PHLEBOTOMY CAPSTONE

Phlebotomy Capstone students will be placed in a laboratory setting that is inpatient, outpatient, or both. The focus is to provide the student the hands-on contact in a real-world setting. The phlebotomy student gains confidence and
professionalism in the art of obtaining blood samples for laboratory analysis through repeated practice. Students are exposed to a variety of laboratory practices, such as quality control, interpersonal communication, pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical aspects of laboratory testing. This capstone will be a minimum of 160 contact hours, 3 Credits, Prerequisite: PB101.