So, Boyfriend's mother got in trouble at work the other night.
She was doing her rounds (Phlebotomist, draws blood and runs tests on it) and had to draw blood from a patient. She asked patient if she had an arm preference. Patient did not. She drew blood from patient's left arm, no issues. After she was finished, patient said it was funny that she drew blood from that arm because she had had lymph nodes removed from it and her doctor had said that arm should NOT be used to draw blood! There was no indication on the patient's chart or on the door that the arm was restricted. Boyfriend's mother went to the patient's nurse and informed her of the missing information. Boyfriend's mother then got written-up for drawing blood from that arm, never mind that she couldn't have known otherwise, the patient never said anything and that the information wasn't posted. She got the write-up even after explaining this; what do you want to bet the nurse reported her first and added the information after-the-fact saying Boyfriend's mom was lying? Sadly, the Phlebotomists at her hospital get very little respect.
She was doing her rounds (Phlebotomist, draws blood and runs tests on it) and had to draw blood from a patient. She asked patient if she had an arm preference. Patient did not. She drew blood from patient's left arm, no issues. After she was finished, patient said it was funny that she drew blood from that arm because she had had lymph nodes removed from it and her doctor had said that arm should NOT be used to draw blood! There was no indication on the patient's chart or on the door that the arm was restricted. Boyfriend's mother went to the patient's nurse and informed her of the missing information. Boyfriend's mother then got written-up for drawing blood from that arm, never mind that she couldn't have known otherwise, the patient never said anything and that the information wasn't posted. She got the write-up even after explaining this; what do you want to bet the nurse reported her first and added the information after-the-fact saying Boyfriend's mom was lying? Sadly, the Phlebotomists at her hospital get very little respect.
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