Phlebotomy handbook : blood specimen collection from basic to advanced

Garza, Diana (author.). Becan-McBride, Kathleen, 1949- (author.). Hermis, Donna, (author.). Ostroff, Matthew, (author.).

Summary: "Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Specimen Collection from Basic to Advanced links students and health care professionals to the latest information on safe, effective blood collection. Progressing from simple concepts to complex competencies, the text covers all of the communication, clinical, technical, and safety skills that any health care worker will use in the practice of phlebotomy and other specimen-collection procedures. The 10th edition aligns the text with entry-level competencies of the NAACLS. A DVD video library demonstrating procedures described in this text is available in Pearson's Instructor Resource Center." -- Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 9780134709321
ISBN: 0134709322
Physical Description: print
xviii, 653 pages ; 28 cm
Edition: Tenth edition.
Publisher: Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Pearson Education, Inc., [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Phlebotomy practice and quality assessment -- Communication, computer essentials, and documentation -- Professional ethics, legal, and regulatory issues -- Infection control -- Safety and first aid -- Medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology of organ systems -- The cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Blood collection equipment for venipuncture and capillary specimens -- Preexamination/preanalytical complications causing medical errors in blood collection -- Venipuncture procedures -- Capillary or dermal blood specimens -- Specimen handling, transportation, and processing -- Pediatric and geriatric procedures -- Point-of-care collections -- Blood cultures, arterial, intravenous (IV), and special collection procedures -- Urinalysis, body fluids, and other specimens -- Drug use, forensic toxicology, workplace testing, sports medicine, and related areas.