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Nov 24, 2024
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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
- Provider Office Laboratory
- Body Systems
- Phlebotomy
- Urinalysis
- Hematology procedures
- Blood chemistries
- Specialty laboratory tests
- Laboratory Compliance and Safety
- Patient Coaching on Laboratory Office Policies
- Electronic health record documentation
Learning Outcomes At the end of this course students will be able to:
- identify body systems
- identify major organs in each body system
- identify the anatomical location of major organs in each body system
- identify the structure and function of the human body across the life span
- identify the normal function of each body system
- identify Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived tests associated with common diseases
- identify quality assurance practices in healthcare
- identify normal and abnormal results as reported in: medical terms and tables
- identify the following related to body systems: medical terms
- identify workplace safeguards
- identify safety techniques that can be used in responding to accidental exposure to: chemicals
- identify fire safety issues in an ambulatory healthcare environment
- identify emergency practices for evacuation of a healthcare setting
- identify the purpose of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in a healthcare setting
- identify process for disposal of biohazardous waste and chemicals
- perform the following procedures: venipuncture and capillary puncture
- perform a quality control measure
- collect specimens and perform: CLIA waived hematology test, CLIA waived chemistry test, CLIA waived urinalysis, CLIA waived immunology test and CLIA waived microbiology test
- record laboratory test results into the patient’s record
- demonstrate proper disposal of biohazardous material: sharps and regulated waste
- coach patients regarding office policies
- comply with safety practices
- demonstrate proper use of eyewash and fire extinguishers
- evaluate an environment to identify unsafe conditions
- demonstrate critical thinking skills
- 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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