General Information

• Name: Techniques of Venipuncture
• Discipline: Laboratory Technician (LTE)
• Units (Credits): 4
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Nursing and Allied Health

Prerequisites and Recommended Courses

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

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

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.

II: Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

• Perform blood collection techniques utilizing vacuum collection devices, syringes, butterfly needles, and dermal skin punctures on adults.
• Carry out procedures designed to insure :
  • proper patient identification,
  • proper labeling of specimens,
  • proper specimen handling, processing, and accessioning,
  • quality assurance and
  • prevention of infection.
• Demonstrate knowledge related to theory and principles appropriate to the practice of a Level I phlebotomist.
• Demonstrate knowledge of ethical and legal principles appropriate to practice.
• Utilize principles of effective communication while interacting with patients across the life span.
• Sit for the certification examination offered by National Credentialing Agency (NCA) as explained at www.nca-info.org.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Strengthen the curriculum of the college so that students who complete specialized training will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to be successful in their personal and professional lives.