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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
MA 163AL | Title:
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE 1 |
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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 |
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| 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
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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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 PSYC 1A ( or 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:
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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 PSYC 1A ( or 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
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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
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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:
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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:
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Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, by K. Bonewit-West, 6th Ed.,
Saunders, 2004.
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