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What do you like most/least about this career as a phlebotomist?

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Felicia’s Answer

You have to be a peoples person to even think about dealing with this career path. Therefore I'm a peoples person and I love I do day in and day out...help saving lives and making a difference in someone life that moments.
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Angelica’s Answer

I enjoy the challenges of blood draw, but it can be too repetitive or can feel burnt out depending on the staffing.
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STACEY’s Answer

The scarcity of jobs in relation to the number of graduates from Phlebotomy schools is my least favorite aspect of this field. As experience increases, salaries don't necessarily follow suit. Employers often prefer hiring those with six months to a year of experience, as they can be paid less for the same work done by a seasoned professional. After about 15 years, it doesn't seem worthwhile unless you've stuck with the same company and relied on raises.

On the other hand, I enjoy interacting with a diverse range of people and gaining knowledge about specimen collection and the various tools used in the process.
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Tonya’s Answer

As a nurse, one of my skills is the ability to perform phlebotomy (as well as teach phlebotomy skills). What I love most is working with patients. What I like least is sticking patients more than once due to the discomfort/potential level of pain for the patient.

Phlebotomists work in various settings. A phlebotomist can work within a hospital, clinic/ambulatory setting, research, homecare, and other opportunities that are up-and-coming. The length of school is not as long or expensive as a college degree and a phlebotomist may return to school and apply their skills of working in healthcare/research to another career.

As a phlebotomist, you can support patients in feeling comfortable and special as you take the ordered test. Your smile, knowledge, skill, and care can make a positive difference in a person’s life for example in a patient who must have repeated lab tests for chronic diseases. Your care can ease a small child’s fear. Your dedication can make you a trusted member of a healthcare team.
There are challenges such as you may be on your feet a lot during your work shift, seeing patients in pain that you may not be able to alleviate, or being unable to acquire a patient’s sample.

The location and type of school to become a phlebotomist vary. You may find programs on a college campus, independent school (check the Better Business Bureau to verify the school is acceptable to you), or you could attend a Medical Assistant/Medical Office Assistant (MA/MOA) program where phlebotomy is one of the skills included in the program.

All the Best.

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Thank you comment icon You are very welcome Bria F. All the best to you! Tonya Lawrence, PhD, MSN, RN, CNM
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Happiness Chisom’s Answer

As a phlebotomist, what I like most about phlebotomy is that it's one of the foundations of solving health-related issues. It's when you carry out some test that you can know the problem to give treatment.
Also, phlebotomists work in various settings such as; hospitals, clinics, research, care homes, etc.

What I like least is that sometimes
some patients can be tough to deal with.
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Nayeli Lucero’s Answer

hello! first congratulations for your interest in having a preparation in the area of ​​health. I am a clinical laboratory technician and one of my functions is to be a phlebotomist, to analyze the samples and determine the state of health of the patient. what I love most about my career is the importance of clinical tests for the diagnosis of a disease, and it is a great responsibility to obtain correct results from the beginning of the sample collection, our work complements the work of a doctor to reach to the proper diagnosis and treatment that a patient needs. what I like least is when we have to take second tests to confirm a result and we have to draw blood again, or when the anatomical conditions of the patient make it difficult to take a sample.
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