ME 286: Pharmacology
Based on 2022 MAERB Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Assisting Educational Programs. Students should be able to complete the following competencies:
Cognitive (Knowledge)
- restate an abbreviated history of drug use, manufacture, and legislation in the U.S. during the Twentieth Century.
- relate this history to current pharmaceutical practices, patient attitudes, and drug abuse.
- demonstrate knowledge of the actions of different classes of drugs.
- utilize accurate pharmacology abbreviations.
- apply pharmacology principles to prepare and administer oral and parenteral medications.
- perform metric-apothecary conversions, and calculate appropriate drug dosages.
- use drug references effectively.
- maintain medication and immunization records.
Psychomotor (Skills)
I.P.6 Administer oral medications.
II.P.1 Calculate proper dosages of medication for administration.
II.P.4 Apply mathematical computations to solve equations.
II.P.5 Convert among measurement systems.
Affective
A.1 Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
Found though the link in our course. eText Pearson’s Comprehenisve Medical Assisting. Our course covers chapters 52, 53, & 54 of your text for the entire course with the corresponding workbook chapters.
Student Evaluations:
| Discussion | 180 points |
| Quizzes | 485 points |
| Exams | 200 points |
| Prescription Assignments | 99 points |
Grading Scales
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% - 69%
F = below 60%
For medical assistant students in order for he/she to pass the class must receive an average of 74% or above in the given course AND obtain an average score on all competency evaluations within the given course. CAAHEP accreditation requires 100% of all medical assisting graduates pass 100% of all competencies.
(tentative and subject to change)
| Modules | Assignments |
| Module 1 |
Discussions |
| Module 2 | Discussions Quiz ***Prescription Medication Assignments 1 & 2. (#1 is the General Education Objective for this course) |
| Module 3 | Discussions Prescriptions Medication Assignments 3 & 4 Quiz |
| Module 4 | Discussions Prescriptions Medication Assignments 5 & 6 Quiz |
| Module 5 | Mid-term Exam |
| Module 6 | Discussion Prescriptions Medication Assignments 7 & 8 Quiz |
| Module 7 | Discussion Prescription Medication Assignments 9 & 10 Quiz |
| Module 8 | Discussion Prescriptions Medication Assignments 11 & 12 Quiz |
| Module 9 | Discussion Prescriptions Medication Assignments 13 & 14 Quiz |
| Module 10 | Discussion Prescriptions Medication Assignments 15 Workbook Quiz |
| Module 11 |
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