Laerdal Virtual Phlebotomy - Manual (Page 12)

• Pressure application and puncture site dressing
o Correct order of Draw
o Proper site cleansing technique
o Specimen compromise
o Proper specimen mixing
• Common and rare complications and how to deal with them.
o Learn the feel of the procedure including palpating veins, needle insertion and feeling
the “pop”, attaching the specimen tubes, applying pressure, dressing the puncture site,
stretching the skin to stabilize the vein, and removing the needle.
o Exposure to a variety of patient anatomies, patient cases and complications, force the
learner to learn the procedural variations necessary to successfully complete the speci-
men acquisition procedure.
o Exposure to less common, more advanced, specimen acquisitions such as blood cultures
and specimens requiring special cleansing techniques.
• Perform differential diagnosis of patient cases, related to acquisition of venous blood speci-
mens in different areas of the arm and hand.
• Learn proper hand position for performing the procedure for venous access, specimen acqui-
sition and venipuncture site dressing.
• Perform appropriate bevel orientation and angle of insertion during multi-sample needle stick.
• Progress through a tiered hierarchy of ever more diffi cult patient cases, ranging from begin-
ning student through advanced practitioner.
• Recover from complications such as vein collapse in the elderly and accidental arterial sticks.
• Learn the importance of complications such as nerve involvement by actually penetrating
nerves; producing an audible response from the patient.
• Learn realistic equipment behavior, such as vacuum loss in a specimen tube if attaching a tube
to the tube holder when needle is outside the skin.
2.2 Benefits for the instructor
• Allows instructor to train, and learner to practice, the actual procedure with complete real-
ism in an environment that is risk-free to the patient, learner and instructor.
• Because Virtual Phlebotomy is fully self-directed, the instructor can leverage his classroom
lectures and direct interactions with the students by allowing students to practice the proce-
dure on their own time with comprehensive assessment.
• Extensive assessment evaluates each step of the procedure while competency review struc-
tures allow the instructor to obtain a comprehensive understanding of student’s progress,
specifi c strengths and specifi c weaknesses.
Benefits, Learning Objectives
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