ME 282: Clinical Procedures I
ME 184 and ME 181. Students must have completed 32 quarter-credit hours.
Based on 2022 MAERB Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Assisting Educational Programs. Students should be able to complete the following competencies:
Cognitive (Knowledge)
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III.C.1 Identify major types of infectious agents.
III.C.2. Identify the infection cycle including:
a. the infectious agent
b. reservoir
c. susceptible host
d. means of transmission
e. portals of entry
f. portals of exit
III.C.3. Identify the following as practiced within an ambulatory care setting:
a. medical asepsis
b. surgical asepsis
III.C.4. Identify methods of controlling the growth of microorganisms
III.C.5. Identify the principles of standard precautions.
III.C.6. Identify personal protective equipment (PPE).
III.C.7. Identify the implications for failure to comply with Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) regulations in healthcare settings.
V.C.12. Identify subjective and objective information.
XII.C.6. Identify processes for disposal of:
a. biohazardous waste
b. chemicals
XII.C.7. Identify principles of:
a. body mechanics
b. ergonomic
Psychomotor (Skills)
I.P.1. Accurately measure and record:
a. blood pressure
b. temperature
c. pulse
d. respirations
e. height
f. weight (adult and infant)
g. length (infant)
h. head circumference (infant)
i. oxygen saturation
III.P.2 Select appropriate barrier/personal protective equipment (PPE).
III.P.3 Perform handwashing.
X.P.3 Document patient care accurately in the medical record.
Affective
A.1 Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
A.2. Reassure patients.
A.3. Demonstrate empathy for patients' concerns.
A.4. Demonstrate active listening.
Pearson’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Fourth Edition,Bearman, Routh, Papazian-Boyce, Sesser, Mills and Maly. Pearson Education, Upper Saddle Creek, NJ.
INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
- Attendance is mandatory for this class due to the fact it is a skills level class. I am preparing you to go out on your externship and to be productive medical assistants upon graduation.
- If you miss a class, you have no more than 1 week, upon returning to school, to get your missed assignments and provide them back to me. This includes daily assignments that are not due during class time (in-class assignments), tests, and any skill check-offs that were done while you were absent. It is the students’ responsibility to get the assignments, I will not remind you.
- Please place your cell phone on silent or vibrate. It is disruptive to the class to have cell phones ring during lecture. Also, texting is not allowed during class time or during testing. The texter cannot concentrate on what is going on during the lecture and students around the texter cannot concentrate due to the disruption. If a student is caught with a cell phone out during testing, it is an automatic fail on the test. Please put away until after the test is finished.
- Sleeping is not allowed during class time. If a student falls asleep, for whatever reason (up all night with sick child, worked night shift, etc.), they will be asked to leave the class. This is a disruption and the student is not benefitting from the lecture. Please come to class prepared.
- Please arrive to class on time and be prepared for that day’s material. Excessive tardiness is very disruptive to class. We are only allotted so much time to cover a variety of material. Coming into the class late disrupts that time and disrupts the class from paying attention to the material being given. I do not back up and cover material that has been missed. It is the student’s responsibility to get themselves caught up with the rest of the class.
- Children are not permitted in the classroom. Some of the material is not child appropriate. Also it is unfair to expect a child to sit quietly for an hour and 10 minute to an hour and 40 minute class. Please make arrangements for childcare prior to class.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Students’ grades will be determined by their average grade in each of six areas. Each area will then be based on the following schedule:
Procedure grades* *varied
Unit tests 100 points (2 total for 200 points)
Uniform grade ** 100 points
Final Exam (date to be announced at a later time) 100 points
*All procedure check-offs have to be completed by the end of the quarter. Failure to do a procedure check-off could result in a failing grade for the class or an incomplete for the class.
**The uniform grade consists of the student wearing appropriate attire for the class. All Medical Assisting students are required to wear medical scrubs during their Clinical classes. The scrubs are to be kept clean and free of tears, stains, excessive wrinkles, and fit properly. Tennis shoes can also be worn with the uniform but they also have to be clean and free of tears. Failure to wear appropriate attire could result in a lower grade.
(tentative and subject to change)
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WEEK 1 |
Infection Control. Preventing spread of pathogens. Purpose of OSHA. Cycle of infection. What is the Chain of Infection? |
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WEEK 2 |
Infection Control Procedures for Hand Washing and Donning/Duffing Disposable Gloves. |
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WEEK 3 |
Infection Control Chapter Exam |
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WEEK 4 |
Vital signs/Body measurement: English/Metric conversions for Height & Weight Worksheet. Conversion worksheet Pounds vs Kg. |
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WEEK 5 |
Vital signs/Body measurements continued. Explain normal ranges for temperatures. Describe four ways heat is produced and lost by the body. Conversion worksheet temperatures F- C and C -F. Discuss different types of thermometers different techniques for taking temperatures. |
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WEEK 6 |
Vital signs/Body measurements continued. Discuss characteristics of pulse & respirations and explain normal ranges. State factors that affect pulse & respirations. |
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WEEK 7 |
Vital signs/Body measurements continued: Discuss factors that affect blood pressure and normal ranges. Vital signs/Body measurements continued: Test on Vital signs & Body Measurements.
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WEEK 8 |
Check offs/Competencies |
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WEEK 9 |
Check offs/Competencies |
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WEEK 10 |
Check offs/Competencies/Final Exam Review |
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WEEK 11 |
Final Comprehensive Exam |
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