OSHA bloodborne pathogens, PPE, infection control, and HIPAA — the compliance foundation every draw sits on.
The circulatory system, the veins used for venipuncture, and hands-on exploration in the 360 Human Explorer.
Collection tubes and their additives, and the correct order of draw to prevent cross-contamination of specimens.
Patient identification with two identifiers, site selection, and the step-by-step routine venous draw.
Fingerstick and capillary technique, blood cultures, and strategies for difficult draws.
Labeling, transport, ethics, and customer service — closing the loop from patient to lab.
Aligned to the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) blueprint across five domains, and prep-mapped to the ASCP Phlebotomy Technician (PBT).
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Phlebotomy is one of the foundations of the PCT stack — stack it with nurse-aide skills and EKG to reach Patient Care Technician, and it also feeds the Medical Assistant pathway.