Video Skills Library for Phlebotomy Handbook
Published on 7. January 2010
Software
DVD-ROM
978-0-13-503678-5 (ISBN)
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Description
The Video Skills Library For Phlebotomy Handbook is a four hour DVD and serves as the most complete skills collection of its kind. Ideal for independent self-study, it features 38 segments demonstrating a wide array of blood specimen collection procedures. Some key features include:
*Patient interactions include pediatrics and adults in both clinicand hospital settings.
*Based on current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)guidelines and standards.
*Emphasizes safety, infection control, effective communication,quality assessment, and avoiding patient errors.
*Helps fulfill National Association for Accreditation of ClinicalLaboratory Sciences (NAACLS) competencies.
*Correlates directly with the procedures shown in the Phlebotomy Handbook, 8th edition isbn: 0135134242.
*Patient interactions include pediatrics and adults in both clinicand hospital settings.
*Based on current Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)guidelines and standards.
*Emphasizes safety, infection control, effective communication,quality assessment, and avoiding patient errors.
*Helps fulfill National Association for Accreditation of ClinicalLaboratory Sciences (NAACLS) competencies.
*Correlates directly with the procedures shown in the Phlebotomy Handbook, 8th edition isbn: 0135134242.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
120 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-503678-5 (9780135036785)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Professionalism, Ethics, and Legal Issues in Phlebotomy
The health care setting
The health care team
Intro to the Clinical Laboratory
Credentialing and Competencies
Ethical Behavior & the Patients' Bill of Rights
Legal issues
Regulatory issues
Quality Basics for Phlebotomy
Tools for a quality practice
Quality plan for phlebotomy services
Communication and Documentation
Communication Basics
Verbal and nonverbal
Listening skills
Personal space
Documentation
Role of medical records
Manual methods versus the computer
Cardiovascular System/Circulatory System
Components of the Cardiovascular system
Components of Blood
Serum versus Plasma
Interactions with the Respiratory system
Blood Specimen Processing, Handling, & Transportation
Precentrifugation
Centrifugation
Postcentrifugation
Storage
Transportation to the laboratory
Non-blood specimens
Approaching, Identifying, and Assessing the Patient Prior to Venipuncture or Skin Puncture
Phlebotomist preparation
Id of hosiptalized patients
Id of ambulatory patients
Id of ER patients
Id of Children
Role of family members and significant others
Patient assessment
Pediatric, adult, geriatric considerations
Considerations for patients with disabilities
Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
Isolation procedures
Venipuncture Methods
Safety considerations
Finding a vein and choosing the site
Tourniquet application
Types of tourniquets-regular, blood pressure cuff
Special circumstances-using finger tourniquet for pedi cases, what to do for obese patients, elderly patients
Skin preparation and decontamination
Types of disinfectants
Allergies
Alternative methods for preparation (warming, etc.)
Pain management
Evacuated tube system
Syringe system and transfer devices
Butterfly system
Blood Culture Preparation and Collection
Order of Draw
How to handle difficult draws
Safety considerations
Handling Complications in Phlebotomy (fainting, etc)
Skin Puncture Methods
Safety considerations
Indications for Using skin puncture
When to use this method, when it cannot be used
Importance of maintaining blood volume
Complications and risk factors
Basic procedure
Making microscopic slides
Use of microcollection devices
Order of draw
Point of Care Testing (including CLIS waived testing)
Dipstick or Tablet reagent urinalysis
Fecal occult blood
Ovulation tests
Urine pregnancy tests
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Hemoglobin
Cholesterol
Blood glucose monitoring
Hematocrit
Coagulation testing
Capillary Blood gases
Throat swabs for Strep testing
H. pylori testing
Special Procedures for Advanced Phlebotomists
Blood collection from Central venous catheters
Blood collection from an IV line
Arterial Blood Gases-Allen Test
The health care setting
The health care team
Intro to the Clinical Laboratory
Credentialing and Competencies
Ethical Behavior & the Patients' Bill of Rights
Legal issues
Regulatory issues
Quality Basics for Phlebotomy
Tools for a quality practice
Quality plan for phlebotomy services
Communication and Documentation
Communication Basics
Verbal and nonverbal
Listening skills
Personal space
Documentation
Role of medical records
Manual methods versus the computer
Cardiovascular System/Circulatory System
Components of the Cardiovascular system
Components of Blood
Serum versus Plasma
Interactions with the Respiratory system
Blood Specimen Processing, Handling, & Transportation
Precentrifugation
Centrifugation
Postcentrifugation
Storage
Transportation to the laboratory
Non-blood specimens
Approaching, Identifying, and Assessing the Patient Prior to Venipuncture or Skin Puncture
Phlebotomist preparation
Id of hosiptalized patients
Id of ambulatory patients
Id of ER patients
Id of Children
Role of family members and significant others
Patient assessment
Pediatric, adult, geriatric considerations
Considerations for patients with disabilities
Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):
Isolation procedures
Venipuncture Methods
Safety considerations
Finding a vein and choosing the site
Tourniquet application
Types of tourniquets-regular, blood pressure cuff
Special circumstances-using finger tourniquet for pedi cases, what to do for obese patients, elderly patients
Skin preparation and decontamination
Types of disinfectants
Allergies
Alternative methods for preparation (warming, etc.)
Pain management
Evacuated tube system
Syringe system and transfer devices
Butterfly system
Blood Culture Preparation and Collection
Order of Draw
How to handle difficult draws
Safety considerations
Handling Complications in Phlebotomy (fainting, etc)
Skin Puncture Methods
Safety considerations
Indications for Using skin puncture
When to use this method, when it cannot be used
Importance of maintaining blood volume
Complications and risk factors
Basic procedure
Making microscopic slides
Use of microcollection devices
Order of draw
Point of Care Testing (including CLIS waived testing)
Dipstick or Tablet reagent urinalysis
Fecal occult blood
Ovulation tests
Urine pregnancy tests
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Hemoglobin
Cholesterol
Blood glucose monitoring
Hematocrit
Coagulation testing
Capillary Blood gases
Throat swabs for Strep testing
H. pylori testing
Special Procedures for Advanced Phlebotomists
Blood collection from Central venous catheters
Blood collection from an IV line
Arterial Blood Gases-Allen Test