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Education and Experience Lead to Rewarding Careers

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Jake

When you choose to enter a healthcare profession, there are two things you can be sure about. As a healthcare technician, you will be helping people live healthier, happier lives; and, no matter what happens in the economy, there will … Continue reading →

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Phlebotomists Work Hard In a Rewarding Job

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jake

Less than three months after being forced to resign as President of the United States, Richard Nixon was hospitalized in 1972 for complications from phlebitis. A painful swelling of the leg, phlebitis can lead to blood clots that can travel … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Phlebotomist

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Jake

The average adult body contains approximately 5 liters of blood or 8% of a person’s body weight. Within that fluid are red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Blood transports nutrients and oxygen to cells while also helping to … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive Study for Phlebotomy Certification

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Jake

With jobs in phlebotomy on the rise, it is no wonder that a current Survivor contestant is one. Phlebotomy is a rewarding career with flexible work options and long term job security. With as little as three months of training … Continue reading →

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A New Career: Phlebotomy

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jake

Whoever you are and wherever you live in the United States, at some point in your life you will have blood drawn. When you do, you will be much relieved if the phlebotomy technician who does the blood draw is … Continue reading →

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Phlebotomy Training Is The Way To Go

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Jake

Phlebotomy training is a popular and relatively easy certification to pursue for anyone new to the healthcare technology field, or for the experienced technician looking for cross training. Jobs are on the rise and certification will increase your salary from … Continue reading →

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Phlebotomy: A New and Exciting Career

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Jake

Blood and veins are at the center of most medical procedures. They carry information about health and disease; they are the body’s most trusted barometer for data analysis. In 2006, Showtime began the highly acclaimed cable series, Dexter. Dexter features … Continue reading →

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Phlebotomy Technicians Are In Demand

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Jake

Healthcare technicians are needed at all levels and in all fields of medicine. Training as a specialist in one field will often give you a foot up for cross training in another. For example, you will need anatomy and physiology … Continue reading →

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Training In One Field Equals Cross Training for Another

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Jake

The practice of phlebotomy is one of the most diverse and rewarding professions in the healthcare field. With as little as one year of certification training, you can build a lifetime of job security with increasing responsibility and achievement. Though … Continue reading →

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The Devil is in the Details

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Jake

Medical practitioners have been collecting blood since the beginning of medicine. But the professional practice of phlebotomy is very new. Along with the advances in medicine itself, the practice of phlebotomy has advanced with it. A career in phlebotomy is … Continue reading →

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