Details:

Fee: $196 Supply Fee.

Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the blood and circulatory system.
• Use medical terms commonly used in hospitals, laboratories and clinical settings.
• Consistently use Universal Precautions in phlebotomy settings.
• Select appropriate blood collection tubes (reagents) for lab tests requested.
• Determine appropriate needle equipment for common blood draw situations.
• Perform appropriate tourniquet techniques for the patient’s physical size/situation.
• Select appropriate veins for venipuncture for standard antecube and hand draws.
• Perform venipuncture in a safe, professional and efficient manner.
• Demonstrate correct procedures for blood cultures and urine collections.
• Describe drawbacks/complications with the syringe blood collecting system.
• Demonstrate procedures of capillary punctures on adults and children (mock setting).
• Demonstrate procedures of heel punctures on infants (mock setting) for PKU tests.
• Apply correct labeling and documentation methods for specimen transport.
• Demonstrate computer lab data retrieval.
• Practice quality control procedures to prevent errors.