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Catalog: 2011–2012 Catalog Year

Course Descriptions

Laboratory Technician (LTE)

Nursing and Allied Health Division

LTE 110: Techniques of Venipuncture

Units (Credits): 4; Prerequisites: current health information and current major medical health insurance (card required). See Nursing and Allied Health web site for further information.

Provides the student the knowledge and skills necessary to perform the collection, identification, and preservation of specimens as applied to venipuncture techniques. The course includes medical terminology, ethics, fingerstick procedures, and patient contact methods. Emphasizes the role of the venipuncturist in a modern health care delivery system.