I took phlebotomy seven years ago. Though I was med/surg, then Adult ICU, where I worked the IV teams did all the sticks. (I begged to be allowed to work with the team, part-time but we were under-staffed and I was refused.) I'm an unemployed Occupational Health RN at the moment and intend to become an Occupational Health APRN starting September 2012.
I'm in an EMT class and also intend to become EMT Medic and for that I need to learn to do sticks fast an efficiently. A practicum in phlebotomy is the way to gain that experience. My Alma Mater will probably let me return to do the Phlebotomy internship but I'll have to do some sort of exam to show proficiency of the basic knowledge, and I need to relearn all that stuff since I haven't used it for seven years.
There are many online courses, by many quality institutions these days, for free, but of course with no college credits and I find it hard to believe that one does not exist for the book-learning part of phlebotomy.
Does anyone know of any on-line self-study tutorials on Phlebotomy?
If not, might anyone suggest a good book--my old one is too old to be relied upon.
Thanks