So You’re Going to Collect a Blood Specimen: - Softcover

9780930304768: So You’re Going to Collect a Blood Specimen:

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0930304764 ISBN 13: 9780930304768

For 30 years, So You're Going to Collect a Blood Specimen has served as a basic text and functional reference guide for phlebotomy. In this latest edition, emphasis is placed on safety considerations for phlebotomists, other health care professionals, and patients. Following the procedures outlined in this manual will minimize patient discomfort, assure specimen integrity and, insofar as is currently possible, provide protection against potential hazards of infectious disease. The text is well illustrated, providing step-by-step instructions for obtaining blood. Incorporated in the text are the latest standards and regulations from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS), OSHA, HIPAA, the CDC, and the CAP. Partial Contents: Why Is Collecting a Blood Sample Important?; How Do You Protect Your Patient and Yourself Using Standard Precautions?; How Is Blood Collected?; Common Blood Collection Tubes; The Test Requisition; Timed Specimens; Sterility; The Venipuncture from an Arm Vein; The Difficult Venipuncture; Disposal of Used Materials; Identification and Labeling of the Blood Specimen Tube; The Patient Has a Reaction; The Skin Puncture; Obtaining Blood from Babies; The Blood Culture; Collecting Blood Specimens in Special Patient Care Areas; Drawing Blood from Existing Intravascular Devices.

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