Task analysis revisited: Refining the phlebotomy technician scope of practice and assessing longitudinal change in competencies

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-169

  Fidler, James R ^a,b  

^a American Medical Technologists   (United States)

^b American Medical Technologists ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Longitudinal; Phlebotomy

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CREDENTIALING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOTOMY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247866305     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278707300631     Document Type: Review

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