Phlebotomy Essentials

by McCall, Ruth E.; Tankersley, Cathee M.

• ISBN13: 9780781791984
• ISBN10: 0781791987
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

Phlebotomy Essentials, Fourth Edition Workbook is designed to be used in combination with Phlebotomy Essentials, Fourth Edition and is a valuable learning resource that helps you better understand the principles of phlebotomy by reinforcing key concepts covered in the textbook. To ensure that you get the most out of your studies, this companion Workbook offers a variety of exercises and tools that make it easy for you to understand and remember essential information and build your critical-thinking skills.

Author Biography

Ruth E. McCall BS, MT(ASCP): Director of Phlebotomy and Clinical Laboratory Assistant Programs TVI Community College Albuquerque, New Mexico Cathee M. Tankersley BS, MT(ASCP), CLS (NCA): Director of Phlebotomy Program Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona Clinical Educational Specialist HemoCue, Inc., Mission Viejo, California Laboratory Technical Supervisor Valley Integrative Physicians Phoenix, Arizona

Table of Contents

1 Phlebotomy: Past and Present	1	(18)
An Historical Perspective on Phlebotomy	2	(2)
Phlebotomy Today	4	(1)
The Role of the Phlebotomist in a Changing Health Care Environment	4	(15)
2 The Health Care Setting	19	(26)
Types of Health Care Facilities	20	(1)
Characteristics of Hospitals in the United States	21	(1)
Public Health Service	22	(1)
Financing Health Care	22	(5)
Departments Within the Health Care Facility or Hospital	27	(14)
Clinical Laboratory Personnel	41	(2)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act	43	(2)
3 Medical Terminology	45	(12)
Word Roots	45	(1)
Prefixes	46	(1)
Suffixes	47	(1)
Combining Vowels	48	(1)
Combining Forms	49	(1)
Plural Endings	49	(1)
Medical Terminology Reminders	49	(1)
Abbreviations and Symbols	50	(7)
4 An Overview of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body	57	(30)
Anatomic Position	58	(1)
Other Body Positions	58	(1)
Body Planes	58	(1)
Body Directional Terms	59	(1)
Body Cavities	60	(1)
Body Functions	61	(1)
Body Organization	61	(1)
Body Systems	62	(25)
5 The Circulatory System	87	(26)
The Heart	88	(4)
The Vascular System	92	(8)
The Blood	100	(7)
Hemostasis	107	(2)
The Lymphatic System	109	(4)
6 Infection Control, Safety, and First Aid	113	(38)
Infection Control	114	(15)
Safety	129	(16)
First Aid Procedures	145	(6)
7 Blood Collection Equipment and Supplies	151	(24)
General Blood Collection Equipment	151	(4)
Arterial Puncture Equipment	155	(1)
Skin Puncture Equipment	155	(1)
Venipuncture Equipment	155	(20)
8 Factors to Consider Prior to Blood Collection	175	(18)
Physiologic Factors	175	(3)
Test Status	178	(2)
Factors to Consider in Site Selection	180	(2)
Collection Devices	182	(3)
Complications Associated With Blood Collection	185	(8)
9 Venipuncture Collection Procedures	193	(40)
Initiation of the Test Request	194	(3)
Patient Contact	197	(2)
Patient Identification	199	(3)
Preparing the Patient for Testing	202	(2)
Routine Venipuncture Procedure	204	(14)
Failure to Obtain Blood	218	(2)
Procedure for Inability to Obtain a Specimen	220	(1)
Procedure for Using a Butterfly	221	(2)
Syringe Venipuncture Procedure	223	(2)
Pediatric Venipuncture	225	(8)
10 Skin Puncture Equipment and Procedures	233	(22)
Skin Puncture Equipment	234	(4)
Skin Puncture Principles	238	(3)
Skin Puncture Procedure	241	(4)
Special Skin Puncture Procedures	245	(10)
11 Special Procedures and Point-of-Care Testing	255	(38)
Special Procedures	256	(1)
Blood Bank Specimens	256	(17)
Point-of-Care Testing	273	(1)
Coagulation Monitoring	273	(4)
Arterial Blood Gas and Chemistry Panels	277	(8)
Skin Tests	285	(3)
Strep Testing	288	(1)
Urinalysis	289	(4)
12 Arterial Blood Gases	293	(14)
Personnel Who Perform Arterial Puncture	294	(1)
Site Selection	294	(2)
Equipment and Supplies	296	(2)
Preparation	298	(1)
Procedure for Radial ABGs	299	(4)
ABG Collection From Other Sites	303	(1)
Complications Associated With Arterial Puncture	303	(1)
Sampling Errors	303	(1)
Criteria for Specimen Rejection	304	(3)
13 Nonblood Specimens and Tests	307	(12)
Nonblood Specimen Labeling and Handling	308	(1)
Types of Nonblood Specimens	308	(11)
14 Quality Assurance and Specimen Handling	319	(20)
Quality Assurance in Health Care	320	(1)
Total Quality Management	321	(1)
Quality Assurance in Phlebotomy	322	(3)
Areas in Phlebotomy That Are Subject to Quality Control	325	(4)
Specimen Handling	329	(4)
Specimen Processing	333	(6)
15 Communication and Computers	339	(20)
Communication Defined	340	(4)
Communication in Health Care	344	(2)
Telephone Communication	346	(1)
Communication Through Computerization	346	(13)
16 Laboratory Mathematics	359	(10)
The Metric System	359	(3)
Military Time	362	(1)
Temperature Measurement	363	(1)
Roman Numerals	363	(2)
Percent	365	(1)
Dilutions	366	(1)
Blood Volume	366	(3)
Glossary	369
Appendix A Answers to Study and Review Questions	A-1	(2)
Appendix B Conversational Phrases in English and Spanish	A-3	(4)
Appendix C A Patient's Bill of Rights	A-7	(2)
Appendix D Listing of Departments and Tests	A-9	(10)
Appendix E Conditions Requiring Work Restrictions for Health Care Employees	A-19	(2)
Appendix F Procedure Evaluation Checklists	A-21
Index	I-1