Maricopa Community Colleges  HCE112   19976-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-25-1997

HCE112 1997 Fall – 2011 Summer II

LAB  0.50 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  2.25 Load  Occ

Practicum: Specialized Phlebotomy Techniques

Application of specialized phlebotomy techniques in a clinical laboratory setting or health-care environment.

Prerequisites: HCE109. Prerequisites or Corequisites: HCE110 and HCE111, or permission of Instructor.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

HCE112 1997 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Practicum: Specialized Phlebotomy Techniques

 

1.

Use specialized phlebotomy equipment. (I,III)

2.

Perform proper venipuncture on patients who are difficult to draw. (II-IV)

3.

Apply specialized techniques in obtaining newborn specimens. (II-IV)

4.

Utilize proper specimen handling on unusual or inadequate samples. (V)

5.

Apply proper procedures in bleeding time testing and blood culture procurement. (III,VI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

HCE112 1997 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Practicum: Specialized Phlebotomy Techniques

 

I. Equipment

A. Butterflies

B. Syringes

C. Pediatric

D. Neonatal

II. Special Patients

A. Newborn

B. Pediatric

C. Multiple venipuncture

D. Severly ill

E. Geriatric

III. Quality Assurance

A. Specialized equipment

B. Specialized techniques

C. Specialized procedures

IV. Specimen Collection

A. Unusual sites

1. Unusual samples

2. Inadequate samples

B. Indwelling lines

C. Interfering substances

V. Specimen Handling

A. Inadequate samples

B. Special conditions

VI. Special Procedures

A. Coagulation

B. Blood cultures

C. Others as required

 

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