A phlebotomist is to collect a post dose level of blood on a patient at 10:30am. The phlebotomist is delayed in the collection, collecting the sample at 11:00am. To hide the fact, he was late for the collection, the phlebotomist enters 10:30am as the collection time. How will this affect the treatment of the patient?

A phlebotomist is to collect a post dose level of blood on a patient at 10:30am. The phlebotomist is delayed in the collection, collecting the sample at 11:00am. To hide the fact, he was late for the collection, the phlebotomist enters 10:30am as the collection time. How will this affect the treatment of the patient?

Complete Textbook Of Phlebotomy

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Chapter12: Compliance: Legal And Ethical Issues

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