PHLEBOTOMY
SPRING 2010 / FALL 2010
APPLICATION DATES:
Spring 2010: October 12, 2009 - November 6, 2009
Fall 2010: March 15, 2010 - April 9, 2010
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE EACH ACADEMIC YEAR.
The Phlebotomy curriculum prepares individuals to obtain blood and other specimens for the purpose of laboratory analysis.
Course work includes proper specimen collection and handling, communication skills, and maintaining patient data.
Graduates may qualify for employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, and other healthcare settings and may be eligible for national certification as Phlebotomy Technicians.
It is important that all applicants for the Phlebotomy program understand the selective admission process. Applicants who wish to submit a Phlebotomy application must first meet minimum requirements. Please review carefully the information regarding minimum requirements and other pertinent information listed below.
PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM MISSION
The mission of the Phlebotomy Program at Cape Fear Community College is to prepare graduates to be competent in obtaining blood and other specimens for laboratory analysis. Upon graduation students will be considered competent Phlebotomists.
APPLICATION PROCESS
It is the Phlebotomy applicants’ responsibility to ensure that all requirements are met by the established deadline. Phlebotomy deadlines, guidelines, and policies apply equally to all students; thus, there can be no exceptions.
| ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPEAR IN PERSON AT THE COUNSELING OFFICE OF CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ROOM A-220 (DOWNTOWN) OR ROOM NA-100 (NORTH CAMPUS). NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE TELEPHONE OR BY MAIL/WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE. |
The following steps must be completed prior to completing the "Intent to Apply" to the program. All applicants for Phlebotomy must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Students must have and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher in all post-secondary coursework completed at Cape Fear Community College. If your CFCC GPA is below 2.0 and you have not been enrolled in CFCC for 3 consecutive years, you may be eligible for academic forgiveness. (See page 22 in the current 2009 - 2010 catalog.)
- Complete the CFCC General Admissions Application.
- Complete appropriate Placement Test, if required by the Admissions Office and meet minimum cut-off scores on Placement Test.
- Request official high school transcript or GED scores be mailed to the Admissions and Records Office. Official transcripts should be mailed from the institution(s) attended or be hand delivered in an envelope sealed by a representative of the school(s) attended.
- Request official transcripts from all colleges or schools attended since high school be mailed to the Admissions and Records Office. These will be reviewed for possible transfer credit.
MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. PLACEMENT TEST SCORES
To be considered eligible to apply to the program, all applicants must meet the minimum requirements on the appropriate Placement Test*.
*Completion of English 111 or its equivalent may eliminate taking a placement test.
| ASSET | Compass | Accuplacer (CPT) | SAT | ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Writing | 38 Writing | 66 Sentence | 470 Verbal or | 19 English |
| 41 Reading | 81 Reading | 80 Reading | Reading & Writing | 19 Reading |
If an applicant scores less than the minimum cut-off scores on the Placement Test, he/she will be required to complete the essential sequence of developmental courses. If the student completes all of the required remedial courses with a grade of "C" or higher prior to the application deadline date and meets the other minimum requirements, he/she may be considered eligible to apply to the program.
The Placement Test or any combination of Placement Tests may be taken twice in twelve (12) consecutive months and must have been taken in the last five years. However, when a Phlebotomy applicant has tested more than twice in twelve consecutive months, only the first two attempts will be considered in the application process. Placement test scores which violate the testing policy will be disregarded.
If the Placement Test has been taken at another community college (in the past five years), it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the scores are transferred to Cape Fear Community College.
Accommodations for testing due to special needs may be made with the Coordinator of Disabilities Services (A-215) or call (910) 362 - 7012.
2. PHLEBOTOMY SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants to the Phlebotomy program are selected on a "best qualified" basis. The point system was implemented as an objective means for evaluating Phlebotomy applicants. Phlebotomy applicants will be ranked based upon points earned, and the students with the highest number of points will be selected. If two or more students have the identical point count total, the date that the "Intent to Apply" form was completed with a counselor will be the determining factor.
After the application deadline the applicants are ranked in order of qualifications. Thirteen (13) new students may be admitted to the Phlebotomy program each academic semester.
Phlebotomy applicants who are selected will be conditionally accepted in the program pending the submission and review of a favorable medical report form provided by Cape Fear Community College.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE
Thirteen (13) new students may be admitted to the Phlebotomy program in the Spring and Fall semesters. Students whose status is “alternate” are admitted to the program only if someone who was originally accepted, declines the offer of admission, or if someone who was originally accepted becomes disqualified (refer to disqualifying factors). If the applicants did not meet minimum requirements, was not accepted, or declined admission, he/she must re-apply the following semester.
The 13 selected students will be notified when to complete the following information:
1. Medical Reports
All completed health/medical reports must be received by specified date noted in acceptance letter.
2. Drug Screen
Nine (9) panel urine drug screen is mandatory. Methadone will be included in the urine drug screen.
