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Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Specimen Collection from Basic to Advanced, 8/E
Diana Garza, EdD, MT (ASCP), CLS, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Kathleen Becan-McBride, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

ISBN-10: 0135134242
ISBN-13: 9780135134245

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2010
Format: Paper; 696 pp
Published: 02/24/2009
Status: Instock

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Phlebotomy Handbook: Blood Speciman Collection from Basic to Advanced is a comprehensive book covering blood and specimen collection . It provides today's health care students with the latest safety guidelines; condensed information about new federal regulations; updates on equipment and supplies; new NCCLS standards and hazard prevention techniques; competencies important in the workplace; strategies for the certification process and securing a job; and extensive coverage on transcultural communication skills for all ages. Aside from its updated technical and procedural information, this edition is easy-to-read in a step-by-step format.

Key Features:

Objectives at the beginning of each chapter list the important concepts discussed in the chapter.

The Key Terms list the vocabulary introduced and defined in the chapter. These terms also appear in bold face type within the body of the chapter so that they are easier to find.

Clinical Alerts indicate procedures or concepts that have vitally important clinical consequences for the patient. The clinical alert indicates that “extra caution” should be taken by the health care worker to comply with the procedure, thereby avoiding adverse outcomes for the patient.

Follow the Procedures throughout the text that give you step by step instructions using an “on the job” perspective.

Colorful photographs illustrate important concepts and show procedural steps and equipment.

StudyStudy questions at the end each chapter help test your knowledge of the chapter content.

Case studies help you to develop problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

The Action and Practice feature presents an additional case study with questions to test your critical thinking skills.

Check Yourself presents a brief description of a procedure to be performed along with questions to test your knowledge of the requirements and steps to perform to complete the procedure.

Competency Checklists provide a list of competencies you should master relevant to the chapter content and NAACLS competencies.

References correlate to the endnotes in the chapter.

Check out the Resources for additional readings and websites related to the chapter content

The Glossary has been updated to include more terms as a valuable reference.

A full color Tube Guide chart provides a list of the types of blood collection tubes and shows the appropriate color codings with additives.

The Action and Practice feature presents an additional case study with questions to test your critical thinking skills.

Check Yourself presents a brief description of a procedure to be performed along with questions to test your knowledge of the requirements and steps to perform to complete the procedure.

Competency Checklists provide a list of competencies you should master relevant to the chapter content and NAACLS competencies.

A Companion Website with additional practice and information www.prenhall.com/garza the code is in the front of the book, the site is passcode protected.

Brief Contents

Part I Overview AND SAFETY PROCEDURES

Chapter 1 Phlebotomy Practice and Quality Assessment

Chapter 2 Communication, Computerization, and Documentation

Chapter 3 Professional Ethics, Legal, and Regulatory Issues

Chapter 4 Infection Control

Chapter 5 Safety and First Aid

Chapter 6 Medical Terminology Anatomy and Physiology of Organ Systems

Chapter 7 The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Part II PHLEBOTOMY Equipment AND PROCEDURES

Chapter 8 Blood Collection Equipment

Chapter 9 Preanalytical Complications Causing Medical Errors in Blood Collection

Chapter 10 Venipuncture Procedures

Chapter 11 Capillary Blood Specimens

Chapter 12 Specimen Handling, Transportation and Processing

Part III POINT OF CARE TESTING AND Special Procedures

Chapter 13 Pediatric and Geriatric Procedures

Chapter 14 Point-of-Care (POC) Collections

Chapter 15 Arterial, Intravenous (IV), and Special Collection Procedures<P

Chapter 16 Urinalysis, Body Fluids, and Other Specimens

Chapter 17 Drug Use, Forensic Toxicology, Workplace Testing, Sports Medicine, and Related Areas

Phlebotomy (Phlebotomy)

Author Bios

Diana Garza received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, followed by an additional year to complete her Medical Technology requirements at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Her interest in laboratory sciences and in teaching led her to earn a Masters in Science Education at the Peabody School of Vanderbilt University. She worked at Vanderbilt Medical Center in the Microbiology Department while a graduate student. A move back to her home state of Texas led her to a collaborative graduate program with Baylor College of Medicine at the University of Houston, and resulted in her Doctorate of Education in Allied Health Education and Administration, all the while she worked in the Microbiology Laboratory at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC). Her laboratory and teaching experience continued at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and for many years at MDACC, where she later became the Administrative Director of the Division of Laboratory Medicine. While in Houston, Drs Garza and Becan-McBride were involved in numerous courses for technologists, nurses, and physicians to teach phlebotomy techniques. As young faculty members, they began to develop curriculum materials for their own use and in 1984, collaborated in publishing one of the first comprehensive textbooks focused solely on phlebotomy pracitices. Their successful coauthoring partnership has endured for over 2 decades. In 1990, Dr Garza joined the faculty of Texas Woman’s University-Houston Center, where she taught internet-based quality improvement courses and became editor of several journals and continuing education publications. She has taught extensively, been a reviewer/inspector in many regulatory processes, participated in accreditation procedures, and authored, edited, and published numerous manuscripts in the field of phlebotomy, health care, and quality management. She currently sits on numerous health care advisory boards, nationwide committees, consults with companies and organizations, and continues her writing and editorial pursuits, mostly in the field of phlebotomy.

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