Sunday, 15 April 2012

Some useful tips to succeed in a Phlebotomy Exam:


The procedures or the methods used for extracting blood from a patient’s body and sending it to the laboratory for further analysis is termed as phlebotomy.  On the other hand, Phlebotomist is a person who executes and performs these tasks of drawing or extracting blood from the patient’s body.



In order for a phlebotomist to work, he or she at least must be having a certification. The need of qualified and certified phlebotomist’s are not only felt in hospitals but a lot of blood banks, laboratories, diagnostic centers and mobile blood collection centers also need phlebotomist’s.

There are a lot of phlebotomist’s schools who are known for conducting sessions of training and examination in order to judge the expertise of a trainee and award them with certifications as a phlebotomist. These exams for a gaining a phlebotomy certification involves two parts the theoretical one and the practical one.

Shared below are some of the steps which will be helpful in clearing examination of phlebotomy.
1.       Select an ideal book and reading material in order to prepare for the examination.
2.       Keep yourself updates with all the latest procedures involved in extraction of blood.
3.       Do take up practice steps in order to ensure that you pick up the concepts of taking up blood clearly.
4.       Try to memorize all the key concepts, definition and abbreviations of all medical terms involved in phlebotomy.
5.       Make a habit of attending training sessions and conferences in order to know the latest developments taking place in the field of phlebotomy.

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