what does these terms mean? and how does it relate to phlebomists?!


Question: What does these terms mean? and how does it relate to phlebomists?
Point of Care Testing
Preanalytical
Hematology
Medicolegal

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point of care testing-testing near the site of patient care. The goal of this is to bring the test conveniently and immediately to the patient. This relates to phlebotomy in the fact that phlebotemists often have to draw blood cultures and send them to a lab to be tested. If there were immediate test results near to where the patient was treated, this means that the results of the test would come quicker and treatment could be started sooner.

preanalytical-any procedure that takes place before an analysis. This could include patient history and reason for visiting. This is important in phlebotomy in the fact that, as phlebotomists, they need to know if the patient has any blood-borne pathogens, such as AIDS, so that medical professionals know how to protect themselves. This also includes looking at the condition of the patient before doing a procedure in order to determine whether or not it's safe to do that procedure and whether or not the patient will be able to or is willing to cooperate to do the procedure.

Hematology-the branch of medicine concerned with the study of blood. Phlebotomists deal with blood every day, so it is important that they are familiar with hematology. Not knowing about hematology on the job will make their job very difficult to perform. They must be familiar with hematology to be able to draw blood efficiently and effectively, and must be aware of how the blood circulates around the body as well as where to draw blood from and where not to draw blood from. They should also be aware of where the typical spots to draw blood from are for the particular tests. For example, to test someone's blood for diabetes, one would not go about getting blood from an artery unless it was deemed necessary for the circumstance, and one would not go about drawing blood from fingers for an arterial gas analysis.

Medicolegal-of, relating to, or concerned with medicine and law. Medical professionals, including phlebotomists, have to deal with all sorts of legal stipulations every single day. One of the biggest is the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations that all health professionals must abide by. This keeps them from conversing openly about a patient by name to others that the patient does not give express consent to speak to. Another is one that pertains to surgeons. Surgeons must carry malpractice insurance, as operations and people's reactions to them and recovery afterward is as varied as the sand along the beach. By law, surgeons must carry this insurance in order to protect themselves and others in the case of human error or even blatant neglect or abuse on the surgeon's part. Also, medical personnel are required by law to seek renewal in their licenses periodically. This means that they must be willing and able to continue learning while on the job, and must be able to demonstrate this knowledge on a written exam.

I hope this helps. I'm not a nurse or any kind of medical personnel (yet), but I am thinking about becoming a nurse in the near future and these are all things that I should know about the profession ahead of time.

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