Phlebotomy Technician Certification Study Guide: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide (Exam Prep Series)

The phlebotomy Technician Certification study guide is simplified summary of the topics the phlebotomy technician expects to see in the national certification exams. Contents include:

Contents

Introduction

Anatomy & Physiology : An overview of the skin and the heart

Site Selection



Venipuncture

Complications associated with phlebotomy

Factors to consider prior to carrying out the procedure

Quality assurance and specimen handling

Analytical errors

Routine venipuncture

Failure to obtain blood

Special venipuncture

Special specimen handling

Dermal Punctures/Micro Capillary collection

Order of draw

Test tubes, additives and tests

Safety

Infection control/ chain of infection

Legal considerations in phlebotomy

200 practice test questions