Phlebotomist

Individuals affected by them are not only trying to overcome the illness, but the stigma placed upon them in society. I see this stigma every day. As I work in St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center as a Phlebotomist and patient access specialist, I cringe when I hear co-workers mock patients who come in with suicidal thoughts. I feel this is rooted in a fear and lack of understanding of these illnesses. This is deeply saddening. I know we can change this atmosphere…

doctors, imagine assisting them as I help take care of patient’s. It’s a career that I take to the heart and am going to enjoy dearly. I’ve come so far and have gained some new titles under my belt, I am a member of the heart association (CPR) a phlebotomist and a new medical assistant. The American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) is to produce highly skilled and knowledgeable certified MA’s. Highly skilled MA’s, which could play a vital role in smooth running of wide range of different…

ideal opportunity to provide access to interventions to improve the offender’s long-term heath. Correction nurses have multiple roles by being the caregiver as well as the custodian, counselor, advocate, infection control, educator, disciplinarian, phlebotomist, conflict manager and DNA sample collector. The corrections nurse has great autonomy as the physician is only on site once a week at Regional Facilities. 2. Describe six functions carried out by the nurse in the usual work day. (6…

shift in the emergency room at Dominican Hospital, a patient came in and was rushed to the back right away. The patient was bleeding internally and it was my responsibility to draw this patient’s blood in order to get the transfusion going. As a phlebotomist, you must have written orders in order to draw the patient’s blood, but in this instance, I took initiative to draw the blood and get this transfusion running without any orders. This is my example of how I used autocracy to complete my…

Capital Punishment is defined as the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for someone. “In America there has been 1422 executions since 1976 and the number continues to grow week by week” (DPIC 1). Were those lives worth killing just because they killed someone else., or is a double standard present in how the United States government verifies capital punishment. Americans approve the death penalty because it deters crime and morality. A 2010 poll by Lake research showed that “33%…

July 21st, 2015. Controversy rose again after videos depicting Planned Parenthood officials bartering over the price of aborted baby parts were released. Many people were astounded and many more were disgusted. Everyone had a reaction, and a common one was to question whether or not the government should be funding an organization that commits horrendous acts such as those in the videos. Should the government be giving half a billion dollars to an organization with such little regard for human…

For my assignment, I shadowed the emergency room on a weekend. I shadowed two nurses whom had different patients. As soon as I got there, patients already began to flood in. I wouldn’t say it was hectic, but my nurses definitely kept me busy observing them. The first patient to come in was an older female. She was screaming of stomach pains and had vomited that morning. Her family brought her in themselves. The nurse first observed her body by feeling her stomach. She had a slight hernia, which…

Charlie Brown, phlebotomist) Questions to guide reflection at the personal level - Select 1 of the questions under this section and provide a 1 – 2 paragraph response. • At this point the PA is not allowed to work in hospice, but the purpose of hospice is to help a patient…

Physician assistants is a growing profession in the medical field and in general; this is a career I am working towards becoming. It is number three on the top ten jobs list of 2018 by U.S. News. While the word ‘physician’ is a part of their name, and so is ‘assistant,’ it doesn’t mean that physician assistants are physicians or just an assistant. They work in collaboration with a medical doctor. While physician assistants have been gaining popularity, many have compared them to nurse…

March 2011 of what is coined the “Provider in Triage Program” (Love et al., 2012, p.67). In this program the triage area is staffed with a designated nurse practitioner or physician assistant, one registered nurse, one patient care technician, one phlebotomist or electrocardiogram technician, and one financial registrar. Including all of these roles in the triage area helps to evaluate patients quickly upon arrival and begin lab and diagnostic testing that may take additional time to come back.…