Overview
With a strong emphasis on hands-on learning, this highly practical text helps students develop the phlebotomy related knowledge and skills they need to become confident, competent health care professionals. The text provides detailed content reflective of the latest practice standards and competencies of the phlebotomy profession in a way that connects it to actual practice. Step-by-step guidelines for more than 20 collection procedures are provided along with real-life scenarios and prompts that emphasize the phlebotomist's legal and ethical role in decisions related to patient care. Full color photographs highlight important steps in each procedure along with proper equipment, while illustrations depict the components of anatomy critical to proper phlebotomy technique. The text continues to present complex material in an engaging, concise, and reader-friendly way. THE COMPLETE TEXTBOOK OF PHLEBOTOMY, 4E, International Edition remains the perfect choice to prepare students for success as a multi-skilled health care professional.
Full Product Details
Author: Lynn Hoeltke (Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Delmar Cengage Learning
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 18.90cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.676kg
ISBN: 9781133687481
ISBN 10: 1133687482
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Preface. 1. Introduction to Phlebotomy. 2. Safety in Phlebotomy. 3. Basic Human Anatomy and Physiology. 4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Circulatory System. 5. Phlebotomy Equipment. 6. Phlebotomy Technique. 7. The Challenge of Phlebotomy. 8. Caring for the Pediatric Patient. 9. Sample Considerations and Special Procedures. 10. Sample Preparation and Handling. 11. Customer Service. 12. Legal and ethical issues. 13. Competency. Appendix A NAACLS Phlebotomist Competencies. Appendix B Phlebotomy Competency Assessments. Appendix C Frequently Ordered Laboratory Tests. Appendix D Blood Volume and Maximum Draw. Appendix E Answers to Review Questions. Glossary. Index.
Author Information
Lynn B. Hoeltke, M.B.A., M.T.(A.S.C.P.), P.B.T, D.L.M., works for a leading joint venture laboratory in the Midwest. In addition to more than 30 years' experience in various laboratory leadership roles, Mr. Hoeltke teaches on the technical college level, has developed and taught a nursing-based program for a hospital, and has taught phlebotomy as a career development program for entry level laboratory positions. He also serves as phlebotomy advisor with VuStik corporation to develop infrared imaging as a tool to find veins for venipuncture, and he has consulted with several nursing homes and laboratories in teaching phlebotomy techniques to their staff. He has published several magazine articles, has been a contributing textbook author for Comprehensive Medical Assisting, and is the author of multiple phlebotomy texts, including The Clinical Laboratory Manual Series: Phlebotomy, and Phlebotomy: Procedures and Practice by Delmar, Cengage Learning.
