Course Number and Title:
MEA 150 Medical Lab Procedures I
Prerequisites
Pre-requisite: SSC 100 or concurrent
Course Credits and Hours
4 credit(s)
3 lecture hours/week
3 lab hours/week
Course Description
This is the first of two courses covering some basic skills and theory of the medical assistant profession. Body systems, monitoring vital signs, electrocardiograms (EKG), pulmonary function testing, and patient examination techniques are covered.
Additional Materials
Medical Assistant Program Manual
medical dictionary
Core Course Performance Objectives (CCPOs)
- Demonstrate basic medical assistant clinical skills.
- Use legal guidelines as required in a clinical medical office.
- Demonstrate behavioral skills applied to a medical assistant in a clinical medical office.
See Core Curriculum Competencies and Program Graduate Competencies at the end of the syllabus. CCPOs are linked to every competency they develop.
Measurable Performance Objectives (MPOs)
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
- Demonstrate basic medical assistant clinical skills.
- Describe the structural organization of the human body.
- Identify body systems including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and sensory systems.
- Describe body planes, directional terms, quadrants, and body cavities.
- List major organs and identify anatomical location in each body system including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and sensory systems.
- Interpret body structure and function of the human body across the life span.
- Describe the normal function of each body system including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and sensory systems.
- Identify common pathology related to each body system, including signs, symptoms, etiology, diagnostic measures, and treatment modalities for the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and sensory systems.
- Identify Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived tests associated with common diseases.
- Identify quality assurance practices in healthcare.
- Demonstrate and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, height, and weight (adult and infant), length (infant), head circumference (infant), and oxygen saturation.
- Demonstrate electrocardiography.
- Demonstrate pulmonary function testing.
- Demonstrate patient screening using established protocols.
- Explain instructions to a patient and prepare a patient for a procedure or a treatment.
- Role play assisting a healthcare provider with a patient exam.
- Identify normal and abnormal results reported in graphs and tables.
- Indicate how to graph a child's height and weight on a growth chart.
- Select appropriate barrier/personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Use proper body mechanics in assisting patients.
- Identify and define medical terms and abbreviations related to body systems including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and sensory systems.
- Use legal guidelines as required in a clinical medical office.
- Describe and demonstrate compliance with public health statutes for abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Chart patient care accurately in the medical record.
- Demonstrate behavioral skills applied to a medical assistant in a clinical medical office.
- Identify and respond to nonverbal communication.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Explain and reassure a patient.
- Demonstrate empathy for patients' concerns.
- Demonstrate active listening.
- Show respect for diversity.
- Recognize personal boundaries.
- Demonstrate tactfulness.
- Demonstrate self-awareness.
Evaluation Criteria/Policies
The grade will be determined using the Delaware Tech grading system:
| 90-100 |
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A |
| 80-89 |
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B |
| 70-79 |
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C |
| 0-69 |
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F |
Students should refer to the
Catalog/Student Handbook for information on the Academic Standing Policy, the Academic Integrity Policy, Student Rights and Responsibilities, and other policies relevant to their academic progress.
Final Course Grade
Calculated using the following weighted average
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Evaluation Measure
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Percentage of final grade
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Formative Assignments (15) Equally Weighted
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20%
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Summative Tests (15) Equally Weighted
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35%
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Summative Lab Competencies (38) Equally Weighted
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35%
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Summative Final Test (1)
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5%
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Summative Final Lab Competency (1)
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5%
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TOTAL
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100%
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Program Graduate Competencies (PGCs are the competencies every graduate will develop specific to his or her major)
AHTAASMEA Program Graduate Competencies:
- Exhibit effective nonverbal, verbal, and written communication in patient/client and family interventions and education and in professional relationships.
- Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking in performance of medical assisting, according to the profession's standards of practice.
- Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate clinical competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures on all patient population.
- Demonstrate administrative competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures on all patient population.
AHTDIPMAS Program Graduate Competencies:
- Exhibit effective communication, independent judgment, and critical thinking in performance of medical assisting, according to the profession's standards of practice.
- Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
- Demonstrate clinical and administrative competence by performing a full range of medical assistant procedures.
Core Curriculum Competencies (CCCs are the competencies every graduate will develop)
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Students in Need of Accommodations Due to a Disability
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