Synopses & Reviews
Thoroughly updated with new test questions, this exam review prepares students for all ten national certification exams in phlebotomy, including ACA, ASCP, NCA, ASPT, IAPA, NAHP, NCCT, NPA, NHA, and AMT. The book follows the accreditation guidelines of both the NAACLS and CLSI (formerly NCCLS). Phlebotomy Exam Review, Third Edition provides a comprehensive outline-format content review, with over 150 illustrations, and contains over 800 multiple-choice questions with answers and rationales. Sample exams are also included to encourage a comfort level in the test-taking environment. A companion Website on thePoint will offer 150 additional sample test questions.
Synopsis
This exam review prepares students for all 10 national certification exams in phlebotomy, including ACA, ASCP, NCA, ASPT, IAPA, NAHP, NCCT, NPA, NHA, and AMT and follows the accreditation guidelines for both the NAACLS and the CLSI (formerly NCCLS). The book is written in a comprehensive outline format, includes over 800 multiple-choice questions with answers and rationales, and also includes sample exams to encourage a comfort level in the test-taking environment. This text is often required of phlebotomy students even when a separate exam review course is not taught.
Table of Contents
I. Guide to Certification success
II. Exam Review 1 Phlebotomy: Past and Present and the Healthcare Setting
2 Quality Assurance and Legal Issues
3 Infection Control, Safety, First Aid, and Personal Wellness
4 Medical Terminology
5 Human Anatomy and Physiology Review
6 The Circulatory System
7 Blood Collection Equipment, Additives, and Order of Draw
8 Venipuncture Specimen Collection Procedures
9 Preanalytical Considerations
10 Capillary Puncture Equipment and Procedures
11 Special Collections and Point-of-Care Testing
12 Arterial Puncture Procedures
13 Nonblood Specimens and Tests
14 Computers and Specimen Handling and Processing
Appendix A: Laboratory Tests
Appendix B: Laboratory Mathematics
III. Comprehensive Mock Exam Comprehensive Mock Exam
Pretest and Written Comprehensive Mock Exam
Index