Course Number and Title:
MEA 151 Medical Lab Procedures II
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: MEA 150
Course Credits and Hours
4 credit(s)
3 lecture hours/week
3 lab hours/week
Course Description
This the second of two courses covering clinical duties for a medical assistant in a medical office. Topics include body systems, venipuncture, capillary puncture, collect specimens, perform CLIA waived tests, complete provider/professional CPR, first aid procedures, and surgical procedures
Additional Materials
Medical Assistant Program Manual
Medical dictionary
Core Course Performance Objectives (CCPOs)
- Demonstrate medical assistant clinical skills. (CCC 2, 5, 6; PGC 4)
- Demonstrate infection control as required in a clinical medical office. (CCC 6; PGC 4)
- Demonstrate behavioral skills as applied to a medical assistant in a clinical medical office. (CCC 1, 2, 3, 4; PGC 1, 2)
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 medical assistant clinical skills.
- Identify body systems including the blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems.
- List major organs in each body system including the blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems.
- Identify the anatomical location of major organs in each body system including the blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems
- Discuss the structure and function of the human body across the life span.
- Describe the normal function of each body system including the blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems.
- Identify common pathology related to each body system, including signs, symptoms, etiology, diagnostic measures, and treatment modalities for the blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems.
- Identify basic principles of first aid.
- Identify quality assurance practices in healthcare.
- Demonstrate how to measure and record blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, height, weight, oxygen saturation.
- Demonstrate venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Show and prepare a patient for a procedure or a treatment.
- Assist provider with a patient exam.
- Demonstrate quality control measures.
- Demonstrate the CLIA-waived hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, immunology, and microbiology testing.
- Provide up-to-date documentation of provider/professional level CPR.
- Perform first aid procedures for bleeding, diabetic coma or insulin shock, stroke, seizures, environmental emergency, and syncope.
- Record laboratory test results into the patient's record.
- Explain and coach patients regarding medical encounters.
- Define medical terms and abbreviations related to the body systems including blood, lymphatic and immune, nervous, urinary, reproductive, digestive, and endocrine systems.
- Demonstrate documentation patient care accurately in the medical record.
- Demonstrate infection control as required in a clinical medical office.
- Discuss surgical asepsis as practiced within an ambulatory care setting.
- Select appropriate barrier/personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Demonstrate handwashing.
- Prepare items for autoclaving.
- Perform sterilization procedures.
- Prepare a sterile field.
- Assist a healthcare provider with a procedure in a sterile field.
- Demonstrate wound care.
- Demonstrate dressing change.
- Identify critical elements of an emergency plan for response to a natural disaster or other emergency.
- Identify the physical manifestations and emotional behaviors on persons involved in an emergency.
- Demonstrate behavioral skills as applied to a medical assistant in a clinical medical office.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
- Explain and reassure patients.
- Demonstrate empathy for patients' concerns.
- Demonstrate active listening.
- Demonstrate respect for diversity.
- Identify and 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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30%
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Summative Lab Competencies (45) Equally Weighted
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40%
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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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