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PublisherDavis Company, F. A.

ISBN-10171964599X

ISBN-139781719645997

eBay Product ID (ePID)11057263477

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBlood Collection for Healthcare Professionals : a Short Course

Publication Year2022

SubjectPathology, Allied Health Services / General, Allied Health Services / Medical Technology, Allied Health Services / Medical Assistants

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorSusan King Strasinger, Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo

Subject AreaMedical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight1.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2021-045307

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.07/561

Table Of Content1.Introduction to Blood Collection 2.Venipuncture Equipment 3.Venipuncture Techniques 4.Preexamination/Preanalytical Variables and Venipuncture Complications 5.Special Blood Collection 6.Dermal Puncture 7.Point-of-Care Testing 8.Blood Collection from Vascular Access Devices Appendices A.Common Laboratory Tests and the Collection Tube Requirements B.Clinical Correlations of Blood Tests Related to Body Systems C.Answer Key D.Laboratory Abbreviations Commonly Used

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisLearn the essentials of blood collection. Whether you're cross training, continuing your education, or taking a short course, the knowledge and skills you need to master the essentials of blood collection and point-of-care testing are here. Learn how to collect quality specimens safely with minimal patient discomfort for the most common tests. Understand how important proper technique and the order of draw are to ensuring quality outcomes for patients' laboratory tests. Unlock access to the resources for course success. Redeem your FREE access code! See inside front cover for details. Full-color, narrated videos that demonstrate proper techniques, Full-color, narrated animations of techniques and physiological processes Book jacket., Blood Collection for Healthcare Professionals: A Short Course, edition 4 provides accurate updates to blood collection techniques, collection equipment, and identification protocols, using the new CLSI standards. As with previous editions, the purpose of the book is primarily for the cross-training and continuing education of healthcare ......, I like this book because it's easy to work with and explain[s] in simple form. "Great book for short term training, it's perfect." --Lisa W., Online Reviewer Cross-training? Continuing education? Refresher? Whether you're cross training, continuing your education, or taking a refresher course, the knowledge and skills you need to master the essentials of phlebotomy are here. This user-friendly text focuses on the proper techniques for collecting quality blood specimens with minimal patient discomfort. It's perfect for intensive one- or two-day phlebotomy courses! Thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the practice of phlebotomy today and the guidelines established by national certifying organizations and the essentials published by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS). All procedures updated in accordance with the most current standards developed by the CLSI, The Joint Commission (TJC), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Up-to-date information on point-of-care testing, preexamination variables and their effect on the specimen integrity, current ADA guidelines for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, arterial blood collection, and newborn bilirubin and newborn screening procedures Discusses the basics, including...types of blood specimens, blood collection equipment vein selection and alternate sites, types of collection tubes and the purpose of anticoagulants, the order of draw, test-specific handling, complications and remedies, and storage and transportation conditions Offers full-color photographs that make every detail and technique easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow. Covers blood specimen collection equipment including safety devices and technical procedures for venipuncture and dermal puncture. Features a self-assessment exam that meets the requirements for continuing education protocols. Offers a wealth of features to make learning easier, including learning objectives, technical tips to avoid complications, such as hematomas and hemolysis, safety tips, practical situation problem-solving exercises, performance evaluation checklists for technical procedures, review questions, an illustrations, photographs, diagrams, charts, and tables. Includes a color tube guide., Blood Collection for Healthcare Professionals: A Short Course, edition 4 provides accurate updates to blood collection techniques, collection equipment, and identification protocols, using the new CLSI standards. As with previous editions, the purpose of the book is primarily for the cross-training and continuing education of healthcare professionals (nurses, respiratory therapists, radiographers, medical assistants, certified nursing assistants, medical laboratory scientists and technicians, and others) who are responsible for blood and specimen collections, and is the reason for the change in the name of the book. It is also an excellent resource for those who wish to update their skills, or study for national certification examinations.

LC Classification NumberRB45.15