Guide and organize the evolution of your clinical laboratory students from beginners into effective professionals by giving them this invaluable resource, Essentials of Clinical Laboratory Science. This resource fosters critical thinking beyond just the basic procedures, creating a thorough awareness of the clinical laboratory responsibilities that students will have to themselves, to their patients, and to the facilities where they work. Coverage includes the organization of health care facilities, the laws and regulations that govern them, and common tasks and responsibilities for the numerous professional categories that comprise the health care industry. Safety for the laboratory employee, the patients, and the visitors are explained in detail. With an emphasis on efficiency, accuracy, and professionalism, this book serves up the essential ingredients for a holistic approach to laboratory science that augments the diagnosis and treatment of all patients. Benefits: Enhances basic knowledge of each department in the clinical laboratory with selected procedures from all major laboratory divisions in the concluding chapters. Addresses general mathematics and algebra, exploring the scope of applicable math for quality control and for calculating results, including the metric system. Covers organization of health care facilities, the laws and regulations that govern them, and common tasks and responsibilities for the numerous professional categories that comprise the health care industry. Rounds out already comprehensive coverage with valuable supplementary information found in the appendices, including states and territories with laboratory personnel licensure requirements, medical terminology for laboratorians, accrediting agencies, and professional societies. Enhances basic knowledge of each department in the clinical laboratory with selected procedures from all major laboratory divisions in the concluding chapters. Addresses ge