MLTS 1120 - MLT Specimen Collection and Processing
1credit hour(s)
This course is an introduction to the collection and processing of patient specimens for medical laboratory testing. Topics will focus on patient and laboratory safety, infection prevention and control, specimen integrity, blood collection equipment and supplies, collection of blood specimens, collection of specimens other than blood, and specimen storage and transport.
This course is designed to meet the minimum requirements for entering the MLT program without prior experience as a phlebotomist or lab assistant. This course does not meet the requirements for training to gain employment as a phlebotomist or to be eligible for national certification exams.
Note(s):
Prior completion of PHLB 1010 + PHLB 1092 will automatically substitute for this course
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) may be accepted for this course.