Lab and nursing

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Hi. I'm a medical lab scientist and wanted to connect with nursing staff. It seems there is a lot of miscommunication between the two departments. I'm hoping to learn from you guys what lab can do to improve relationships. Most of the nurses I work with are awesome and they have my deepest respect. I could never do what you guys do. That being said I sometimes feel that nurses need more understanding of exactly why we do the things we do on lab. Hoping to get some positive feedback on how we can both help each other.

My new job has a gas machine on that unit that nurses are trained to run, and believe me it was a humbling moment when I ran someone's gas and the machine said it was clotted. I was so scared to go back and tell them. Actually knowing how the machine works I have a much better understanding why it is so easy for cap tubes to leak.

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