PHLE 1400* Intro to Phlebotomy
Course Information
| Course Number | PHLE 1400* |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Intro to Phlebotomy |
| Description | This course provides an orientation that familiarizes the student with a career in the field of Phlebotomy. The course will include a basic overview of the structure and function of the human body, various legal and ethical issues that affect a healthcare professional and specific phlebotomy topics. These topics include: program policies, certification, safety, infection control, quality control, specimen collection/handling/processing, good laboratory technique and maintaining the standards of a Phlebotomist based on industry criteria. (Concurrently with PHLE 1450 & PHLE 1500 or Program Director permission) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 Credits, 64 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Pre/Corequisite: Concurrently with PHLE 1450 & PHLE 1500 or Program Director permission
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Apply SCC Phlebotomy program policies.
- Differentiate medical laboratory personnel and determine accepted standards of care as prescribed by employer.
- Practice Standard (Universal) Precautions and laboratory safety.
- List and discuss the areas of phlebotomy that are subject to quality assurance.
- Apply quality assurance practices as they relate to phlebotomy.
- Identify infection control and safety procedures found within the laboratory that apply to phlebotomy.
- Summarize the overall general plan of the body.
- Summarize the major structures/divisions of the systems in the human body.
- Describe the general characteristics of the human body systems.
- Explain the main functions of the systems within the human body.
- Analyze the different classifications of the various body systems.
- Summarize the effects of aging on each of the body systems.
- Determine accepted standards of care as prescribed by employer.
- Analyze common legal and ethical issues that affect the profession.
- Explain components of risk management plans, including documentation and significance of use.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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