https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2018/03/01/staffing-workload-phlebotomy-areas-direct-effort/ Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2018/03/01/staffing-workload-phlebotomy-areas-direct-effort/#comment-28764 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:02:40 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=41019#comment-28764 My goal of excellence is one stick and not hurt, my other goal is one giggle an hour if not more… If a patient is very hard to draw, you need heating techniques done to that patient (usually warmed up towels around the arms and a warmed up blanket around their shoulders and top half of body, usually leave them on the patient for 10 minutes) this is where your timing will affect patients per hour… so it can drop down to one patient an hour,if patient requires another heating…ETC… and truly justified, “it is the needs of the patient”! Thank you

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