Improving blood collection outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration

This webinar was recorded live on October 16, 2024.
It is available on demand through October 31, 2026.
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Description

Blood collection via venipuncture is a task traditionally completed by trained phlebotomists. However, due to various healthcare constraints, this task has increasingly been shared with other disciplines, most notably nursing. This transition has increased the complexity of blood collection due to variability in training, in skill level, and in workflows. Most importantly, these factors can impact patient care by increasing unsuccessful collection attempts, reducing the quality and optimal timing of the specimen, and causing delays and inaccuracies in clinical decision making.

In this webinar, Barb Nickel, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and co-author of the 2024 INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice, will provide an overview of the following factors in venipuncture blood collection: healthcare factors that have added complexity, sources of inaccurate specimen collection, and best practices in interdisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes.

Target audience

This activity is designed for physicians, lab supervisors, lab directors (and/or assistant directors), lab managers (supervisory and/or non-supervisory), medical technologists, fellows, residents, nurses, and other laboratory professionals overseeing/conducting within this topic.

Learning objectives

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify healthcare factors that have increased the complexity of blood collection.
• Identify potential sources of inaccurate blood collection.
• Describe best practices to improve outcomes in venipuncture blood collection.

Faculty

Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Omaha, NE, USA

Disclosures and statement of independence

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) is dedicated to ensuring balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all educational activities. All participating planning committee members and faculty are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. The intent of this disclosure is to provide participants with information on which they can make their own judgments.

The following faculty reported financial relationships:

• Barb Nickel, APRN-CNS, CCRN, CRNI
  • Consultant Fee: BD Medical, Baxter Healthcare, Kendle Healthcare
  • Board/Committee Membership/Advisory Board: BD Medical, Baxter Healthcare

Content validity

All recommendations involving clinical medicine are based on evidence accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients; AND/OR all scientific research referred to or reported in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Accreditation statement

This activity is approved for 1.0 ACCENT® continuing education credits. Activity ID #4342. This activity was planned in accordance with ACCENT® Standards and Policies.

Successful completion statement

Verification of Participation certificates are provided to registered participants based on completion of the activity, in its entirety, and the activity evaluation. For questions regarding continuing education, please email [email protected].