Maricopa Community Colleges  HCE125   20062-20062 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/22/05
HCE125 20062-20062 L+L 1.50 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Practicum: Donor Interviewing Techniques
Application of interviewing techniques in donor setting or health care environment. Prerequisites: (HCE124 and acceptance into the Donor Phlebotomy program) or permission of Program Director.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
HCE125   20062-20062 Practicum: Donor Interviewing Techniques
1. Perform the procedure for donor registration requirements. (I)
2. Perform manual donor registration. (II)
3. Perform the medical screening process. (III)
4. Apply Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines during capillary collection. (IV)
5. Perform hemoglobin test in copper sulfate. (V)
6. Perform the microhematocrit procedure. (VI)
7. Perform manual and automated vital signs on donor. (VII)
8. Obtain informed consent manually or through automation from the donor. (VIII, IX)
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HCE125   20062-20062 Practicum: Donor Interviewing Techniques
    I. Donor Registration Requirements
        A. Information and Instructions about Your Blood Donation (BS 351)
        B. Donor Registration (BS 300W)
          1. Blood pressure
          2. Pulse
          3. Temperature check
          4. Hemoglobin
          5. Hematocrit
        C. Special needs assistance
        D. Identification requirements
      II. Manual Donor Registration
          A. Donor identification
          B. Donor Registration Record (DRR)
          C. Special donor considerations
          D. Donor demographic
          E. Manual registration
        III. Medical Screening
            A. Donor identification
            B. Prescreening
            C. Donor exam
            D. Medical screening completion
            E. DRR tracking
          IV. Capillary Collection
              A. OSHA guidelines
              B. Site selection
              C. Equipment selection
              D. Fingerstick
            V. Hemoglobin (Copper Sulfate) Test
                A. Perform procedure
                B. Evaluate results
              VI. Microhematocrit
                  A. Perform test
                  B. Maintain centrifuge
                VII. Vital Signs
                    A. Manual
                      1. Blood pressure
                      2. Temperature check
                      3. Pulse check
                    B. Automated
                      1. Review equipment
                      2. Perform procedures
                  VIII. Informed Consent
                      A. Automated
                      B. Special
                    IX. Automated Collection Informed Consent
                        A. Read Informed Consent for Donation of Platelets, Red Blood Count (RBC) and Plasma(BS707)
                        B. Read Informed Consent for Donation of Granulocytes (BS 707G)
                        C. Complete BS707 and BS707G
                        D. Review donor record
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