Episode Details

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The correct procedure for verifying patient orders between the EMR, LIS, and paper requisitions to avoid pre-analytical errors. - The function of a unique accession number and the critical importance of immediate, bedside barcode labeling after specimen collection. - Your role in documenting specimen collection and receipt in the LIS to maintain a digital chain of custody. - The complete, step-by-step process for communicating and documenting a critical value, including the mandatory read-back procedure. - A memorable mnemonic, VALID (Verify, Assign, Label, Input, Deliver), to recall the essential LIS workflow for the phlebotomy exam. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep