AMT RPT study plan
AMT RPT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Safety and Infection Control
Sequence the chain of infection and apply at least three interruption points to blood collection scenarios.
Demonstrate hand hygiene and PPE donning and doffing in the correct order using a skills checklist.
Differentiate standard precautions from transmission-based precautions across five given scenarios.
Identify sharps injury prevention steps and the immediate post-exposure response sequence.
Your checkpoint
Complete a 25-item infection-control scenario quiz with at least 85% accuracy and a PPE skills checklist scored at least 90%.
Safety and Infection Control & Blood Collection Techniques (Venipuncture and Capillary/Dermal Puncture)
Apply antisepsis and site selection rules to ten venipuncture case descriptions.
Demonstrate the order of draw for six tube types from memory without reference aids.
Perform simulated venipuncture setup and needle safety activation three times using a checklist.
Distinguish venous collection indications from capillary collection indications in eight patient scenarios.
Your checkpoint
Submit a ten-scenario worksheet scored at least 90% and complete a timed order-of-draw card sort in 60 seconds or less with zero errors.
Blood Collection Techniques (Venipuncture and Capillary/Dermal Puncture)
Demonstrate capillary puncture technique on a simulation pad for adult, infant, and heel-stick scenarios.
Select the appropriate lancet, site, and puncture depth for eight patient profiles.
Execute venipuncture on an artificial arm with at least 90% of checklist steps performed in sequence.
Correct common collection problems including hemolysis, short draw, hematoma, and missed vein in written cases.
Your checkpoint
Record 20 simulated punctures, 12 venipuncture and 8 capillary, with self-scored checklists at least 90% and an error-correction log containing five entries.
Specimen Handling, Labeling, Processing, and Transport
Label specimens with all required identifiers immediately after collection in 15 simulated draws.
Apply processing, centrifugation, and storage rules for serum, plasma, and whole blood specimens.
Triage ten transport scenarios for temperature, timing, and light protection requirements.
Identify rejection criteria and state corrective action for 12 specimen error cases.
Your checkpoint
Complete a specimen-handling audit of 20 simulated specimens with zero labeling identifier errors and at least 90% accuracy on transport triage.
Specimen Handling, Labeling, Processing, and Transport & Patient Identification, Preparation, and Communication
Verify patient identity using two identifiers and resolve eight identity mismatch scenarios.
Explain fasting, timed, and special collection preparation instructions to standardized patients.
Adapt communication techniques for anxious, pediatric, and limited-English-speaking patients.
Demonstrate patient verification and specimen labeling handoff during ten role-play collections.
Your checkpoint
Pass a ten-station role-play checklist scored at least 90% for identity verification and communication, with zero labeling errors.
Patient Identification, Preparation, and Communication
Conduct a pre-collection interview covering medications, fasting status, and prior collection complications for ten patient profiles.
Adapt communication for disability, hearing impairment, and cultural preference scenarios.
Obtain informed consent or assent language and document refusal appropriately in role-play cases.
Explain post-collection care instructions clearly and confirm patient understanding.
Your checkpoint
Record and self-review three five-minute patient conversations using a 15-point communication rubric, scoring at least 12 of 15 on each.
Professional Standards, Legal and Ethical Considerations, and Quality Assurance
Apply confidentiality, consent, refusal, and scope-of-practice rules to 12 legal and ethical scenarios.
Identify quality assurance indicators and propose corrective actions for preanalytical errors.
Distinguish negligence, malpractice, and breach of confidentiality in written case examples.
Maintain professional boundaries and documentation standards during simulated collection encounters.
Your checkpoint
Complete a 30-question legal and quality assurance case set with at least 85% accuracy and write a one-page corrective action plan for three preanalytical errors.
Safety and Infection Control & Patient Identification, Preparation, and Communication & Blood Collection Techniques (Venipuncture and Capillary/Dermal Puncture) & Specimen Handling, Labeling, Processing, and Transport & Professional Standards, Legal and Ethical Considerations, and Quality Assurance
Integrate all five domains by completing three full-length timed practice exams.
Review every missed item and create a 20-item personal error log with corrective actions.
Demonstrate a complete simulated blood collection from patient identification through specimen transport.
Recheck weak areas until each domain section reaches at least 85% accuracy.
Your checkpoint
Score at least 80% on two full-length timed mock exams and complete a capstone simulated collection with 100% of critical safety and identification steps performed.
Milestones
Week 2: Infection-control and order-of-draw quiz scored at least 85%, and PPE checklist scored at least 90%.
Week 4: Twenty simulated specimens labeled with zero identifier errors, and transport triage scored at least 90%.
Week 6: All three recorded patient conversations scored at least 12 of 15 on the communication rubric.
Week 8: Two full-length mock exams scored at least 80%, and capstone collection completed with 100% critical steps.