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Winter 2025
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| MA 120 - Clinical Assistant 2 |
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Associated Term:
Winter 2025
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. Review the use of fifty (50) most common instruments used in the physician’s office 2. Demonstrate the ability to set up a sterile field and arrange appropriate surgical instruments for the most common surgical procedures in the physician’s office 3. Explain the sizing standards of suture material and the criteria used to select the most appropriate type and size 4. Possess knowledge of terms used and demonstrate the use of dressings and bandages 5. Understand fundamentals of pharmacology and identification of medications (using the Physician’s Desk Reference) 6. Describe the parts of a prescription; discuss legal and ethical implications of medication administration 7. Define the law in terms of administering, prescribing and dispensing drugs 8. List the guidelines to follow when preparing and administering medications 9. Correctly spell and identify the Drug Category of the top 100 drugs prescribed in the USA 10. Identify injection sites, syringe identification, the proper drawing up of medications, and demonstrate injection technique on a simulator 11. Draw up and administer minimum of two (2) Intradermal, two (2) Subcutaneous, and two (2) Intramuscular injections to an adult patient (student) using aseptic technique 12. Understand fundamental principles and operation of ECG equipment 13. Demonstrate the skill of performing a diagnostic ECG on an Adult (student) 14. Pass the final Dosage Computation test with a score of 90% or better Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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