Phlebotomy

Principles of Phlebotomy is a 10 week hybrid course where the theory portion is all online, and there are 2 eight hour lab days that will typically be scheduled on a weekend.  It is a 4 credit hour course in total.  In this course, students learn the practice of phlebotomy.  They are provided with the knowledge and necessary skills to perform a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and precautions. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention, universal precautions, proper patient identification, specimen acquisition, handling, and processing. Quality assurance, professional conduct, and federal regulatory issues will be covered as well.  The lab days will consist of practice performing blood draws on our IV arm simulators and possibly on each other.  This course is a CTE course.

 Once completed, the student will be a more desired candidate for a job in a lab rather than someone without having taken the course.