Spring Semester 2024 - Credit Courses

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AHMA_220_90Phlebotomy
Meets: 1/16/2024-5/9/2024
Kalispell Campus
Note: This hybrid course requires students to attend laboratory sessions in person as well as participate online. Students may only register for this course with instructor consent: contact aeney@fvcc.edu. Sponsoring labs/students can expect a maximum of 15 hours of lab practice per semester.
3crW12:30PM-1:30PMBC 1444A Eney
Add'l Fee: $10.00

Phlebotomy

Prerequisite(s): instructor's consent on hybrid section only. The profession of phlebotomy is taught through lecture, student laboratory, and clinical experiences. The course will focus on skill development in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and standard precautions. Topics include vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture, and specimen collection on adults. Collection of specimens from children and infants is discussed. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention, patient identification, specimen labeling, quality assurance, specimen handling, processing, accessioning, professionalism, ethics, and medical terminology. Students will learn the theory and principles of CLIA-waived laboratory tests. Students will complete a minimum of 40 hours classroom/lab training. Clinical hours will be completed via AHMA 221.



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This information was last updated on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 8:20:02 AM