Introduction to Phlebotomy and the Healthcare Setting

• A Review of the old CA law regarding non licensed phlebotomists

Basic Infection Control, Universal Precautions and Safety

Medical Terminology and Systems of the Human Body

Blood Components

• Differentiating between Whole Blood, Serum, and Plasma

The Circulatory System

• Veins
• Cardiac Biomarker Tests for Heart Failure

Laboratory Sections and the Tests Performed in Each Section

• Hematology Tests
• Storing Blood Safely

Blood Collection Equipment, Types of Tubes and Additives, Proper Order of Draw When Additives Are Required and Special Precautions

• Venipuncture System Types

Proper Patient/Specimen Identification

• Patient and Specimen Identification

Skin Puncture Procedures

• Skin Puncture Do’s and Don’ts

Venipuncture Procedures

• The Routine Venipuncture - Step by step as recommended by CLSI
• Minimizing the trauma of phlebotomy

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