Phlebotomy for Health Care Personnal

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
About the Authors......Page 7
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 15
Brief Contents......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Phlebotomy......Page 20
1-2 History of Phlebotomy......Page 21
1-3 Roles and Responsibilities of the Phlebotomist......Page 22
1-4 Where Do Phlebotomists Work?......Page 29
1-5 Regulatory Agencies......Page 32
1-6 Safety and Infection Control......Page 33
1-7 HIPAA, Ethics, and Law......Page 40
CHAPTER 2 Blood Circulation, Function, and Composition......Page 49
2-2 Circulation and the Vascular System......Page 50
2-3 Blood Vessels......Page 54
2-4 Blood and Blood Components......Page 61
2-5 Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation......Page 69
2-6 ABO and Rh Blood Types......Page 71
3-1 Introduction......Page 80
3-2 Laboratory Requisitions......Page 81
3-3 Specimen Collection Equipment......Page 84
3-4 Dermal Puncture......Page 100
CHAPTER 4 Performing Venipuncture and Dermal Puncture......Page 109
4-2 Preparing for Venipuncture......Page 110
4-3 Performing the Venipuncture......Page 126
4-4 After the Venipuncture......Page 132
4-5 Using a Butterfly Needle Set......Page 139
4-6 Performing a Dermal Puncture......Page 142
CHAPTER 5 Specimen Handling and Processing......Page 156
5-2 Special Specimen Handling Procedures......Page 157
5-3 Unopette® Procedure......Page 165
5-4 Measuring Microhematocrit......Page 167
5-5 Peripheral Blood Smears......Page 170
5-6 Point-of-Care Testing (POCT)......Page 172
5-7 Urine Specimens......Page 175
5-8 Centrifuge Operation......Page 178
CHAPTER 6 Special Phlebotomy Procedures......Page 185
6-2 Timed Specimens......Page 186
6-3 Glucose Testing......Page 189
6-4 Bleeding Time and Platelet Function......Page 191
6-5 Therapeutic Collection and Blood Donation......Page 194
6-6 Blood Alcohol, Toxicology, and Forensic Specimens......Page 198
6-7 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring......Page 201
6-8 Alternative Collection Sites......Page 203
CHAPTER 7 Practicing Phlebotomy......Page 211
7-2 Certification and Continuing Education......Page 212
7-3 Quality Assurance in Phlebotomy......Page 214
7-4 Quality Control in Phlebotomy......Page 216
7-5 Risk Management......Page 221
Appendix A Standard Precautions*......Page 230
Appendix B Transmission-Based Precautions *......Page 233
Appendix C Review of Body Systems......Page 236
Appendix D Competency Checklists......Page 238
Appendix E Answer Key......Page 251
Glossary......Page 262
Credits......Page 267
Index......Page 268