Research Catalog

Title

Phlebotomy handbook / Diana Garza, Kathleen Becan-McBride ; contributing author, Marilyn Wolfe-Kirk.

Author

Garza, Diana.

Publication

Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, [1996], ©1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

Becan-McBride, Kathleen, 1949-

Description

ix, 549 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 23 cm

Subjects

• Blood Specimen Collection
• Phlebotomy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Bloodletting
• Handbook

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Note

• Includes one folded color tube guide.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Phlebotomy and Health Care Settings -- 2. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of Body Systems -- 3. The Circulatory System -- Phlebotomy Case Study: Dorsal Hand Collection -- 4. Blood Collection Equipment -- 5. Venipuncture Procedures -- 6. Skin Puncture Procedures -- 7. Complications in Blood Collection -- Phlebotomy Case Study: Home Care Collections -- 8. Pediatric Phlebotomy -- 9. Arterial and Special Collection Procedures -- 10. Home, Hospital Bedside, and Nursing Home Collections -- 11. Urinalysis and Body Fluid Collections -- Phlebotomy Case Study: Bedside Glucose Testing -- 12. Infection Control -- 13. Safety and First Aid -- 14. Specimen Documentation and Transportation -- Phlebotomy Case Study: Newborn Nursery Collections -- 15. Total Quality Management -- 16. Communication, Professionalism, and Managerial Skills -- 17. Legal and Regulatory Issues -- Phlebotomy Case Study: Communication -- App. 1. Basic Requests in English and Spanish --
• App. 2. Units of Measurement and Symbols -- App. 3. Metric Conversion Chart -- App. 4. Formulas and Calculations -- App. 5. Self Study and Case Answers.

ISBN

0838580866 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

95042358

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries