Demonstrates skills/knowledge to: accurately identify patients and label specimens; provide age related care; select appropriate site, assessing vein size, location and position of veins for vascular access and performance of venipuncture; basic specimen collection, processing and handling; capillary punctures; calculate minimum specimen requirements; procedures for combining orders, redraws, line draw in order to provide optimal care; specimen prioritization/handling procedures and regulations/procedures for transporting in a manner appropriate to maintain specimen integrity by utilizing the pneumatic tube and /or by walking specimens to the lab; equipment maintenance. Demonstrates skills/knowledge to: appropriately dispose of bio-hazardous waste; evaluate and handle difficult patient situations (combative, uncooperative, fainting, seizures, excessive bleeding, other patient complications, etc.); use various barrier precaution procedures; appropriately use equipment; and tasks related to safety record keeping.