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career in phlebotomy.

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  • 21-05-2014 10:55am
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    subscriber
    Registered Users Posts: 895 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    This is the most appropriate section of the forum I can find. Im looking to see if anyone has any information on a cereer in phlebotomy, and requirments to train. I am allready working as a paramedic in the ambulance service but because of an ongoing back injury, I cant see myself being able to last in this career with the amount of manual labour and heavy lifting involved. Does a person have to have a university nursing career before specialising in phlebotomy? Id appreciate if anyone had any information or guidance on this?


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    borrch
    Registered Users Posts: 248 ✭✭borrch


    Hi Subscriber,

    No you don't need a degree in nursing although a lot have. Usually the hospitals train you up and cert you, but that's possibly different in every hospital. Just bear in mind phlebotomy is not a good career for those with bad backs. You are all day standing on your feet bending over patients, and if you are on the wards it's worse.


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