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OGEECHEE TECHNICAL COLLEGE
One Joe Kennedy Boulevard
Statesboro GA
SYLLABUS
PHLT-1030-Introduction to Venipuncture
Course Information
Course Type:
Lecture/Lab
Course Description:
Provides an introduction to blood collecting techniques
and processing specimens. Emphasis is placed on the
knowledge and skills needed to collect all types of blood
samples from hospitalized patients.
Topics include: venipuncture procedures, safety and
quality assurance: isolation techniques, venipuncture
problems, and definitions: lab test profiles and patient
care areas: other specimen collections and specimen
processing: test combinations, skin punctures and POCT:
Professional ethics and malpractice: and certification and
licensure.
Credit/Contact Hours: 3/60
Prerequisites:
ENGL1010, ALHS 1040, ALHS1090, ALHS 1011
Competency Areas:
A. Venipuncture Procedure, Safety and Quality Assurance
1. List and locate the names of the arm veins.
2. List the anticoagulants for each color coded vacutainer
tube.
3. List and identify venipuncture epuipment, the vaccutainer
tubes used for each laboratory test, and the associated
laboratory testing department.
4. List and demonstrate the safety procedures appropriate
while on the job.
5. Discuss patient contact phlebotomy techniques.
6. Perform a single and double draw venipuncture with the
vaccutainer system.
7. Perform a venipuncture with a syringe.
8. Define quality and performance improvement
measurements and list the components of a QA
program.
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
9. Define quality control and lists areas in the phlebotomy
subject to quality control.
Isolation Techniques, Venipuncture Problems and Definitions
1. Describe phlebotomy protocol for selected isolation
techniques.
2. List, demonstrate, and describe personal protective
equipment use.
3. Describe preventive and handling procedures for the
following: hematoma, hemolysis, fainting, convulsions,
vomiting, cardic difficulties, uncooperative patient, and
patient with I.V. or shunts.
4. Define stat, p.p. p.c., hemolysis, jaundice,lipemic, QNS,
and other selected terms and abbreviations.
Lab Test Profiles and Patient Care Areas
1. List tests included in the following packages or profiles:
cardiac profile, liver profile, electrolytes, coagulation, DIC
studies, CBC, routine admission, and other commonly
encountered test profiles.
2. Describe the safety rules for the different areas of the
hospital.
3. Discuss phlebotomy protocols for the nursery, ER, ICU,
out – patient services and age appropriate techniques.
Other Specimens Collections and Specimen Processing
1. Describe blood cultures, throat culture, 24 hour urine,
clean catch urine, bleeding time, GTT, 2 hour, p.p/p.c/
glucose, and cross match collection procedures.
2. Discuss specimen processing for the selected lab tests.
Test Combinations, Skin Punctures and POCT
1. Perform a finger stick and collect an Hct and blood smear.
2. Describe how to perform a heel stick.
3. List and recognize the dangers involving a heel stick.
4. List approximate volumes and tubes necessary and the
order of draw for selected test combinations.
5. Define point of care testing and explain the principles
behind selected POCT examples.
Professional Ethics and Malpractice
1. Discus and demonstrate professional behavior and dress
associated with the clinical laboratory profession.
2. Identify applicable codes of ethics for the clinical lab
profession.
3. Discuss and demonstrate ethical behavior associated with
the clinical laboratory profession.
4. Discuss implications of Patient’s Bill of Rights as applicable
to clinical laboratory services.
5. Discuss implications of Right to Die / Living Wills as
applicable to clinical laboratory.
6. Recognize and identify desirable personal qualities required
in health care.
7. Define selected legal terms.
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8. Distinguish between criminal and civil causes of action.
9. Distinguish between implied and expressed contracts.
10. Distinguish between implied, informed, and uninformed
consent.
11. Describe three essential elements of a verbal contract.
12. Distinguish between negligence and malpractice.
13. Identify liability as applicable to personal and professional
actions.
