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“Quality, safety, and education issues were obviously very much a part of the authors’ agenda. I was pleased to see the authors concentrate efforts on why procedures and techniques are performed a certain way. I believe that understanding why we do things a certain way makes for less deviation from established protocols.”—Carol Becker, MS, MLS(ASCP), Program Director, School of CLS/School of HT, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois

Rely on this comprehensive resource to master the techniques required to safely obtain quality specimens and to understand the whys as well as the hows.

Their 3rd Edition reflects current CLSI standards and offers greater emphasis on quality assessment and preanalytical considerations. It includes up-to-date information on safety equipment, phlebotomy techniques, laboratory information and identification systems, ethical and legal issues, medical terminology, body systems and related diagnostic laboratory tests.

Routine procedures and their complications as well as specialized phlebotomy, quality control, infection control, equipment, and additional duties of the phlebotomist are all thoroughly discussed.

Hundreds of new full-color illustrations • certification-style Study Questions • new Procedure and Pre-analytical Consideration boxes • and a CD-ROM with interactive student exercises and video clips make this edition even better than the last.

• Makes important concepts easy to understand with a friendly, narrative writing style.
• Uses Clinical Situations to encourage critical thinking and clinical application.
• Reviews new equipment and safety requirements (safety needle devices and disposal systems) mandated by OSHA.
• Includes evaluation checklists to show students how they will be assessed and as their roadmap for study and skill development.
• Presents special considerations for pediatric and geriatric patients.

1. Phlebotomy and the Healthcare Field

1. Phlebotomy and the Healthcare Delivery System
2. The Clinical Laboratory
3. Regulatory, Ethical and Legal Issues
4. Chapter 4: Safety and Infection Control

2. Body Systems

5. Basic Medical Terminology
6. Basic Anatomy and Physiology
7. Circulatory System

3. Phlebotomy Techniques

8. Venipuncture Equipment
9. Routine Venipuncture
10. Venipuncture Complications and Preexamination Variables
11. Special Blood Collection
12. Dermal Puncture
13. Quality Assessment and Management in Phlebotomy

4. Additional Techniques

14. Arterial Blood Collection
15. Point-of-Care Testing
16. Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist

Appendices

Laboratory Tests and the Required Type of Anticoagulants and Volume of Blood

Answers to Study Questions

Answers to Clinical Situations

Abbreviations

English-Spanish Phrases for Phlebotomy

Glossary

• Offers a bonus CD-ROM in every book that features interactive student exercises (flashcards, quiz games) and more than 30 minutes of video clips that demonstrate proper techniques.
• Features a full-color design with more than 300 new line illustrations and photographs that bring phlebotomy to life.
• Reflects current standards from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, CDC, The Joint Commission, and OSHA regulations.
• Covers quality assessment (QA) and quality management systems (QMS,) including quality system essentials (QSE).
• Offers certification exam-style, multiple-choice questions that provide content review and exam preparation.
• Presents all procedures step-by-step with photographs in Procedure boxes.
• Emphasizes quality assessment and safety throughout, via Preanalytical Considerations, Technical and Safety Tips, and Phlebotomist alert boxes.
• Highlights key points and summarizes the most important information in each chapter.
• Recognizes the expanding role of the phlebotomist with coverage of point of care testing • arterial puncture • central venous access devices • specimen processing • and other special collection procedures such as bone marrow and other body fluid collections.