Specimen Collection: A Basic Review (by 4CEUINC)

Continuing Education Credits

P.A.C.E.® Contact Hours (acceptable for AMT, ASCP, and state recertification) (CEU Unlimited): 2 hour(s) Course number 511-.034-21, approved through 6/30/2023

Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel Credit Hours - General: 2 hour(s) Course number 20-564855, approved through 6/30/2023

Objectives

• List patient identification procedures.
• Discuss the order of draw and its significance.
• Describe proper labeling techniques.
• Describe the proper technique for blood culture collection.
• Discuss venipuncture collection, equipment used, selecting a draw site, and specimens with special requirements.
• List the steps for capillary blood collection, select the proper sites to use, and discuss the helpful tips for capillary puncture.

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Course Outline

• Specimen Collection Review
• Cover Slide
• Copyright & License Information
• Course Objectives
• About The Author
• Introduction
• Patient Identification
• Section Slide
• General Info
• General Info
• Identification Bands
• Order of Draw
• Section Slide
• General Information
• Knowledge Check Question
• Knowledge Check - Answer Continued
• Proper Labeling
• Section Slide
• General Information
• General Information
• General Information
• General Information
• Blood Bank Labeling
• Blood Bank Labeling
• Blood Culture Collection
• Section Slide
• Blood Culture Contamination
• Proper Technique
• Proper Technique
• Winged Collection Sets
• Filling the Blood Culture Bottles
• Blood Culture Labeling
• General Section Review
• Venipuncture Collection
• Section Slide
• Needle Options
• Examples of Blood Collection Devices
• Examples of Blood Collection Devices
• Selecting a Phlebotomy Site
• Selecting a Phlebotomy Site
• Tourniquet Usage
• Special Handling of Specimens
• Selecting a Vein
• Anatomy of the Arm and Wrist
• Capillary Specimen Collection
• Section Slide
• Collecting Capillary Specimens
• Collecting Capillary Specimens
• Visual Diagrams
• Capillary Specimen Collection Tips
• Capillary Specimen Collection Tips
• The End
• 4CEUINC.com Contact Information
• Thank You!

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