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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

 Advanced Phlebotomy

 

PREFIX/NUMBER:

 HPR 113

CREDIT HOURS:

4

2.

PREREQUISITE:

 

3.

RESOURCES NEEDED:

 

 

TEXT:

Phlebotomy: Work Text & Procedure by Man, Sommers

 

SUPPLIES:

 

4.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Instructs students in advanced phlebotomy techniques to include patients in trauma, neonatal, geriatric, and long term acute care areas.  In addition, laboratory procedures taught include specimen processing and advanced point-of-care instrumentation.  This course includes lecture/lab combination that teaches theory and direct application of theoretic content and clinical opportunities for students to master learned skills

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

By the end of the course, students will

 

 A. Describe and actively apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the venous system for pediatric and neonatal patients while performing blood specimen collection

 

 B. Describe and actively apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology of venous system for geriatric and acute long term patients

 

 C. Demonstrate ability to successfully perform difficult blood collections for testing on difficult veins using lancet, butterfly set-ups, syringes, and other techniques

 

 D. Demonstrate the ability to perform point-of-care testing to include pregnancy tests, drug screening, glucose, and other miscellaneous tests

 

 E. Demonstrate the ability to perform specimen processing to include centrifugation, aliquoting, and special handling techniques
           


 

 

6.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

POINTS

 

Test 1

100

 

Test 2

100

 

Test 3

100

 

 

 

Total 300

 

 

 

 

 

 

270

-

300

A

92%

 

 

240

-

269

B

84%

 

 

210

-

239

C

75%

 

 

180

-

209

D

66%

 

 

0

-

179

F

 

 

 

 

7.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

 

To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.

8.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

 

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

9.

ADA NOTICE:

 

Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.

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Topical Outline

 

A.

Anatomy & Physiology of the Venous System

 

 

1.

Pediatric and Neonatal Patients

 

 

2.

Geriatric and Acute Long Term Patients

 

B.

Performance of Blood Collections

 

 

1.

Lancets

 

 

2.

Butterfly set-ups

 

 

3.

Syringes

 

 

4.

Assorted other techniques specific to need

 

C.

Point-Of-Care Testing

 

 

1.

Pregnancy Testing

 

 

2.

Drug Screening

 

 

3.

Glucose

 

D.

Specimen Processing

 

 

1.

Centrifugation

 

 

2.

Aliquoting

 

 

3.

Special Handling Techniques