The course will cover all aspects related to blood collection and develop comprehensive skills to perform venipunctures for lab analysis. The course has 90 hours of instruction. The content includes: terminology; anatomy and physiology; blood collection procedures; specimen hands-on practice; and training in techniques to perform punctures. During the course, students will perform phlebotomy on a practice arm and then perform venipunctures on other students.
Students are required to purchase the textbook and blue (any shade) scrubs. Students who complete this program may pursue the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Phlebotomy Technician Exam (or another certifying exam). Students must have a high school diploma or equivalent and a current government-issued photo ID to take the exam. The course fee includes the NHA Study Guide, Practice Test and the cost of a one-time NHA/CPT Certifying Exam.
