Monday and Wednesday 530pm -750pm
lecture 530pm to 650pm
lab 7pm to 750pm
This is a four credit hour course which consists of lecture and laboratory practice in the proper collection of laboratory specimens. The lecture and lab sessions include terminology, anatomy and physiology appropriate to phlebotomy, phlebotomy techniques, safety, quality control, attitudes, and professionalism. It provides proper job skills for effective functioning as part of the medical lab team and includes instruction, demonstration, and clinical practice of blood collection, and communication techniques consistent with standards of competency.
Appropriate assessment score
Certification Information
Students who are interested in becoming certified in Phlebotomy by a national accrediting agency (American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)) will need to complete HLTH 1412, Phlebotomy Practicum, within 13 months of completion of this course.
Please consult the college catalog for more information about HLTH 1412.
Students who take HLTH 1412 are required to have a physical exam, criminal background check without disqualifying convictions and a negative drug screen along with up to date vaccinations and TB skin test.
Faculty Contact Information
Program Director
Lamanda Baade
Office:M109
Phone: 8115-802-8837
E-mail: lbaade@kcc.edu
Division Office
W102
Phone: 815-802-8800 or 815-802-8805
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the duties and responsibilities of the phlebotomist in the health care delivery system.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems and medical terminology as it relates to the major areas of the clinical laboratory.
- Identify the equipment and supplies utilized in blood and non-blood specimen collection and describe the methods of processing and handling.
- Apply proper technique in collection of blood by venipunctures, capillary and arterial procedures.
- Phlebotomy Past/Present
- Healthcare Setting
- Quality Assurance and Legal Issues
- Infection Control/Safety
- Blood Collection Equipment
- Order of Draw/Tube Volumes
- Venipuncture Procedures
- Pre-analytical Considerations
- Circulatory System
- Hematology Department
- Coagulation Department
- Urinalysis Department
- Chemistry Department
- Toxicology Department
- Dermal Punctures
- Immunology Department
- Immunohematology/Blood Bank Department
- Microbiology Department
- Arterial Blood Collection
- Handling & Processing
- Quality Control
Phlebotomy Essentials 8th ed. Ruth E. McCall
Phlebotomy Lab Manual- available in KCC bookstore
Recommended only-ASCP BOC Study Guide for Phlebotomy: 2nd Ed
White or grey Lab coat
Closed toe shoes
Evaluation Grade Scale
100-92 A
91-83 B
82-75 C
74-65 D
<65 F
Grading Breakdown
Written tests 50%
Assignments 10%
Lab work 20%
Lab Final Exam 10%
Written Final Exam 10%
Course Breakdown
Unit 1
Chapter 3: Infection Control, Safety, First Aid, and Personal Wellness
Chapter 7: Blood Collection Equipment, Additives, and Order of Draw
Exam
Unit 2
Chapter 8: Venipuncture Procedures
Chapter 9: Pre-examination/Pre-analytical Considerations
Exam
Unit 3
Chapter 1: Phlebotomy: Past and Present and the Healthcare Setting
Chapter 2: Quality Assurance and Legal Issues in Healthcare
Exam
Unit 4
Chapter 5: Human Anatomy and Physiology Review
Chapter 6: The Circulatory System
Exam
Unit 5
Chapter 10: Capillary Puncture Equipment, Principles and Procedures
Chapter 11: Special Collections and Point-of-Care Testing
Exam
Unit 6
Chapter 12: Computers and Specimen Handling and Processing
Chapter 13: Urine and Non-Blood Specimens and Tests
Chapter 14: Arterial Puncture Procedures
Exam
Final Exam
Health Careers
Dean, Brad Wood; 815-802-8815; M107; bwood@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8800
Additional Course Policies
Cell phones: using and sending/receiving text messages will be perceived as a classroom interruption and will be counted as an absent and loss of in class points. If phone usage is necessary for an emergency, please quietly step out of the classroom. ·
Timeliness: Students are expected to come to class on time, when the class is scheduled to start. Please notify the professor if you will be late on the day of class.
Absences: Students will be counted absent from class and /or lab beginning the first day of class. The instructor keeps daily attendance. Absences will be considered as unexcused regardless of the reason for the absence.
Extra credit: Students can earn extra credit in this course in the following manner. A student who has NO ABSENCES during the entire semester will earn ten (10) extra credit points added to his or her overall point total. A student who has only 1 tardy/absence will earn five (5) extra credit points added to his or her overall point total. ·
Exams: All exams must be taken on the day scheduled except in the case of a catastrophic event. All exams must be taken before or at the next class period. Arrangements must be made with the instructor as soon as possible in order to complete the paper work needed to take a missed exam. If arrangements are not made to retake the exam at or before the next class period, zero points will be given for the exam. ·
Labs: Missed lab time or lab exercises cannot be made up. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Participation: in lecture and lab is MANDATORY. Students unable to submit to venipunctures and dermal puncture procedures are advised to drop (withdraw) from the class. Please discuss extenuating circumstances with the instructor. ·
Student Responsibility:
Students are responsible for all material presented or assigned during class.
