Foreword vi
Contributors viii
Introduction 1
Sarah Phillips and Mary Collins
1 Legal and Professional Issues 5
Lorraine Hyde
2 The Learning Experience 16
Sarah Phillips
3 Anatomy and Physiology 44
Mary Collins
4 Selection of Equipment 68
Mirjana Dojcinovska
5 Vein Selection 91
Barbara Witt
6 Infection Control and Risk Management 108
Sarah Hart
7 Procedures for Venepuncture and Cannulation 131
Annie de Verteuil
8 Complications 175
Wendy Morris
9 Introduction to Routine Blood Tests, Normal Values and
Relevance to Clinical Practice 223
Andrea Blay
10 Patient’s Perspective 281
Lisa Dougherty
Webliography 297
Glossary 298
Index 304
Sara Phillips is lead nurse, Practice Education at theChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust. Mary Collins is Lecturer Practitioner at St Mary's NHSTrust. Lisa Dougherty is Nurse Consultant, Intravenous Therapy,Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
"It provides a comprehensive overview of practice and underlyingtheory, integrated with details of patient experience."(Independent Nurse, 18 July 2011)
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