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Clinical Procedures I — MDAS 1132

1. Course Description
   • Credits: 4.00
   • Lecture Hours/Week: 2.00
   • Lab Hours/Week: 4.00
   • OJT Hours/Week: 0
   • Prerequisites: None
   • Corequisites:
     • MDAS 1125: Laboratory Skills I
   • MnTC Goals: None
   This course introduces the medical assistant student to the clinical skills required for the health care setting. Topics covered in the course are patient intake, documentation, vital signs, medical asepsis, sterilization of instruments, federal regulations, legal and ethical considerations, assisting providers with exams, sterile technique, first aid and CPR, and coping skills. Students will obtain First Aid/CPR certification. Students must participate as a medical assistant and as a patient.
2. Course Effective Dates: 8/1/19 – Present
3. Outline of Major Content Areas
   1. Assisting providers with procedures and exams
   2. Coping strategies
   3. First aid and CPR
   4. Instrument sterilization
   5. Law and ethics
   6. Medical asepsis
   7. Vital signs
4. Learning Outcomes
   1. Model the Medical Assistant scope of practice.
   2. Assist providers with exams and procedures.
   3. Apply legal and ethical principles.
   4. Perform medical instrument sterilization.
   5. Prepare sterile tray for procedures.
   6. Demonstrate appropriate patient intake skills.
   7. Utilize coping mechanisms to avoid burnout.
   8. Document in the electronic health record.
   9. Accurately measure vital signs.
   10. Perform first aid/CPR procedures.
5. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal Area(s) and Competencies
   
6. Learner Outcomes Assessment
   As noted on course syllabus
7. Special Information
   None noted