Phlebotomy for Health Care Personnel

Name: Phlebotomy for Health Care Personnel
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ISBN: 9780078203053

ISBN-10: 0078203058

ISBN-13: 9780078203053

Edition: 1st 2002

Authors: Debbie Fitzgerald, Linda Dezern

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Book details

Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Binding: Paperback
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Introduction to Phlebotomy	p. 1
History of Phlebotomy	p. 2
Roles and Responsibilities of the Phlebotomist	p. 3
Where Do Phlebotomists Work?	p. 7
Regulatory Agencies	p. 8
Safety and Infection Control Issues	p. 9
Legal and Ethical Issues	p. 11
Blood Function and Composition	p. 16
The Vascular System	p. 17
Blood Components	p. 21
Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation	p. 25
ABO and Rh Blood Types	p. 26
Equipment for Specimen Collection	p. 32
Laboratory Requisitions	p. 33
Specimen Collection Equipment	p. 34
Dermal Puncture	p. 44
Performing Venipuncture	p. 51
A Step-by-Step Approach to Venipuncture	p. 52
Preparing for a Venipuncture Procedure	p. 56
Performing the Venipuncture	p. 65
After the Venipuncture	p. 68
When to Use a Syringe and Butterfly Needle Set	p. 71
When to Perform a Dermal Puncture	p. 77
Specimen Processing	p. 87
Special Handling Procedures	p. 88
Bleeding Time	p. 91
Peripheral Blood Smear	p. 94
Unopette Procedure	p. 95
Measuring Microhematocrit	p. 97
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT)	p. 98
Centrifuge Operation	p. 100
Arterial Punctures	p. 101
Special Phlebotomy Procedures	p. 105
Timed Specimens	p. 106
Glucose Testing	p. 107
Heparin Lock	p. 108
Therapeutic Collections	p. 108
Blood Donation	p. 109
Blood Alcohol Testing	p. 110
Collection of Toxicology Specimens	p. 111
Forensic Specimen Collection	p. 111
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring	p. 111
Factors Affecting Laboratory Values	p. 112
Quality Assurance and Risk Management	p. 116
Total Quality Management	p. 117
Quality Assurance in Phlebotomy	p. 118
Phlebotomy Quality Control	p. 120
Risk Management and Regulatory Agencies	p. 122
Glossary	p. 128
References	p. 133
Index	p. 135
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