14. List elements of a civil malpractice cause of action.
G. Certification and Licensure
1. Explain certification, accreditation, and licensure as
application to clinical laboratory profession.
2. Discuss federal and state laboratory licensure laws and
personnel standards.
3. Explain certification, accreditation, and licensure as
applicable to clinical laboratory profession.
4. Discuss federal and state laboratory licensure laws and
personnel standards.
Orientation:
Proctoring Exams:
All students who intend to register for online classes are
required to complete and pass an online orientation prior
to registering for classes. To access the online
orientation module, students must connect to the college
website (www.ogeecheetech.edu), select Current
Students and then select Online Orientation.
Online students who live outside of Southeast Georgia
need to make arrangements to take the exam in a
proctored situation at a pre-approved site. Proctors must
be approved by the student's course instructor. They
must be selected by a date established by that instructor.
A proctor can be a faculty member, administrator, or
other professional staff member of a school or college, an
employee of a commercial testing center, an educational
counselor, a library staff member, a member of the
clergy, or a supervisor at work. A proctor cannot be a
family member or a co-worker. The student's instructor
must approve requests for proctored tests and the
individual proctor. The course instructor will reserve the
right to contact a student's requested proctor and to
reject requests for a specific proctor for any reason.
Textbook & Materials
Textbook Title: Phlebotomy Handbook
Author(s):
Diana Garza & Kathleen Becan- McBride
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ISBN
Publisher
Materials:
013513424-2
Julie Levin Alexander
Required – Scantrons, Pens, Pencils, Notebook
Assessment
Grading Scale:
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59 and below
Work Ethics Grade:
To fulfill the responsibility to teach essential workplace
ethics, the college evaluates program students on
attendance, character, teamwork, appearance, attitude,
productivity, organizational skills, communication,
cooperation, and respect. Because students are
preparing for employment, it is essential that they
become accustomed to standards of behavior in the
workplace. At the conclusion of the term, faculty
members assign separate numerical work ethics grades
which appear beside the course letter grades on both
transcripts and grade reports. The work ethics grading
scale is as follows: 3 (Exceeds Expectations), 2 (Meets
Expectations), 1 (Needs Improvement), and 0
(Unacceptable).
Classroom Policies
During the course of the quarter you are required to do
LIVE sticks on fellow students to demonstrate
competency. This is not optional. It is mandatory in
practing your skills. Refusal to be a patient for fellow
students or refusal to demonstrate a live stick will result
in automatic failure of this course. Failure to attend your
assigned skills check-off at the assigned time will result in
a zero.
Each student is expected to pass the required skills
check-off that will be scheduled during the quarter. This
is a mandated part of the course. You will be checked off
in three areas: You must make a 90% or better in all
three areas. Anything less than 90% will result in a failing
grade for that skill. All three skill grades are averaged
together to get a final skills grade. You must average
90% or better or you will fail the required skills check-off.
If you fail the required skills check-off you cannot pass
the course. The required skills check-off must also be
done in a timely manner, each student will be given a ten
minute time period to perform each skill. The three areas
the student will be checked off in are as follows:
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Vacutainer Needle- (Evacuated Tube System)
Butterfly Needle or Syringe
Finger Puncture- (Capillary Puncture)
Cell phone usage during Lecture/Lab is prohibited. If a
student brings their cell phone into class/lab, the cell
phone must be placed on the silent mode.
Exams must be taken as directed on the class calendar.
If the student miss the first exam no point deductions will
be done, but for every other missed exams it will carry a
10 point deduction. Make up Exams will be given
according to course calendar.
All homework assignments are due as indicated on
course calendar. All homework assignments must be
typed. No Hand written assignments are accepted.
Failure to submit homework assignment by due dates the
student will receive a”0”.
Attendance
The student must attend class and lab as scheduled.
Only 2 absences are allowed. Vital information and skills
are missed if not in class/lab. Lab will be made up
according to class calendar. Failure to make up
scheduled labs will result in a “0”. Please note that the
instructor is no responsible for missed information. The
student will also be required to sign in on the attendance
roster at the beginning of each class.
