Giving Patients TLC

Why Tender Loving Care Takes a Lot of Concentration

Dennis Ernst, November 08, 2021

Top Ten Ways Phlebotomists Change Potassium Results

Inaccurate potassium results can't be fixed, only prevented.

Dennis Ernst, October 08, 2021

Fewer Than Half of Labs Documenting Collection Times

Authors consider non-compliance rate "very acceptable"

Dennis Ernst, August 11, 2021

More Evidence Pneumatic Tube Transport Affects Test Results

Proper design, regulated speeds critical in PTS system designs

Dennis Ernst, August 02, 2021

Courier Lockboxes a Summer Hotbox for Samples

Are your samples baking in the summer sun?

Researchers recently found when blood samples for diagnostic laboratory testing are stored in outdoor lockbox, the results may not be valid.

Dennis Ernst, July 19, 2021

How to Manage Patients Who Pass Out

Knowing how to prevent fainting during a phlebotomy procedure is critical

When a patient passes out during a venipuncture procedure, this post details exactly what to do and what not to do.

Dennis Ernst, July 19, 2021

Survey Says: Drawing Rainbows

An expensive practice without many benefits.

Dennis Ernst, July 07, 2021