HiThisIsStatLabCLICK replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing
Hehehe. The irony here is that lab techs of today (raises hand) don't even know how to draw blood as its no longer part of our curriculum. The old geezers, which describes approximately 98.9% of the...
HiThisIsStatLabCLICK replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing
There are two seperate occasions when we can catch hemolysis. Once the specimen is taken out of the centrifuge we see that its hemolyzed, thus it won't be run, and we'll make the call for a restick....
HiThisIsStatLabCLICK replied to HiThisIsStatLabCLICK's topic in General Nursing
Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I don't see what happens in the ER and I don't know how they draw the blood there. All I really know is that once we finish spinning it down in the centrifuge, its...
Okay, now that I've gotten your attention, I didn't really mean it...or did I =) First and foremost I am not a nurse, I'm a technologist in the stat lab with a whopping 1 month of experience. Now,...