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Wasn't sure whether to laugh or run.
I'm afraid this will be a somewhat convoluted post, but here goes. I've been on Warfarin (blood thinner) for over twenty years now, which means either weekly or fortnightly blood tests. Needless to sa...
I have found the phlebotomists have very little training! Despite that I wear a wrist band that specifies "no bloods this arm" they still ask which arm I want my bloods taken from. I have to go through the drill of explaining to them the lymph node clearance I had. I wonder if they got their certificate from the "Corn Flakes" packet. I even ask them were they not taught that in their training! Surely I am the becoming the patient from hell, but I don't care. They really should know more their job better than us patients, but my experience is most do not.
There is seriously a lack of training and so many gaps in the course they do.
Take care out there.
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There is seriously a lack of training and so many gaps in the course they do.
Take care out there.
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