My Concept Map

1. Evolution of Phlebotomy

A. Ancient Phlebotomy

B. Modern Phlebotomy

1. Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) standards of practice

B. Patient service skills

b.a. Professional ethics

b.b. Professional legal

b.c. Professional regulatory issues

1. Blood Collection Process

A. Analytical Guidelines

a.a. Pre-analytical Guidelines

a.a.a. Specimen handling

a.a.b. Specimen transportation

a.b Post analytical Guideline

a.b.a. Laboratory results reporting

B. Methods of blood collection

b.a. Capillary Blood Collection Method

b.b. Arterial Blood Collection Method

b.c. Venous Blood Collection Method

b.c.a. Venipuncture Procedure

b.c.a.a. Venipucture equipment

b.c.a.b. Venipuncture technique

b.c.a.c. Venipuncture order of draw

b.c.a.c.a. Yellow tube

b.c.a.c.b. Blue tube

b.c.a.c.c. Red tube

b.c.a.c.d. Lavender tube

b.c.a.c.e. Black tube

b.c.b Blood components

b.c.b.a. Serum

b.c.b.b. Plasma

b.c.b.c. Hematocrit

b.c.b.d. Platelets

b.c.b.e. RBCs

b.c.b.f. WBCs