If a student is unable to attend all or part of a class session, that student is responsible for obtaining any information that he or she missed from one of his or her classmates. Students are responsible for the contents of the course.
Students should plan to direct questions to the instructor about course policies or topics to be covered on tests in a timely fashion.
Students must perform Twenty (20) venipunctures in the student lab with the following number of successes: Thirteen (13) vacutainer draws; five (5) syringe draws; two (2) butterfly draws. (80% of the required draws are needed to take the final exam and pass the course.)
Students must complete all required venipuncture sticks before taking the phlebotomy final lab exam. The final lab exam must be completed to pass the course. If the student passes the class portion but does not have the required phlebotomy sticks and/or does not take the lab final, the student will fail the entire class and will not be allowed to attend phlebotomy clinical.
Students must earn a minimum of a C on the final lab exam in order to pass the course with a grade of “C.”
Instructor Responsibility:
The instructor will return any emails Monday through Thursday with 24 hours. Friday through Sunday emails will be answered on Monday.
The instructor may be unable to respond to questions posted the night before or day that a course requirement is due.
The instructor, as well as the department staff, are not available to answer questions over holidays and days that the school and the school’s science once are closed.
The instructor will grade all assignments within 2 – 3 days.
Laboratory Safety
No food or drink allowed in the classroom or M139 lab.
Clean countertops before and after class as necessary.
All students must wear a lab coat, gloves, and closed toe shoes during labs that require the use of biological specimens or performing venipuncture.
Any accident must be reported to the instructor immediately.
Absolutely no lab equipment or supplies are permitted to be used outside of M139. No exceptions.
Follow all instructions for needle, sharps, and bio-hazardous material disposal. Any breach in safety procedures can put everyone in the classroom at risk. As a result, any student not properly disposing of any needle in the puncture-proof biohazard containers on a single stick will not be allowed to count that stick as successful. Serious or repeated breaches of any safety instructions during any lab exercise can result in a student’s dismissal from the class. Students dismissed from class will be counted as absent and will not receive any applicable points for that lab.
The instructor must be present when students are performing venipunctures, dermal punctures, or bleeding times.
The instructor must sign off on each of the required venipunctures for each student.
No small children are allowed in the classroom or lab at any time for any reason. This policy is for the safety of the children and must be strictly adhered to.
Volunteers for venipunctures must be at least 18 years old. No exceptions.
Students bringing in volunteers must be able to verify the age (Driver’s license) of the volunteer and attest to the volunteer’s mental and physical ability to submit to a venipuncture procedure.
Students must ask permission to bring volunteers into a lab session. Volunteers are not allowed to bring children with them into the lab.
Each student allowed to bring in volunteers can have no more than one (2) volunteer in any one class session.
At the instructor’s discretion, volunteers can be denied entry into the lab.
Universal Precautions: Any and all blood or body fluids should be considered as potentially infectious.
January 12, 2026
Course overview; Policies and Procedures; LAB-Venipuncture equipment and procedure
January 12 to January 28 (no class on Jan 19-MLK day)
Lecture and Review of material for Test 1 (Chapters 3 and 7); LAB- Venipuncture equipment and procedure; vacutainer draws
January 28
TEST 1 at 5:30pm – computer lab location M120. LAB-vacutainer draws
February 2 to 16
Lecture and Review of material for Test 2 (Chapters 8 and 9); LAB - vacutainer draws
February 16
TEST 2 at 5:30pm - computer lab location M120. Lecture unit 3 LAB-vacutainer draws
February 18 to March 4 (Spring break March 9-13)
Lecture and Review of material for Test 3 (Chapters 1 and 2); LAB- Venipuncture equipment and procedure; butterfly draws
March 4
TEST 3 at 5:30pm - computer lab location M120. LAB-vacutainer draws, butterfly draws
March 16 to April 1
Lecture and Review of material for Test 4 (Chapters 5 and 6); LAB- venipuncture blood draws; syringe draws
April 1
TEST 4 at 5:30pm - computer lab location M120. LAB-vacutainer draws, butterfly draws, syringe draws
April 6 to 20
Lecture and Review of material for Test 5 (Chapters 10 and 11); LAB -venipuncture blood draws; POCT/Hgb; microtainer dermal puncture
April 20
TEST 5 at 5:30pm - computer lab location M120. LAB-vacutainer draws, dermal puncture
April 22 to May 6
Lecture and Review of material for Test 6 (Chapters 12, 13 and 14);
LAB -venipuncture blood draws; patient communication, syringe draws
May 6
TEST 6 at 5:30pm – computer lab location M120, LAB-vacutainer draws
May 11 to May 13
Comprehensive Final Exam Practice Test is due. Review for finals
May 6, 11, or 13
Final Lab Exam
May 13
Standardized Final Exam at 5:30pm computer lab location M120
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
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