Patients should not be made to tightly clench their fists during phlebotomy procedures because it can cause misleadingly high blood potassium readings, according to a study. Subscribe today for ...

Born and raised in Sweetwater, Dottie Monroe has been a nurse for almost 40 years and an educator for 25 of those years. Although she thought about becoming a veterinarian, Ms. Monroe followed in her ...

Phlebotomy refers to drawing blood from a person’s vein with a needle. Lab tests on blood samples are important as they measure different blood components and provide information that can lead to a ...