Author: Alex Friedman

I was assigned to work in Microbiology for a month because one of their regular staff was out on her… Continue reading Just Add Water!

Nurses can be just as nasty. I was an overnight Phleb at my previous hospital. One night, I came down… Continue reading That Nasty Nurse

I had a paramedic draw blood for me one day. He came up to me after and said, “the gold… Continue reading Clot Tube Clotted

You know that absorbent pad that comes inside biohazard specimen bags? We know they're meant to absorb spilled specimens in… Continue reading Just A Wipe Away

I've met a few germophobes in over 10 years of working in the laboratory. We have to say the lab,… Continue reading Doctor Germophobe

First, a little backstory. I live in a small town of 2000 people with a small 25-bed hospital. I live… Continue reading Wake Up Call

I was a fairly new phlebotomist at a rural hospital that got in patients from all over. One day I… Continue reading Scared of Needles