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Phlebotomy Today — January 2010

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This Month:
How Creativity Corrupts Phlebotomy
From the Editor's Desk
According to the Standards: Reusing Needles
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Collection Protection download
Tip of the Month: They're Called Stress Balls for a Reason

Phlebotomy Today — December 2009

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This Month:
How Blood Collection Errors Threaten Patients
From the Editor's Desk
Center Names Online Education Director
According to the Standards: Repalpating a cleansed site
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Phlebotomy Answer Book
Tip of the Month: Having a Pathogen Potluck?

Phlebotomy Today — November 2009

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This Month:
Eight Questions Everyone Who Draws Blood MUST Answer Correctly, Part 4
From the Editor's Desk
Center Launches Redesigned Web Site
According to the Standards: Proper inpatient identification
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: To The Point® downloads
Tip of the Month: Of All the Nerve

Phlebotomy Today — October 2009

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This Month:
Eight Questions Everyone Who Draws Blood MUST Answer Correctly, Part 3
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Preassembling collection devices
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Venipuncture Procedure Template
Tip of the Month: Trick or Treat

Phlebotomy Today — September 2009

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This Month:
Eight Questions Everyone Who Draws Blood MUST Answer Correctly, Part 2
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Outpatient drawing areas
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Free Procedure Template with Skin Puncture Video
Tip of the Month: You and Gauze: a Love Story

Phlebotomy Today — August 2009

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This Month:
Eight Questions Everyone Who Draws Blood MUST Answer Correctly, Part 1
NCA and ASCP Board of Registry Merge
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Skin punctures to the big toe
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Infant Heelstick Training Models
Tip of the Month: Short-Changed by Short Draws

Phlebotomy Today — July 2009

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This Month:
Career Ladder for Phlebotomists
Are You Career-Ladder Material?
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Infant fingersticks
Phlebotomy in the News
FAQ Book a Finalist in Design Competition
Product Spotlight: Blood Specimen Collection FAQs
Tip of the Month: Mind the Gap

Phlebotomy Today — June 2009

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This Month:
Survey Sheds New Light on Blood Splash Exposures
Joint Commission Considers Relaxing Patient ID Requirements
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Icing blood gas specimens
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Advanced Venipuncture Training Aid
Tip of the Month: Brother, Can You Spare Some Time?

Phlebotomy Today — May 2009

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This Month:
Decentralized vs. Centralized Phlebotomy
Phlebotomy Today Subscriptions Reorganized
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: High potassium in lithium heparin tubes
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Poster Trio
Tip of the Month: Ten Truths about Syringe Draws

Phlebotomy Today — April 2009

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This Month:
The Geriatric Touch
Center Seeks Phlebotomy Program Coordinator
Just Write for Lab Week
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Hemolysis and IV draws
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Arterial Blood Gas Collection DVD
Tip of the Month: Red Light, Green Light

Phlebotomy Today — March 2009

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This Month:
Joint Commission Moves Toward Stricter Patient ID Requirement
Just Write for Lab Week
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Heelstick, depth of puncture
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Skin Puncture Procedure Template
Tip of the Month: What’s in it for you?

Phlebotomy Today — February 2009

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This Month:
Accuracy in GTT Collections
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Fingerstick site and wiping the first-drop
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Manager’s Toolbox
Tip of the Month: Spotting a Winner

Phlebotomy Today — January 2009

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This Month:
Is Your Draw Station Kid-Friendly?
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Finger Positioning
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Discounted Polos, T-shirts, Markers, Travel Mugs
Tip of the Month: Begin with the End in Mind

Phlebotomy Today — December 2008

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This Month:
Phlebotomy Turnaround Times: How Fast is Fast Enough?
From the Editor’s Desk
CLSI Releases Revised Skin Puncture Standard
Ernst to Speak in Oslo, Norway
According to the Standards: Phlebotomy Chair Safety
Phlebotomy in the News
Ask the Lab Guy
Product Spotlight: CLSI Skin Puncture Standard
Tip of the Month: Peace on Earth

Phlebotomy Today — November 2008

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This Month:
The Pediatric Bandaging Dilemma: One Laboratory’s Solution
Effects of Fist Pumping Underestimated
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Earlobes and Skin-Punctures
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: VHS to DVD upgrade
Phlebotomy Today Publisher Offers Amnesty
Tip of the Month: A Tangled Web

Phlebotomy Today — October 2008

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This Month:
What Every Healthcare Professional MUST Know About Drawing Coags
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Post-Mastectomy Patient
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Free Infant Foot Training Model with Video Purchase
Tip of the Month: Five Truths about Post-Venipuncture Care

Phlebotomy Today — September 2008

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This Month:
Journals Ablaze with Venipuncture Studies/Articles
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Is drawing above an IV acceptable?
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: To the Point® CE exercises
Tip of the Month: The Wizard of Aahs!

Phlebotomy Today — August 2008

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This Month:
Effects of Pneumatic Transportation on Blood Specimens
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Drawing from Triple-Lumen Catheters
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Infant Heelstick Model
Tip of the Month: How Cultured Are You?

