The bloody truth: Investigating nurse phlebotomy competencies at a private laboratory in Johannesburg, South Africa

Background: With the introduction of the phlebotomist technician-certification programme in South Africa, nurses' phlebotomy competence, an acquired skill during basic training, was questioned. Various studies indicate that the majority of errors occur during the collection phase, causing negat...

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Main Authors: Lizelle Crous, S.J. Armstrong
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2016-12-01
Series:Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1025984816300163