Before you comment please read — just know we choose needle type based on your veins (we are trained to know what types of veins to look for and don’t want to “fight the veins” and make you agitated or stressed🫶 Butterfly is not always pediatric Straight doesn’t always mean scary It’s all

Not sure if this is a universal experience… Just a few of the questions I’m asked on a daily basis. Most are said as jokes but I do try to maintain my professionalism no matter what I’m asked. #redhead #healthcare #phlebotomy #relatable #workinginhealthcare

Things I REALLY wish someone told me before becoming a phlebotomist 😭💉 (it’s not just ‘drawing blood’) #phlebotomist #phlebotomy #phlebotomystudent #hospital #blood

🩷 hemolyzed / clotted samples Specifically short draws in lavender tubes that aren’t inverted. It happens. Often times the order will be put back because the machines needs certain amount of blood to run tests. 🩷 mislabeled samples if there isn’t a label on the sample or if it’s in the wrong tu

Just a few reasons why orders get put for redraw or are rejected. #labassistant #phlebotomy #healthcaregirly #medlab #relatable

✨ not all hospitals use the same tubes for different tests. This is just based off of what I use at the hospital I’m at. #phlebotomy #healthcare #bloodwork #lab #phlebotomystudent

Took a weekend trip to Montreal! 🇨🇦 Wandered the city, tried some new foods, and were definitely noticeable tourists 😂 ski saint Bruno was 10 minutes outside of the city and was only $33 a person for a majority of the day!! The lifts were great, people were friendly, and the food there was perf

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