3. Criminal Background Check
At their discretion, clinical sites may require a drug screening and/or a criminal background check prior to allowing students into the clinical setting (If required, any associated fees will be the responsibility of the student). Testing positive on the drug screening, or evidence of tampering with a specimen, will disqualify a student from participation from the clinical assignment. In addition, certain criminal activity, if reported in a criminal background check may also disqualify a student from clinical participation. Please be aware that failure to participate in a clinical assignment based on either the drug screening or criminal background check will result in dismissal from the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Cape Fear Community College will not accept the background checks. It is your responsibility to hold this report for the clinical site if needed. For further information, students should see the "Drug and Alcohol Policy" in the 2009-2010 CFCC Student Handbook (pgs. 50-52). Students can access a criminal background check at www.certifiedbackground.com or 1-888-723-4263.
4. Mandatory Orientation/Registration
The selected thirteen (13) students will be required to attend a mandatory orientation with the Phlebotomy program director. Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of Phlebotomy seat.
A. PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE EXPECTATIONS OF A PHLEBOTOMY STUDENT
Phlebotomy is a practice discipline with cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor performance requirements. For purposes of program compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disability Act, a qualified individual with a disability is one who, with or without reasonable accommodation or modification, meets the essential eligibility requirements for participation in the Phlebotomy program.
Students will be required to have Hepatitis B vaccine or sign a declination statement. Accepted applicants will be required to take a drug screen prior to clinical rotation. Positive results may result in dismissal.
If a student believes that he or she cannot meet program requirements without accommodations or modifications, college officials will determine on an individual basis, whether or not the necessary accommodations or modifications can be reasonably met.
B. DISQUALIFYING FACTORS
Students may be denied admission to the Phlebotomy program for any of the following reasons:
- Physical or emotional health, which indicate an impairment in the ability to provide safe medical care to the public.
- Conduct not in accordance with the standards of a Phlebotomist:
- has given false information or has withheld material information;
- has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to any crime which indicated that the individual is unfit or incompetent to work as a Phlebotomist or that the individual has deceived or defrauded the public;
- uses any drug to a degree that interferes with his or her fitness to practice Phlebotomy;
- engages in conduct which endangers the public health.
CORE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
| ISSUE | STANDARD | SOME EXAMPLES OF NECESSARY ACTIVITIES (Not all Inclusive) |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Critical Thinking ability sufficient for clinical judgment | Identify cause-effect relationships in clinical situations, develop patient plans |
| Interpersonal | Interpersonal abilities to interact with individuals, families, and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural, and Intellectual backgrounds | Establish rapport with patients/clients and colleagues |
| Communication | Communication abilities sufficient for interaction with others in verbal and written form | Explain treatment procedures, initiate health teaching, document and interpret patient actions and patient/client responses |
| Mobility | Physical abilities sufficient to move from room to room and maneuver in small places | Moves around in patients rooms, work spaces, and treatment areas, administers cardiopulmonary procedures |
| Motor Skills | Gross and fine motor abilities sufficient to provide safe and effective patient care | Calibrate and use equipment; position patients/clients |
| Hearing | Auditory ability sufficient to monitor and assess health needs | Hears monitor alarm, emergency signals, auccultatory sounds, cries for help |
| Visual | Visual ability sufficient for observation and assessment necessary in patient care | Observes patient/client responses |
| Tactile | Tactile ability sufficient for physical assessment | Perform palpation, functions of physical examination and/or those related to therapeutic intervention, e.g. insertions of a catheter |
ACCREDITATION
The Phlebotomy Program is a NAACLS program. Approval for this program is by:
NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60631-3415
Phone: 773-714-8880
Fax: 773-714-8886
Email: naaclsinfo@naacls.org
Web site: http://www.naacls.org/
COUNSELING
If you have questions or concerns regarding the selective admissions process, please contact a counselor in room A-220 Downtown or at the North Campus in room NA 100.
ESTIMATED EXPENSE
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM
| TUITION/FEES (in-state) | 664.50 |
| TUITION/FEES (out-of-state) | 2960.10 |
| BOOK | 150.00 |
| UNIFORMS | 100.00 |
| SHOES (CLOSED TOE SHOES) | 30.00 |
| INSURANCE | 15.00 |
| DISPOSABLE LAB COST | 10.00 |
| DRUG SCREEN | 45.00 |
| PHYSICAL | 100.00 |
| CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK | 40.00 |
| NATIONAL REGISTRY EXAM (OPTIONAL) | 100.00 |
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| TOTAL (in-state) | $1254.50 |
| TOTAL (out-of-state) | $3550.10 |
LIABILITY INSURANCE: $15.00 PER SCHOOL YEAR
| FULL TIME: | 12 CREDIT HOURS |
| ¾ TIME: | 9 CREDIT HOURS |
| ½ TIME: | 6 CREDIT HOURS |
Tuition is established by the North Carolina State Legislature and is subject to change without prior notification.
Revised 11/2009
