4/19/2024 1:49:43 AM	MA 163AL Course Outline as of Spring 2006	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  MA 163AL	Title:  CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 1
Full Title:  Clinical Experience 1
Last Reviewed:2/11/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		12 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		12 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	8.50			Contact DHR	102.00
		Contact Total	8.50			Contact Total	102.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 102.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Practical experience in outpatient clinics or other medical facilities to develop clinical medical assisting skills related to fundamental principles and techniques learned in theory and skills courses. Ability to function with accuracy, speed and organization is emphasized.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Concurrent Enrollment in MA 163 ( or MA 163A) and Concurrent Enrollment in MA 165

Recommended Preparation:
Course Eligibility for ENGL 100 and Course Completion of PSYCH 1A

Limits on Enrollment:
Students must show proof of immunization clearance, TB test, physical exam, and possess a current infant, child and adult CPR certificate.

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Practical experience in outpatient clinics or other medical facilities to develop clinical medical assisting skills related to fundamental principles and techniques learned in theory and skills courses. Ability to function with accuracy, speed and organization is emphasized.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Concurrent Enrollment in MA 163 ( or MA 163A) and Concurrent Enrollment in MA 165
Recommended:Course Eligibility for ENGL 100 and Course Completion of PSYCH 1A
Limits on Enrollment:Students must show proof of immunization clearance, TB test, physical exam, and possess a current infant, child and adult CPR certificate.
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Perform a variety of fundamental clinical medical assisting skills

within medical assisting professional and ethical scope of practice.

2. Apply principles which have been learned in the corequisite theory and

skills courses.

3. Utilize problem-solving and creative ability involving proper and safe

use of equipment, procedures and processes utilized by the clinical

medical assistant in a physician's office, a health clinic, and/or

outpatient clinic.

4. Plan and implement care in a safe, timely, and organized manner.

5. Correctly prepare medication from an ampule, a vial, and multiple

medication prep in one syringe in a clinical setting.

6. Properly administer a variety of injections, e.g., intramuscular,

subcutaneous, and intradermal, in a clinical setting.

7. Properly dispose of needles/syringes in a clinical setting according to

OSHA guidelines.

8. Demonstrate critical thinking regarding professional concept of

confidentiality and ethical and legal implications of working in a

clinical medical assisting setting.

9. Utilize problem-solving techniques to address problems encountered in a

clinical setting.

10. Communicate effectively, with cultural sensitivity, with patients,

physicians, and other medical staff members.

11. Demonstrate professionalism in a clinical setting.

12. Accurately document medical records.

Topics and Scope

I. Clinical Experience:  Medical assisting clinical experience in

outpatient clinic facility with fundamental patient-care assignments.

    A.      Evaluation criteria

    B.      Students will be:

        1.      communicating effectively with patients, instructor, and

                medical staff

        2.      practicing fundamental skills within professional and

                ethical scope of practice for medical assistants

        3.      planning and implementing care in a safe, timely and

                organized manner as it relates to medical asepsis, vital

                signs, patient examination and history, patient teaching,

                assisting the physician with office surgery and physical

                exams, ambulatory aids, hot and cold therapy, aural and

                ophthalmic procedures

        4.      preparing and administering oral and parenteral

                medications in a safe manner

        5.      providing culturally sensitive care

        6.      maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality

        7.      documenting medical records within legal standards

        8.      demonstrating professional behaviors including:

                 a. dependability

                 b. punctuality

                 c. cooperation

                 d. confidentiality

                 f. appropriate appearance

                 g. interest in and willingness to learn

                 h. initiative

II.     Clinical Conferences

    A.      Orienting students to clinical medical assisting experiences

       1.      procedures and evaluations

       2.      expectations

       3.      assigned experience

    B.      Analyzing tasks and problem solving related to clinical

            medical assisting experiences, pharmacology, administering

            medications, maintaining aseptic technique, accurately

            assessing vital signs, assisting the physician in myriad

            clinical settings, and teaching patients and families

    C.      Revising learning objectives, as necessary, during

            clinical experience to expand skills and prevent errors

Assignments:

1. Receive clinical assignment and implement clinical patient care.

2. Maintain weekly journal to include goals, patient encounters, problems

experienced, remedies and solutions implemented, and personal reflections.

3. Participate in problem-solving exercises and role playing of

interpersonal conflicts and/or communication skills.

4. Participate in post-clinical conferences, with instructor and peers,

with discussion of assigned experiences and any problems encountered.

5. Complete 25 exercises demonstrating the ability to accurately perform

clinical medical assisting procedures.

6. Complete 5 to 20 written assignments (1-3 pages) from clinical setting,

related to clinical procedures and OSHA standards.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 10%
Journals and reports.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 25%
Problem solving exercises; clinical experience.
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 50%
Performance exams, Clinical experience.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 15 - 25%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, Short essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Participation and attendance.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, by K. Bonewit-West, 6th Ed.,

Saunders, 2004.

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