SUCCESS! in Phlebotomy: A Q&A Review

by Becan-McBride, Kathleen; Garza, Diana

• ISBN13: 9780131183261
• ISBN10: 0131183265
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

With recent federal, state, and quality assessment requirements, continuing education in phlebotomy has never been more important. This is the ideal review book and CD-ROM to prepare for national board certification exams or to keep current in this dynamic field.Simulating the exact format and organization of topics on the board examinations, it contains over 650 multiple-choice questions with explanations and complete references. The CD-ROM perfectly prepares students for the computerized format of the exam with a diagnostic exam for self-assessment and a diagnostic report which records students'results in specific content areas. This new edition has also been updated to correspond with Garza/Becan-McBride's Phlebotomy Handbook, 7/e (2005) - if a user chooses to use both titles.Clinical Lab Science Students / Medical Technology Students.

Author Biography

Kathleen Becan-McBride, EdD, MT (ASCP) is Director of Community and Educational Outreach at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSCH) and tenured Medical School Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at UTHSCH Diana Garza, EdD, MT (ASCP) is an educational consultant and medical writer/editor living in Houston, Texas

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	xi
SECTION I: Overview	1	(68)
Phlebotomy Practice and Quality Essentials	1	(18)
Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues	19	(18)
Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems	37	(16)
The Cardiovascular System	53	(16)
SECTION II: Safety Procedures and Equipment	69	(70)
Infection Control	69	(16)
Safety and First Aid	85	(16)
Documentation, Specimen Handling, and Transportation	101	(18)
Blood Collection Equipment	119	(20)
SECTION III: Phlebotomy Procedures	139	(52)
Venipuncture Procedures	139	(18)
Procedures for Collecting Capillary Blood Specimens	157	(18)
Preanalytical Complications in Blood Collection	175	(16)
SECTION IV: Special Procedures and Point-of-Care Testing	191	(82)
Pediatric Procedures	191	(16)
Arterial, Intravenous (IV), and Special Collection Procedures	207	(16)
Elderly, Home, and Long-Term Care Collections	223	(22)
Urinalysis, Body Fluid, and Other Specimens	245	(16)
Forensic Toxicology, Workplace Testing, Sports Medicine, and Related Areas	261	(12)
Index	273