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Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) · Lessons

Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) lessons

5 sections · 49 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)

Practice 49 skills across this outline.

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Tourniquet Application
Routine Blood Collections · Site Selection and Preparation
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
15 categories
Processing
20%
Special Collections
20%
Patient Preparation · Collection Readiness and Positioning
8%
Routine Blood Collections · Order of Draw and Collection Technique
6%
Safety and Compliance · Regulatory and Ethical Compliance
6%
Safety and Compliance · Infection Control
6%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of certified phlebotomy technician (cpt) — drill into a card to work its skills.

Routine Blood Collections · Site Selection and Preparation

4 core skills5% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Tourniquet ApplicationRecommended
Long-form
2
Site SelectionAvailable
Long-form
3
Needle Insertion TechniqueAvailable
Long-form
4
Site PreparationAvailable
Long-form

Routine Blood Collections · Equipment Selection and Quality Control

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Device SelectionAvailable
Long-form
2
Equipment InspectionAvailable
Long-form

Routine Blood Collections · Complication Recognition and Management

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Safety ActivationAvailable
Long-form
2
Complication ManagementAvailable
Long-form

Routine Blood Collections · Post-Collection and Labeling

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Post Collection CareAvailable
Long-form
2
Specimen LabelingAvailable
Long-form

Routine Blood Collections · Order of Draw and Collection Technique

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Tube MixingAvailable
Long-form
2
Capillary CollectionAvailable
Long-form
3
Blood Flow AdjustmentAvailable
Long-form
4
Order Of DrawAvailable
Long-form

Processing

8 core skills20% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Laboratory Information SystemsAvailable
Long-form
2
CentrifugingAvailable
Long-form
3
Specimen HandlingAvailable
Long-form
4
Chain Of Custody ProcessingAvailable
Long-form
5
Critical Value ReportingAvailable
Long-form
6
Recollection ProtocolAvailable
Long-form
7
Specimen IntegrityAvailable
Long-form
8
AliquotingAvailable
Long-form

Safety and Compliance · Regulatory and Ethical Compliance

3 core skills6% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Scope And EthicsAvailable
Long-form
2
HIPAA ComplianceAvailable
Long-form
3
Regulatory ComplianceAvailable
Long-form

Safety and Compliance · Quality Control and Equipment

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Equipment Quality ControlAvailable
Long-form
2
POC Quality ControlAvailable
Long-form

Safety and Compliance · Infection Control

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Transmission PrecautionsAvailable
Long-form
2
PPE ProtocolAvailable
Long-form
3
Standard PrecautionsAvailable
Long-form
4
Biohazard DisposalAvailable
Long-form

Safety and Compliance · Exposure and Emergency Response

3 core skills4% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Exposure ProtocolAvailable
Long-form
2
First Aid ResponseAvailable
Long-form
3
CPR And CodesAvailable
Long-form

Patient Preparation · Communication and Professional Conduct

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Cultural CommunicationAvailable
Long-form
2
Patient InterviewingAvailable
Long-form

Patient Preparation · Order and Requisition Verification

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Order VerificationAvailable
Long-form
2
Testing RequirementsAvailable
Long-form

Patient Preparation · Patient Identification and Consent

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Patient IdentificationAvailable
Long-form

Patient Preparation · Collection Readiness and Positioning

3 core skills8% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Collection Risk ScreeningAvailable
Long-form
2
Patient PositioningAvailable
Long-form
3
Non Blood InstructionsAvailable
Long-form

Special Collections

6 core skills20% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Alcohol Drug TestingAvailable
Long-form
2
Tolerance TestingAvailable
Long-form
3
Blood Culture CollectionAvailable
Long-form
4
Chain Of CustodyAvailable
Long-form
5
Volume CalculationAvailable
Long-form
6
Special Screening CollectionAvailable
Long-form