Course Withdrawal:
Students may withdraw from a course without academic
penalty until the midpoint of the term (as stated in the
Academic Calendar and in the OTC Catalog and Student
Handbook). By withdrawing before the midpoint of the
term, the student is automatically assigned a grade of W,
which does not affect term or cumulative grade point
average. Grades of W will affect satisfactory academic
progress for financial aid purposes. Students who stop
attending class(es) without formally withdrawing risk
earning a final grade of F, which will appear on the
academic transcript. Refer to the OTC Catalog and
Student Handbook for further details.
Food and Drink:
Food and beverages (other than water) are not allowed in
classrooms/labs.
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Late Work:
Late homework assignments will not be accepted.
Missed Exams:
The first missed exam will be the only exam that will not
carry a 10 point deduction. All other missed exams will
carry an automatic 10 point grade deduction. The make
exam will be scheduled at the discretion of the instructor,
please keep in mind that this could be at the end of the
quarter.
Absences:
Only 2 absences will be allowed from class /lab. It is the
student’s responsibility to notify the instructor via phone
message or e-mail to report the absence. There is no
distinction will be made for excused versus unexcused
absences. If more than 2 absences are noted the student
may be dropped from the course.
Extra Credit:
Extra credit is not a component of the course.
Cheating/Plagiarism:
Academic honesty is expected at all times. Any student
found to have engaged in academic misconduct such as
cheating, plagiarism, or collusion is subject to disciplinary
sanctions as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct
detailed in the OTC Catalog and Student Handbook.
The term “plagiarism” includes, but is not limited to, the
use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published
or unpublished work of another person without full and
clear acknowledgment. The term “collusion” includes, but
is not limited to, the unauthorized collaboration with any
other person in preparing work offered for academic
credit. Students are advised that faculty routinely use
turnitin.com both to prevent plagiarism and to assist in
verifying when/if it has occurred.
Safety
In case of emergency while on campus, please refer to
the Emergency Operations and Safety Plan and the
Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan found by
the door of all classrooms and labs on the OTC campus.
A copy of the OTC Safety Plan can be found online at:
http://www.ogeecheetech.edu/student_services/campus_
safety.html.
The Campus Safety & Security Director contact
information is as follows: T. Jeff Smith, phone: (912)
681-5667; e-mail address: tjsmith@ogeecheetech.edu.
Disability Statement Students with disabilities who believe that they may need
accommodations in this class based on the impact of the
disability are encouraged to contact Penny Hendrix in the
Support Services Office, Room 171E, Kennedy Bldg.,
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912-486-7211, to coordinate reasonable
accommodations.
Warranty Statement
The Technical College System of Georgia guarantees
employers that graduates of State Technical Colleges
shall possess skills and knowledge as prescribed by
State Curriculum Standards. Should any graduate
employee within two years of graduation be deemed
lacking in said skills, that student shall be retrained in any
State Technical College at no charge for instructional
costs to either the student or the employer.
Communication
Important communication about this course will be
transmitted through the Ogeechee Tech student e-mail
system. Students should check their student e-mail
accounts before each class in order to receive the most
up-to-the-minute information about classes and
assignments.
Ogeechee Tech sends vital information about financial
aid, registration, and college news through the student email system. Students should check their student e-mail
accounts periodically for this information.
Student e-mail may be accessed through the college
website, www.ogeecheetech.edu, under the Current
Students tab.
OTC Alert
Students are encouraged to sign up for OTC Alert, a
system designed to notify students of any emergency on
campus. Alerts are sent by text messaging and/or by email. To subscribe to OTC Alert, a student can go to
www.ogeecheetech.edu and click on Current Students 
Banner Web  OTC Alert Informatearning a final grade
of F, which will appear on the academic transcript.
Refer to the OTC Catalog and Student Handbook for
further details.
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