Phlebotomy Module 4: Specimen Integrity and Processing

Course overview

This module will investigate the variables influencing successful blood draws and their potential impact on laboratory outcomes, Quality Assurance principles, the regulatory agencies ensuring patient and healthcare worker safety, and the organizational structure of laboratory roles and responsibilities. Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the controllable and uncontrollable preanalytical variables. 2. Summarize the basics of specimen processing. 3. Examine the importance of Quality Assurance in phlebotomy. 4. Compare the regulatory agencies that guide the phlebotomy clinical practice. 5. Name the general clinical laboratory job roles and responsibilities.