Phlebotomy Handbook : Blood Collection Essentials

by Garza, Diana; Becan-McBride, Kathleen

• ISBN13: 9780130928870
• ISBN10: 0130928879
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This is the most timely and comprehensive source of blood and specimen collection information available on the worldwide market. Provides today's health care professionals with the latest safety guidelines; condensed information about new federal regulations; updates on equipment and supplies; new NCCLS standards and hazard prevention techniques; and extensive coverage on transcultural communication skills for all ages. Medical Technologists, Medical Technicians, Medical Assistants, Specimen collection supervisors, Laboratory Managers/Directors, Nurses. Also, a valuable resource for hospital laboratories, out patient clinics, physicians' office practices, and emergency rooms.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
I. OVERVIEW	1	(90)
Phlebotomy Practice and Health Care Settings	5	(34)
Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems	39	(28)
The Circulatory System	67	(24)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Changing Roles in Phlebotomy Practice	87	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Collection from the Dorsal Side of the Hand	88	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Communication and Cultural Sensitivity: Keys to Success	89	(2)
II. SAFETY PROCEDURES	91	(88)
Infection Control	95	(30)
Safety and First Aid	125	(24)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Accidental Injury	146	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Transporting Specimens from Homebound Patients to the Laboratory	147	(2)
Specimen Documentation and Transportation	149	(30)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Improving Speed and Accuracy in Phlebotomy Practice	177	(2)
III. EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES	179	(124)
Blood Collection Equipment	183	(48)
Venipuncture Procedures	231	(40)
Skin Puncture Procedures	271	(12)
Complications in Blood Collection	283	(20)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Ambulatory Health Care Collections	299	(2)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Venipuncture Site Selection	301	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Finding the Right Site	302	(1)
IV. SPECIAL PROCEDURES AND POINT-OF-CARE TESTING	303	(138)
Pediatric Procedures	307	(28)
Arterial, Intravenous (IV), and Special Collection Procedures	335	(48)
Elderly, Home, and Long-term Care Collections	383	(18)
Urinalysis and Body Fluid Collections	401	(16)
Specimen Collection for Forensic Toxicology, Workplace Testing, Sports Medicine, and Related Areas	417	(24)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Home Care Collections	436	(2)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Bedside Glucose Testing	438	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Newborn Nursery Collections	439	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Collecting Blood from an Infant	440	(1)
V. QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL ISSUES	441	(50)
Quality, Competency, and Performance Assessment	445	(18)
Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues	463	(28)
Phlebotomy Case Study: Communication and Consent	488	(1)
Phlebotomy Case Study: An Ethical Dilemma	489	(2)
Appendices	491	(22)
Units of Measurement and Symbols	491	(2)
Metric Conversion Chart	493	(2)
Formulas and Calculations	495	(4)
Basic Spanish for Specimen Collection Procedures	499	(4)
Answers to Self Study Questions and Cases	503	(10)
Glossary	513	(20)
Index	533