Students acquire the skills necessary to properly obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing. Topics include safety procedures, infection control, medical terminology, specimen collection, collection equipment, point-of-care testing, customer service, and the role of the phlebotomist in the health care system. Students are required to perform venipuncture in this class.

Students acquire the skills necessary to properly obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing. Topics include safety procedures, infection control, medical terminology, specimen collection, collection equipment, point-of-care testing, customer service, and the role of the phlebotomist in the health care system. Students are required to perform venipuncture in this class.

Students acquire the skills necessary to properly obtain blood specimens for laboratory testing. Topics include safety procedures, infection control, medical terminology, specimen collection, collection equipment, point-of-care testing, customer service, and the role of the phlebotomist in the health care system. Students are required to perform venipuncture in this class.