CL 102 – Phlebotomy
Syllabus
Subject Description:
This course will introduce the student to
phlebotomy including basic Human
Anatomy and Physiology, Anatomy and
Physiology of the Circulatory System,
phlebotomy equipment, and phlebotomy
technique and safety. The challenges of
phlebotomy including pediatric patients,
psychiatric patients, resistant patients, and
other challenging patients will be addressed.
The student will learn customer service and
patient compliance. Specimen
considerations and preparation and handling,
as well as special procedures will also be
taught in this course. The student will learn
the process of urinalysis including collection
and handling, patient instruction, and
testing.
Subject Hours:
140 clock hours (65 hours lec, 75 hours lab)
6.5 Semester Credit Hours
Performance Objectives:
1. Review and understand anatomy and
physiology.
2. Perform capillary puncture & serology &
hematology testing; screen and follow up
test results.
3. Use methods of quality control in the lab
and demonstrate proper documentation.
4. Perform medical asepsis. Perform venipuncture using the evacuated tube, syringe,
and butterfly methods.
5. Collect and process blood, urine, and
other specimen for testing.
6. Perform pediatric urine collection.
7. Perform male and female catheterization.
8. Understand and implement CLIA 88 and
OSHA.
9. Library Research project.
Prerequisites:
A&P 101, CL 101, MF 102
Required Textbooks:
Thomason Delmar Learning: The Complete
Textbook of Phlebotomy 3rd Edition, Lynn.
B. Hoeltke, 2006
Instructional Methods:
1. Lecture
2. Over head
3. LCD-PowerPoint Presentation
4. Anatomical models
5. Anatomical charts
6. Laboratory
Maximum Student: Instructor Ratio:
15:1
Materials and Media References:
Laboratory supplies for phlebotomy and
other specimen collection
Weekly Content Outline:
Week 1 Safety in phlebotomy. Understand
and implement OSHA & CLIA 88.
Anatomy and physiology.
Week 2 Collections by capillary and
various veni-punctures.
Week 3 Hematology, serology testing,
collection and processing various
specimens, specialized phlebotomy
techniques.
Week 4 Customer service and compliance.
Complication of blood collection.
Week 5 Demonstration of competencies
Basis of Grades:
Tests/Final Exam
Quizzes
Homework
Classwork
Professionalism
40%
20%
10%
15%
15%
Phase CL 102
Phlebotomy Daily Content Outline
140 hours
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
Chapter 1 Introduction to phlebotomy.
Discuss library research project
Lab - Demo hand washing, donning gloves, hands on clinical practice
Continue lecture chapter 1.
Hand out and discuss obtaining lab specimen and the completion of 5 weekly
assignments.
Spelling test chapter 1
Lab – Safety guidelines, hands on clinical practice
Chapter 2 Safety in phlebotomy.
Lab – Demo capillary punctures, hands clinical practice
Continue chapter 2.
Spelling test chapter 2
Lab – Hands on clinical practice
Chapter 3. Basic A & P.
Lab – Demo glucose testing, hands on clinical practice
Continue lecture chapter 3.
Spelling test chapter 3
Lab – Demo mono testing, hands on clinical practice.
Quiz ch 1, 2, 3.
Lecture chapter 4 The circulatory system.
Workforce skills
Lab – Demo blood smear, hands on clinical practice
Exam ch 1, 2, 3.
Spelling test chapter 4
Lecture chapter 5 Phlebotomy equipment.
Lab - Hands on clinical practice
Continue lecture chapter 5.
Spelling test chapter
Lab – Demo veni-puncture / butterfly, hands on clinical practice
Lecture chapter 6 Phlebotomy technique.
Lab – Demo veni-puncture syringe, hands on clinical practice
Continue chapter 6.
Lab- Demo veni-evacuated system, hands on clinical practice
Continue chapter 6.
Lab - Hands on clinical practice
Spelling test chapter 6
Library
Lab – Demo ESR, hands on clinical practice
Quiz ch 4, 5, 6.
Lecture chapter 7 The challenge of Phlebotomy
Lab- Demo pregnancy test, hands on clinical practice
Exam ch 4, 5, 6.
Day 23
Workforce skills.
Continue lecture chapter 7
Lab – Demo capillary puncture for bleeding time testing, hands on clinical
practice
Lecture chapter 8 Caring for the pediatric patient.
Lab – Demo obtaining various urine specimens, hands on clinical practice
Spelling test chapter 8
Lecture chapter 9 Specimen consideration.
Lab – Demo physical, chemical & microscopic UA, hands on clinical
practice
Quiz ch 7, 8, 9.
Spelling test chapter 9
Lecture chapter 10 Specimen preparation and handling.
Lab – Demo specimen preparing, hands on clinical practice
Exam ch 7, 8, 9.
Workforce skills.
Lecture chapter 11 Customer service & chapter 12 Compliance.
Lab – Demo obtaining pediatric urine specimen, hands on clinical practice
Spelling test chapters 11 and 12
Lecture chapter 13 Competency.
Lab - Hands on clinical practice
Quiz ch 10, 11, 12, 13.
Lab - Competency
Exam ch 10, 11, 12, 13.
Workforce skills.
Library
Lab – Competency, all specimen collection methods
Day 24
Lab – Competency, all specimen collection methods
Day 25
Lab – Competency, all specimen collection methods
Day 26
Lab – Competency, all specimen collection methods
Day 27
Lab – Competency, all specimen collection methods
Day 28
Final exam
Research Report due (on any blood disorder)
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22
Schedule subject to change
Reminder:
The following are competencies that must be successfully practiced by students and
observed on a 101 basis by the instructor at a minimum of 3 times, prior to
performing a competency.
 Evacuated system
 Syringe and needle system
 Butterfly
 Capillary puncture
 HCT, glucose
 Bleeding time
 Clean catch midstream
 Chemical, physical and preparing a slide microscopic UA
o Pregnancy test, Mono, ESR (practiced and performed once only)
1. Student will be given weekly assignments for a grade. Assignments must be
turned in no later than Friday for morning classes and Thursday for evening
classes.
2. In addition there are 5 “obtaining lab specimen” to include the completion a
lab requisition forms.
Assignments for this phase must include no less than 40 successful veni-punctures (about
13 each of B/F, syringes and veni-vac combined) and 25 finger sticks to be eligible to sit
for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician Exam. All must be recorded and signed off by
the instructor ONLY in the student chart and their assignment sheet.