[Our Own Certification System for Education of Blood Sampling Techniques].

We have developed a certification system with objective scoring criteria to evaluate blood sampling techniques. Criteria included not only outcome evaluations, but process-oriented approaches and taxonomy in three fields. After introduction of this system, the time required for blood sampling was reduced and the attitudes of the medical technologists toward patients and blood sampling techniques improved. All members in our labora- tory department were involved in the establishment of this unique system. This system for medical tech- nologists was remarkably useful for education of blood sampling techniques. [Short Communication].