Online Resources
- Performing Venipuncture: Clinical Skills Essentials Collection (Video Duration 3 minutes)
This short video demonstrates how to perform venipuncture. - Blood Collection: Performing Phlebotomy (Video Duration 31 minutes)This video demonstrates how to perform venipuncture, troubleshoot problems with gaining venous access, and recognize common complications. It reviews proper labeling used for various blood tests, the preparation procedure before drawing blood, venipuncture procedures, and types of equipment used as well as covering what information to include when documenting a blood draw.
- Blood Collection: Performing Phlebotomy
Includes a series of short instructional videos that cover; performing venipuncture, troubleshooting problems with gaining venous access, and common complications, also included are
guidelines for documentation.
Source: Medcom, 2015 - Blood Collection Special ConsiderationsThis includes a playlist of 6 short videos covering the following patient groups; adults with needle phobia; age-appropriate considerations, elders, mastectomy, obese patients, pediatric venipuncture.
Source: Medcom, 2015