Phlebotomy Today — July 2008

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This Month:
Tourniquets Tied to MRSA Threat
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Hand-labeling specimens
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Free DVD Player with Video Purchase
Tip of the Month: What Kind of Fly are You?

Phlebotomy Today — June 2008

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This Month:
Preventing Repeat Heelsticks
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Bending the Patient’s Arm Up
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Venipuncture Procedure Template
Tip of the Month: Sir Lance Alot

Phlebotomy Today — May 2008

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This Month:
Discernment and the Difficult Draw
From the Editor’s Desk
On a Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Drawing Patients on Exam Tables
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: New Downloads
Tip of the Month: Just a Phlebotomist

Phlebotomy Today — April 2008

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This Month:
Studies Shed Light on ED Hemolysis, Decentralized Phlebotomy
From the Editor’s Desk
According to the Standards: Order of draw and citrate tubes
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Phlebotomy Central
Tip of the Month: Catch Me If You Can

Phlebotomy Today — March 2008

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This Month:
Monthly Article: Is Your Draw Station Designed for Safety?
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Order of draw and clot activators
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Lab Week Items
Tip of the Month: Fear Factor

Phlebotomy Today — February 2008

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This Month:
Newborn Screens: Why and How?: Part II
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Separate Order of Draw for Syringes?
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Skin Punctures & Newborn Screens video
Tip of the Month: Anticipation or Precipitation?

Phlebotomy Today — January 2008

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This Month:
Newborn Screens: Why and How?
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Nursing Home Identification
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Skin Punctures & Newborn Screens video
Tip of the Month: WANTED!

Phlebotomy Today — December 2007

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This Month:
CLSI Revises Venipuncture Standard
Product Spotlight: Free Venipuncture Standard
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Is a tourniquet always necessary?
Phlebotomy in the News
Center Releases Second Volume in CE Series
Tip of the Month: A Run for the Roses

Phlebotomy Today — November 2007

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This Month:
How Collection Personnel Unknowingly Alter Test Results, Part III: Hemolysis
Center Creating Expert Witness Database
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards:Documenting Newborn Blood Withdrawal
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Venipuncture Training Aid
Center Adds to CEU Offerings
Tip of the Month: Deal or No Deal?

Phlebotomy Today — October 2007

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This Month:
How Collection Personnel Unknowingly Alter Test Results, Part II: Time-of-Collection Errors
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards:Proper Patient Positioning
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Articles for Download
Tip of the Month: It Only Takes a Moment

Phlebotomy Today — September 2007

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This Month:
How Collection Personnel Unknowingly Alter Test Results, Part I: Hemoconcentration
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Arterial Punctures for Routine Lab Work
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: PhlebotomyWeb online training
Tip of the Month: What Not to Wear

Phlebotomy Today — August 2007

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This Month:
Taking the Initiative with Phlebotomy
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Not all veins are fair game
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: 100% Cotton T-Shirts
Tip of the Month: Investing in Quality

Phlebotomy Today — July 2007

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This Month:
If Tubes Could Talk: Part IV, Interview with a Green Top
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Checking for hematoma
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Affordable CEUs in Phlebotomy
Tip of the Month: And the Two Shall Become One

Phlebotomy Today — June 2007

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This Month:
If Tubes Could Talk: Part III, Interview with a Lavender Top
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Applying Pressure
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight: Anatomy Poster with CE Option
Tip of the Month: What’s Your Risk Score?

Phlebotomy Today — May 2007

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This Month:
If Tubes Could Talk, Part II: Interview with a Red Top
Haitian Ministry in Need of Surplus EDTA Tubes
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Angle of Insertion
Phlebotomy in the News
Product Spotlight:Ten Commandments of Phlebotomy Poster
Tip of the Month: Never-Never Land

Phlebotomy Today — April 2007

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This Month:
Recognizing Phlebotomists During Lab Week
If Tubes Could Talk, Part I: Interview with a Blue Top
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Ammonia Inhalants
Phlebotomy in the News
Ask the Safety Lady
Product Spotlight: Lab Week Items
Tip of the Month: Recipe for a Phlebotomist

Phlebotomy Today — March 2007

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This Month:
Phlebotomy Training in South Africa
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards: Wiping off alcohol
Phlebotomy in the News
Ask the Safety Lady
Product Spotlight: Lab Week Items
Tip of the Month: Standard Eyes

Phlebotomy Today — February 2007

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This Month:
Feature Article: Blood Culture Collection, Part II
Five Factors that Lower Contamination Rates
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards
Phlebotomy in the News
Ask the Safety Lady
Product Spotlight Order of Draw Cards
Tip of the Month Just Say "No!"

Phlebotomy Today — January 2007

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This Month:
Feature Article: Blood Culture Collection, Part I
Blood Cultures: Protecting the Collector
From the Editor’s Desk
On A Personal Note...
According to the Standards
Phlebotomy in the News
Ask the Safety Lady
Product Spotlight CLSI Venipuncture Standard
Tip of the Month: The Last Line of Defense