Main description:

With a storyboard format and full-color illustrations, Phlebotomy: Worktext and Procedures Manual describes all aspects of phlebotomy, with complete coverage of equipment, safety procedures, arterial blood gases, point-of-care testing, and practical phlebotomy skills. Procedures are outlined in a detailed storyboard format, pairing steps with full-color photos to help you understand the equipment and techniques such as venipuncture, dermal puncture, arterial blood collection, and special procedures. Written by Robin Warekois and Richard Robinson, this book also includes workbook sections for review, study questions, competency checklists, and a mock certification exam providing effective preparation for the phlebotomy certification exam.

Contents:

Unit 1: Introduction to Phlebotomy

1. Introduction to Phlebotomy

2. Health Care Structure

3. Safety

4. Infection Control

Unit 2: Phlebotomy Basics

5. Medical Terminology

6. Human Anatomy and Physiology

7. Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Unit 3: Specimen Collection

8. Venipuncture Equipment

9. Routine Venipuncture

10. Dermal Puncture

11. Venipuncture Complications

12. Blood Collection in Special Populations

13. Arterial Blood Collection

14. Special Collections and Procedures

15. Special Nonblood Collection Procedures

Unit 4: Specimen Handling

16. Specimen Transport, Handling, and Processing

17. Point-of-Care Testing

Unit 5: Professional Issues

18. Quality Phlebotomy

19. Legal Issues in Phlebotomy

Appendix A: Metric System Measurements

Appendix B: Common English-Spanish Phrases for Phlebotomy

Appendix C: Competency Checklists

Appendix D: Common Abbreviations

Appendix E: Mock Certification Exam

Appendix F: Answers to Chapter Questions and Mock Certification Exam

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