Title
MLT1109 - Phlebotomy Skills Lecture
Description
Description
This course is designed for phlebotomy and Medical Laboratory Technician students. The course covers didactic knowledge and performance of venipuncture, capillary and arterial blood draws. It also emphasizes other body fluid collection, specimen processing, point-of-care analysis and specimen storage.
API ID
Credits
1 (1/0/0)
Competencies
- Identify preanalytical variables, their affect on blood samples and possible resolutions.
- Determine appropriate patient identification required to properly collect and label patient specimens.
- Discuss the importance of communication and interpersonal skills for the phlebotomist within the laboratory, with patients and with personnel in other health care facility departments.
- Outline standard safety practices when handling, collecting and processing specimens.
Degrees that use this course
Degrees that use this course
Degree:
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Medical laboratory technicians perform a wide range of routine laboratory procedures associated with blood and body fluid analysis. In...
Location:
Moorhead Campus
Credits:
60
Degree:
Certificate
The Phlebotomy Technician program provides students with the training necessary for employment and advancement in the health care field...
Location:
Moorhead Campus
Credits:
16
