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Phlebotomy is the practice of drawing blood. it is an important tool for diagnosing many medical conditions. This course introduces students interested in phlebotomy to the roles of the medical laboratory personnel in the health care system. This course provides the student with supervised clinical practice of current phlebotomy techniques. Students will develop skills in performing phlebotomy procedures in different health care settings. Includes proper use of equipment, current safety standards, medical and legal policies and regulations, interpersonal skills, and correct transport, collection, and preparation for laboratory testing. Students will complete quizzes, view online videos and take an exit exam. Students must pass the exit exam with an 80% or better to be eligible for the ASPT Certification exam.

All prospective Candidates must:

  • Be at least 18years old
  • Have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • Background check
  • Complete health exam
  • Immunization screen
  • Urine drug screening

Objective

  • Define phlebotomy
  • List five skills phlebotomist should have
  • Describe major duty of phlebotomist
  • Differentiate accreditation and certification
  • Explain inform consent and confidentiality
  • List personnel who may work in the laboratory
  • Describe the kinds of sample typically analyzed and the kind of test performed in the lab
  • Explain how laboratory quality is monitored
  • Describe other healthcare setting phlebotomist may work
  • Explain the role of occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) in the workplace safety
  • List safety hazards
  • Describe precaution that can be used to lessen risk of physical or sharp hazards
  • List labels to identify hazardous material
  • Explain latex sensitive and signs of bleeding wound
  • Know the importance of hand hygiene and handwashing technique
  • Define personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Define bloodborne pathogen
  • Explain how blood born pathogen is transmitted
  • Explain general procedure for cleaning up a blood spill
  • Define and use correctly specific medical terms that apply to phlebotomy
  • Describe body system, organ and function and list disease and common laboratory test
  • Describe circulation of blood from the heart, lungs and other body tissues
  • Differentiate and locate arteries, veins and capillaries, list veins that may be used for blood collection and advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Describe components of whole blood
  • Define hemostasis
  • Describe lab test that may be used to detect disease RBC, WBC, and hemostasis
  • List equipment needed for venipuncture
  • Describe the purpose and how to use a tourniquet and list consequence of improper application
  • Differentiate antiseptic and disinfection used in blood collection
  • Locate the bevel, shaft, hub and point of a needle, needle insertion into the vein and removal
  • Define and explain use of different gauge
  • Define different parts of a syringe
  • Explain when syringe system or winged infusion set (butterfly) is used in blood collection
  • Describe proper use of a tube holder (needle adapter)
  • Differentiate whole blood, serum and plasma and list one use of each
  • List 10 colors for tube tops, identify additives in each and state one use for each
  • State correct order of draw for evacuated tube collection and syringe collection
  • Describe proper disposal of a used needle
  • List common information on the patient requisition
  • List steps in venipuncture
  • Describe patient preparation and positioning
  • List information that must be included on the label of each tube
  • List capillary collection sites, why to inform the physician container used, depth of puncture, how cut should be made, the order of draw for capillary stick, and steps for performing a (BT) Bleeding test
  • Explain preanalytical variables and how to control or monito such variables
  • List patients’ activities that may affect laboratory results
  • List procedure to be followed if, patient has no id, not in room, sleeping or unconscious, has visitors, cannot understand you and refuses blood draw
  • List sites that must be avoided when collecting blood and why
  • List procedure to be followed if leg and hand is used for venipuncture
  • List situation in which alcohol should not be used to clean venipuncture site and state an alternative
  • Define syncope, signs and explain what to do when patient experience this during blood draw
  • Describe the action to take if patient has seizures, compliant of nausea and or vomit
  • List reason blood may not flow into tube and how to correct the problem
  • Explain what to do if artery is punctured, no blood collected on first try, prolong bleeding from puncture site
  • List caused of hemolyzed sample and name test results that may be affected
  • Describe long-term complication associated with venipuncture and explain how to avoid them
  • State the reason a sample may be rejected by the laboratory
  • Describe blood collection process in special population such as infant and children
  • Describe vascular access devices and how blood should be collected from vascular devices
  • List steps to follow when collecting blood from an intravenous line in place
  • Explain arterial blood differs from venous blood, how is arterial blood collected, what is collateral circulation what is measured in arterial blood gas, what arteries can be used in collecting blood gas, what can affect ABG testing
  • Describe capillary blood gas testing, uses, limitation and procedure
  • Define some special collections and nonblood procedures example urine, blood from donors, sample that should be chilled or warmed, sensitive to light, blood smears, fasting specimen time specimen, throat samples, semen sample and cerebral spinal fluid collection, proper operation of centrifuge, samples that must be allowed to clot and careful ways samples can be transported safely to the lab.
  • Describe and explain point of care testing
  • Define quality control
  • Discuss legal issues in phlebotomy

Program duration, Tuitions, Fees and cancelation/refund

The Phlebotomy is a 6-week program. Classes and Lab Mon/Wed/Thurs (5:30pm-10:30pm)

The full refunded is granted if officially withdrawal occurs before the second day of class. No refund is granted thereafter. (Refund does not include registration fee)

Nonrefundable Registration fee: $200.00

Tuition: $800.00

Supplies and lab fee: $160.00

Books and Material fee: $200.00

Administration fee: $100.00

Student Liability Insurance Fee: $100.00

CPR Fee: $40.00

Total Program Cost: $1,600.00

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