Learn about the principles and techniques of phlebotomy and the duties of a phlebotomist with this free online course. Are you curious about the process of drawing blood from the veins, called phlebotomy, and how it's done? This course covers phlebotomy principles and expands on the role of a phlebotomist beyond just drawing blood. You'll learn how to select and prepare puncture sites, collect and prepare samples for testing, set up equipment, care for the patient after specimen collection and establish a professional relationship with your patients.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 188487 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define Phlebotomy • Identify the common sites for venepuncture • Outline the duties of a phlebotomist • Describe the chain of infection and how to break it • List the different blood collection equipment • Discuss the effect of drugs on blood analytics • Explain the importance of proper labelling of any patient sample • Summarize the routine venepuncture procedure • State why urine is the most frequently analysed no blood body fluid |
| Course Code | 5535 |
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