When prevention doesn't work: Your step-by-step guide to managing fainting episodes safely and professionally
Part three in the vasovagal syncope series. Making a protocol that works for you.
Shanise Keith,
September 09, 2025
Spotting the warning signs, identifying high-risk patients, and preventing fainting episodes before they happen
Shanise Keith,
September 02, 2025
What happens in your patient's body during a vasovagal response and why it's so common in phlebotomy
Shanise Keith,
August 26, 2025
Another personal experience where phlebotomy was not done correctly.
Shanise Keith,
May 11, 2022
A novel study showing hospital-wide results of using Magnolia Medical Technologies’ Steripath® Initial Specimen Diversion Device®.
Shanise Keith,
April 10, 2022
A practice that is much too common, and much too dangerous.
Shanise Keith,
March 07, 2022
A technical question submitted by a reader regarding an unusual patient request.
Shanise Keith,
February 02, 2022
A story about a personal phlebotomy experience.
Shanise Keith describes a time when she had her blood drawn, and the unfortunate experience it turned out to be.
Shanise Keith,
January 31, 2022
Drawing extra tubes is no always a good idea
Dennis Ernst,
January 19, 2022
Here's a litany of statistics about phlebotomy most healthcare professionals who draw blood aren't aware of.
Dennis Ernst,
January 19, 2022
