Author: Mary Ellen Wedding

Publisher:

Published: 1997-03

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780803600799

-- New unit dedicated to specimen collection and transport -- Increased coverage of safety and infection control; continued emphasis on quality assurance/quality control -- Competency-based and in line with AAMA requirements -- All skills are taught by incorporating procedural steps with the applicable rationale -- Each chapter begins with a list of psychomotor, cognitive, and affective objectives and a chapter outline, and closes with an outcome assessment keyed to those objectives -- For each category of tests, the introductory chapter provides a brief, easy-to-grasp overview of the medical science and clinical implications -- Each procedural chapter clearly explains each step of the process and the scientific basis of the procedure and offers technical tips and guides for patient education