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Liceo de Cagayan University: College of Medical Laboratory Science
Liceo de Cagayan University: College of Medical Laboratory Science
The phlebotomist, Sam, has been trained OJT, and since that is how everyone else
currently in the physician’s office was trained, he does not see it as a problem. One
thing bothers him, however, and it is that no one seems to be able to answer questions
that come up daily about the rationale for doing phlebotomy procedures a certain way.
The answer is always the same: “I don’t know. It has always been done that way.” When
the physician’s office was notified of a pending visit from CLIA inspectors, it was
decided that all the phlebotomists should get credentials, if possible, and in that way
every phlebotomist would better understand his or her job responsibilities.
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