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2024-2025 Course Catalog
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MEDA 1002 - Laboratory Procedures

Credits: 5
Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 2
Internship hours per week 0
Course Description: This course is intended for medical assistant majors and is the final course prior to the practicum. This course includes procedures and policies completed in the laboratory of a provider’s office. Content includes phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, specialty laboratory testing and radiology. Laboratory safety and compliance including CLIA and OSHA regulations, quality control and assurance and workplace safety will be covered. Students will apply coaching techniques regarding office policies and complete documentation in the patient electronic health record. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements. Acceptance into the Medical Assistant program is required.  This course requires students to be concurrently enrolled in MEDA 1014 
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): MEDA 1011  and MEDA 1013  with grades of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): MEDA 1014  
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Provider Office Laboratory 
  2. Body Systems 
  3. Phlebotomy 
  4. Urinalysis 
  5. Hematology procedures 
  6. Blood chemistries 
  7. Specialty laboratory tests 
  8. Laboratory Compliance and Safety 
  9. Patient Coaching on Laboratory Office Policies 
  10. Electronic health record documentation

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. identify body systems
  2. identify major organs in each body system
  3. identify the anatomical location of major organs in each body system
  4. identify the structure and function of the human body across the life span
  5. identify the normal function of each body system
  6. identify Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived tests associated with common diseases
  7. identify quality assurance practices in healthcare
  8. identify normal and abnormal results as reported in: medical terms and tables
  9. identify the following related to body systems: medical terms
  10. identify workplace safeguards
  11. identify safety techniques that can be used in responding to accidental exposure to: chemicals
  12. identify fire safety issues in an ambulatory healthcare environment
  13. identify emergency practices for evacuation of a healthcare setting
  14. identify the purpose of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in a healthcare setting
  15. identify process for disposal of biohazardous waste and chemicals
  16. perform the following procedures: venipuncture and capillary puncture
  17. perform a quality control measure
  18. collect specimens and perform: CLIA waived hematology test, CLIA waived chemistry test, CLIA waived urinalysis, CLIA waived immunology test and CLIA waived microbiology test
  19. record laboratory test results into the patient’s record
  20. demonstrate proper disposal of biohazardous material: sharps and regulated waste
  21. coach patients regarding office policies
  22. comply with safety practices
  23. demonstrate proper use of eyewash and fire extinguishers
  24. evaluate an environment to identify unsafe conditions
  25. demonstrate critical thinking skills
  26. reassure Patients

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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