Course description

Admission: Current Certificate of Registration - RN/RPN. This course will provide the RN/RPN with knowledge of the basic concepts underlying the interpretation of daily lab work. Lab work included in the course includes CBC and Differential, Coagulation, Electrolytes, Liver Function Tests and Routine Urinalysis. Case studies will be used as a basis for discussion of nursing's role in the preparation, collection, measurement, and reporting of lab results.

Course details

Hours: 18
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None

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This course is part of the following micro-credential(s):


Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: ​100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery