MA 2010 Laboratory Skills for Medical Assistants
Course Information
| Course Number | MA 2010 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Laboratory Skills for Medical Assistants |
| Description | This course is designed to teach laboratory fundamentals of medical assisting in a clinical office setting. Students will learn aspects of standard precautions, laboratory safety, venipuncture, collection of patient specimens, perform CLIA waived laboratory testing along with identification of infectious agents. |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 64 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 43 Hours |
| Lab | 1 Credit, 21 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Demonstrate methods of Standard Precautions
- Apply Laboratory Safety Practices
- Explain Quality Control Procedures
- Deomonstrate Blood Collection
- Perform Microscope Examination
- Perform CLIA Waived Urinalysis Testing
- Perform CLIA Waived Microbiology Testing
- Perform CLIA Waived Hematology Testing
- Perform CLIA Waived Chemistry Testing
- Explain the Principle of CLIA Waived Laboratory Testing
- Demonstrate the methods for blood smears
- Use Quality Assurance and Quality Control techniques within the laboratory setting
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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