by Dennis J. Ernst
Geared specifically to short courses in blood collection, this concise full-color text teaches the skills necessary to obtain blood specimens effectively and safely, in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines.
Applied Phlebotomy presents step-by-step procedure instructions and explains why these procedures are important to blood specimen collections.
- It Could Happen To You case studies discuss actual phlebotomy-related injuries
- Tips From the Trenches offer practical phlebotomy pointers
- In the Lab describes what happens to blood in the lab and underscores the importance of key collection concepts
- Each chapter ends with multiple-choice review questions
Contents:
- Phlebotomy: Not Just a Procedure Anymore
- Selecting and Assembling Equipment
- Performing the Venipuncture
- Difficult Draws, Alternative Sites, Pediatric Venipunctures
- Special Collections: Arterial, Capillary, and Blood Culture Collection
- Specimen Handling, Storage, and Transportation
- Phlebotomy Liability
- Managing Exposures to Bloodborne Pathogens
- Practices and Products for Exposure Prevention
Appendices
Index
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