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Introduction

Patient-centered health care is care that is delivered in a manner that is "respectful of and responsive to individual's preferences, needs, and values."1
Great health care for every patient involves a team approach. All team members contribute in a unique way to ensure successful patient outcomes. The phlebotomist is a key member of the health care team and the team relies on the phlebotomist to obtain quality specimens. Patient diagnosis and treatment are often dependent on laboratory test results. The accuracy and reliability of these results are contingent on a quality specimen. It is easy to see how the phlebotomist directly affects the care of the patient.
As members of a professional health care team, phlebotomists should exhibit professional behaviors. Simple things, such as appropriate dress and grooming, reflect a professional image. Language and conversation should also show that you value yourself, your employer, and the patient. Work habits demonstrate to the rest of the team that you provide an invaluable service.
1. Committee on Quality of Health Care in America. Crossing the Quality Chasm, A New Health System for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 2001.