Title: Demonstrate specimen collection procedures appropriate to the patient (e.g., ethnicity, age, medical status, culture).
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Understanding the Basics of Specimen Collection

Demonstration should include

- equipment preparation
- patient identification
- patient preparation
- venipuncture or capillary collection
- labeling
- determination of preanalytical variables
- adherence to standard precautions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What effect would drawing above an intravenous line (IV) have on test results?
- How would warming the venipuncture site affect capillary blood flow?
- What are the results of improperly mixing blood specimens?
- What is the venipuncture procedure for a patient with a mastectomy?
- What phlebotomy errors affect the integrity of a patient’s results?