Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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You are working as health assistants at a local hospital. You work closely with
one of the nursing staff there. She is always in a hurry and asks you to take a lot of risks when
working with patients, such as not wearing gloves and handling used needles very carelessly.
Whenever you make suggestions or question her judgment, she brushes you both off and says
you do not know anything. You are only teenagers.
- Who should you talk to about this situation?
- Are there any laws that would protect you in this situation?
- List at least three options for handling this situation?
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