NSC 130 - Phlebotomy Technician

    Recent Professors
    Andrea M. Wade, Sharon D. Gallo
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    8–18 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of NSC 130
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    NSC 130 is a course certified by the California State Department of Health Services for a certificate as a “Phlebotomy Technician “Includes: 27 Hours basic and 27 hours advanced classroom instruction. Basic instruction topics include: universal precautions, infection control, laboratory and equipment safety: circulatory system, basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; patient and specimen identification; selecting and preparing skin puncture sites and antiseptic; blood collection equipment, proper order of the tubes, anti coagulant; post puncture care; medical waste and sharps. Advanced instruction topics include: advanced infection control and biohazards: preanalytical sources of error in special collection; anatomical site selection and patient preparation; risk factors and complications; anticoagulation theory; corrective actions to take with phlebotomy and specimen processing; problem solving; communications, stress, behavior, ethics: QA in phlebotomy practice. Note this class is the first class of a two semester class.
    Usually Held
    Fri 11:20am–12:00pm, Fri 8:20am–11:20am, Thu 12:00pm–12:40pm, Thu 9:00am–12:00pm