Evolve Resources for Phlebotomy, 6th Edition

Unit 1: Introduction to Phlebotomy
1. Introduction to Phlebotomy
2. Health Care Structure
3. Safety
4. Infection Control

Unit 2: Phlebotomy Basics
5. Medical Terminology
6. Human Anatomy and Physiology
7. Circulatory, Lymphatic, and Immune Systems

Unit 3: Specimen Collection
8. Venipuncture Equipment
9. Routine Venipuncture
10. Capillary Collection
11. Preanalytic Variables and Venipuncture Complications
12. Blood Collection in Special Populations
13. Arterial Blood Collection
14. Special Collections and Procedures
15. Special Nonblood Collection Procedures

Unit 4: Specimen Handling
16. Specimen Handling, Transport, and Processing
17. Point-of-Care Testing

Unit 5: Professional Issues
18. Quality Phlebotomy
19. Legal Issues in Phlebotomy

Appendix
A: Metric System Measurements
B: Common English-Spanish Phrases for Phlebotomy
C: Competency Checklists
D: Common Abbreviations
E: Mock Certification Examination
F: Answers to Chapter Questions and Mock Certification Examination

Robin S. Warekois, MT(ASCP), Senior Medical Technologist Customer Service Lab Corp of America Tampa, Florida, USA and Richard Robinson, NASW, Scientific and Technical Writer Sherborn, Massachusetts, USA