As a companion to their text Phlebotomy handbook: blood collection essentials, fifth edition , Becan-McBride (U. of Texas Health Science Center) and Garza (Texas Woman's U. Institute of Health Sciences) present 650 practice questions, organized by topic, to help students review for certification exams. They offer rationales for both correct and incorrect answers to show students' strong and weak areas. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a practice exam as well as illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
KATHLEEN BECAN-MCBRIDE, EdD, MT(ASCP), CLS (NCA), is Director of Community Outreach & Education at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She has published 13 books and over fifty journal articles. She has been educating students in the health professions since 1973.
DIANA GARZA, EdD, MT (ASCP), CLS (NCA), is Associate Research Professor and Project Director for Interdisciplinary Health Care Education at Texas Woman's University, Institute of Health Sciences, in Houston, Texas. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She has published nine books, numerous journal articles, and has been on several editorial boards for health journals. She has been educating students in the health professions since 1981.