Best practices when performing a phlebotomy procedure involve the following factors:

• Planning ahead
• Patient identification
• Selecting an appropriate location
• Quality control
• Standards for quality care for patients and health workers, which includes:
  • Availability of appropriate supplies
  • Availability of personal protective equipment
  • Avoidance of contaminated equipment
  • Appropriate training
  • Special considerations related to patients
  • Quality of laboratory sampling

Phlebotomy errors may cause serious harm to patients, so it is essential to establish and practice quality control when performing a venipuncture or capillary puncture on any patient.

• Module 1 Written Assignment RUBRIC

  Case Study – Quality Assurance and Control When Performing Venipunctures	Points
  Case Study contains all of the following criteria: A definition of quality control The steps you would take to plan ahead for a phlebotomy procedure How to properly identify the patient Description on how to select an appropriate location for a venipuncture and a capillary puncture How to obtain a quality blood sample (i.e., non-hemolized) At least one special considerations related to patient care	15
  Contains proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure	3
  Case Study is in proper APA format	2
  Total	20