Research Catalog

Title

Phlebotomy handbook : blood collection essentials / Diana Garza, Kathleen Becan-McBride.

Author

Garza, Diana.

Publication

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors

Becan-McBride, Kathleen, 1949-

Description

xxvi, 558 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm +

Summary

"Thoroughly revised and updated, the seventh edition of Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Collection Essentials remains the most timely and comprehensive resource for blood and specimen collection. The new, format highlights the latest safety guidelines, new federal regulations, and updates on equipment and supplies. Readers will notice the full-color photographs and illustrations of actual procedures, which facilitate understanding."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Phlebotomy
• Phlebotomy > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Handbook

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: Windows 98 or newer or Macintosh 9.X and OSX.

Contents

Ch. 1. Phlebotomy practice and quality essentials -- Ch. 2. Ethical, legal, and regulatory issues -- Ch. 3. Basic anatomy and physiology of organ systems -- Ch. 4. The circulatory system -- Ch. 5. Infection control -- Ch. 6. Safety and first aid -- Ch. 7. Documentation, specimen handling, and transportation -- Ch. 8. Blood collection equipment -- Ch. 9. Venipuncture procedures -- Ch. 10. Procedures for collecting capillary blood specimens -- Ch. 11. Preanalytical complications in blood collection -- Ch. 12. Pediatric procedures -- Ch. 13. Arterial, intravenous (IV), and special collection procedures -- Ch. 14. Elderly, home, and long-term care collections -- Ch. 15. Urinalysis, body fluids, and other specimens -- Ch. 16. Forensic toxicology, workplace testing, sports medicine, and related areas -- App. 1. Finding a job -- App. 2. The basics of vital signs -- App. 3. CDC guideline for hand hygiene in health care settings -- App. 4. Laboratory assays and the required types of anticoagulants -- App. 5. Maximum amounts of blood to be drawn from patients younger than 14 years -- App. 6. OSHA labeling requirements -- App. 7. Whole blood or apheresis donation procedure -- App. 8. Units of measurement and symbols -- App. 9. Formulas, calculations, and metric conversion -- App. 10. Military time (24-hour clock) -- App. 11. Basic Spanish for specimen collection procedures.

ISBN

0131133349 (pbk.)

LCCN

2004009835

OCLC

• 61694303
• ocm61694303
• SCSB-5169608

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries