Title: Lab Skills Information
Course: Allied Health Assistant (Phlebotomy) > Section: Module 1

Instructions will be given on how to sign up for Lab Skills. Each week there will be practice time for completing the 5 Lab Skills.

LAB SKILLS Instructions.pdf

Bleeding Time Test.rtf
Capillary Skin Puncture Collection.rtf
Syringe Blood Collection.rtf
Venipuncture Collection with a Butterfly Needle.rtf
Venipuncture Collection with an Evacuated Tube System.rtf
Clinical Evaluation Instruction Sheet.rtf

Please download the instructions and evaluation documents. These documents are to be filled out by the supervisor after accomplishing the activity then posted under your name in the Lab Skills Discussion. Create a forum with your name and post all documents in this forum. All Lab Skills activities and final evaluation is worth 200 points.

Phlebotomy is a hands-on job that requires the fine tuning of actual skills. In the lab, you will be able to accomplish the hands-on component of this class.

While the lab may be set up differently, during the course of the semester, a student should have time to learn the skills, practice on a mannequin, and perform a minimum of 10 venipuncture on humans (that may be a lab partner or volunteer). The venipuncture must be utilizing a variety of types of draws including the evacuated system, the butterfly system, and the syringe draw.

Other lab skills that should be performed during the course include a bleeding time test and a capillary skin puncture. These should not count toward the minimum of 10 venipunctures and may be performed on the same day as a venipuncture.

All of these lab skills must be under the supervision of a qualified and experienced instructor familiar with the proper methods and procedures of the different competencies.

Successful completion of these criteria and attendance each week in the lab will provide the student the opportunity to gain the skills and practice necessary to complete the clinical requirements for the course.

The completion of the Lab Skills is Pass/Fail and is worth a total of 200 points.