Decreasing hemolysis rates through phlebotomy education
Abstract:
The purpose of this project was to investigate the impact providing phlebotomy education to ED staff has on lowering departmental hemolysis rates. The clinical gap that currently exists is a lack of formalized phlebotomy training for ED staff. With a lack of formalized training, a knowledge deficit exists in ED staff that are unaware of the issue of high rates of blood specimen hemolysis.
Reference:
Bartolomeo M, Tedesco C, Etcher L. Decreasing hemolysis rates through phlebotomy education. Int Emerg Nurs. 2024 Nov 20;78:101534. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2024.101534. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39571516.