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Phlebotomy Experience

Course ID: PBT-3022A3
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This course provides theory and clinical experiences needed for the proper collection of blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is placed on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and universal precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. Upon completion, students should be able to safely perform procedures necessary for specimen collections on patients in various health care settings and may be eligible for national certification as phlebotomy technicians. Course includes a clinical component.

Course Objectives

Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system

Exhibit familiarity with medical terminology

Demonstrate knowledge of infection control and safety

Demonstrate basic understanding of the anatomy/physiology of body systems

Relate major areas of the clinical laboratory to pathologic conditions associated with body systems

Possess knowledge of the importance of specimen collection and specimen integrity in the delivery of patient care

Demonstrate knowledge of collection equipment, tube additives, special precautions, and interfering substances associated with clinical analysis of specimens

Follow all standard operating procedures to collect specimens

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of requisitioning, specimen transport, and specimen processing

Demonstrate understanding of quality assurance and quality control associated with phlebotomy

Communicate effectively (verbally and nonverbally)

Outline of instruction

Module 1
1. Intro to Phlebotomy, safety, behavioral expectations and Syllabus
2. Phlebotomy past and present, Medical Terminology
3. Healthcare setting and Lab personnel
4. Quality Assurance
5. Review for exam
6. Exam

Module 2
1. Infection Control, safety, first aid and personal wellness
2. Medical Terminology continued
3. Human Anatomy and Physiology
4. Circulating system blood collection
5. Review for quiz
6. Quiz

Module 3
1. Blood Collection Equipment
2. Additives and Order of Draw
3. Venipuncture procedures
4. Review for exam
5. Exam

Module 4
1. Preexamination and Preanalytical considerations
2. Physiological variables, Problem sites, Vascular access
3. Patient complications and conditions, procedural error risks
4. Review for quiz
5. Quiz

Module 5
1. Capillary puncture equipment
2. Capillary principle and procedures
3. Case Study and Review questions
4. Digital Flashcards-Kahoot
5. Review for quiz
6. Quiz

Module 6
1. Special Collections
2. Blood Bank, Blood donor collections, Coagulation, 2 hr post prandial
3. Glucose tolerance test and Therapeutic phlebotomy (Power point)
4. Point of Care Testing
5. Review for exam
6. Exam

Module 7
1. Specimen handing and processing
2. Transporting, Special specimen handling and Specimen suitability
3. OSHA required protective equipment, Specimens that require centrifugation
4. Urine and Nonblood specimens, CSF, synovial, amniotic, semen, sputum, sweat and tests
5. Arterial puncture overview

Module 8
1. Review additives, lab tests, lab departments
2. Review specimen handling and processing
3. Review all procedures (TBA)
4. Review final exam
5. Final exam

Clinicals

Contact Hours

258

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) - National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS)

CE or CU Articulation

Phlebotomy

Prerequisites

None

Text and Supplies Needed

Phlebotomy Essentials, Enhanced Ed, 8th Ed. Ruth McCall ISBN: 978-1-284-26348-0

Additional Expenses:
• Transportation costs to the clinical sites (students are generally assigned to 2 different sites during their clinical rotation)
• The certification exam (highly suggested, but not mandatory) through ASCP BOR is currently $135

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

$30 clinical fee. Students have a clinical requirement of 100 hours - 100 blood collections

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance"In order to progress to the clinical portion of the course, a student must obtain a grade of 78% or higher in the didactic\lab portion of the course."

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Students who are interested in gaining phlebotomy training in order to qualify for the many phlebotomy jobs that are available in the Triangle region.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

Phlebotomists at hospitals, reference laboratories, drawing stations, donor centers, physicians offices

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average. Wake County's quotient is 4.08. Projected job growth is 22% (faster than average of all professions of 7.7%)