
specimen collected by a phlebotomist
blood
type of worm used for bloodletting
leeches
components of communication
verbal, listening, nonverbal (body language)
How do you speak with a patient who is hearing impaired?
speak loudly and clearly, look directly at patient to facilitate lip reading.
types of negative body language
shuffling, no eye contact, acting distracted
Most important characteristic to ensure job security and advancement in phlebotomy
flexibility
JC stands for
joint commission
CLSI stands for
clinical and laboratory standards institute
Hospital Patient - care Areas
Goal of patient focused care
increased efficency
Duties of a phlebotomist
Health - care setting that performs highly specialized laboratory testing
reference laboratory
Telephone Skills
Certifying Organization
How is professionalism shown?
Cross - training
acquiring additional patient care skills
Decentralization
performance of procedures in various locations
Certification
documentation assuring that an individual has met certain professional standards.
Phlebotomy
puncture or incision into a vein to obtain blood.
Characteristics that describe the ethical conduct
What does CAP stand for and what service does it provide?
College of American Pathologists
Who published the Patient's Bill of Rights?
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Who published Standard of Care?
CLSI
What does the Patient's Bill of Rights guarantee the patient?
What does Risk Management Department do?
When does HIPPA affect phlebotomist?
with lab results
Criminal Lawsuit
Court action brought by the state for committing a crime against public welfare (punishment is imprisonment and/or fine)
Civil Lawsuit
Court action between individuales, corporations, government bodies, or there organizations (compensation is monetary)
Tort
Wrongful act committed by one person against another person or property
Assault
(a SAWLT) Attempt or threat to touch or injure another person
Battery
Unauthorized physical contact
Medical Malpractice
Medical care that does not meet a reasonable standard and results in harm
Negligence
Failure to perform duties according to accepted standards
Confidentiality
Maintaining the privacy of information
Ethics
Principles of personal and professional conduct
What does Respondent Superior stand for?
"let the master answer" establishes that employers are responsible for their own acts of negligence as well as their employees acts.
Implied Consent
Very common in blood collection. the phlebotomist must explain the procedure that will be used to collect a blood sample stressing that the patient's health care provider ordered the test. The patient give consent to collect the blood samples by extending the arm or rolling up the sleeve.