CLS 100 Obtaining a Blood Specimen 1 cr.  (3-0-2)

A course designed to teach any interested student phlebotomy skills by venipuncture and dermal puncture methods. Lecture topics include infection control, safety, ethics, communication, specimen processing, selection of anti-coagulants, order of draw, prioritizing requests, complications and accidental needlesticks.

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Meets four weeks of the semester.