MEDA1013 — Clinical Procedures II
MEDA 1013 - Clinical Procedures II MEDA 1013 - Clinical Procedures II Hours/Week: Lecture 4 Lab 2 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: This course is designed for persons pursuing a career in medical assisting. It introduces safety and diagnostic procedures routinely performed in the provider’s office, including infection control and standard precautions, preparing for and assisting in minor office surgery, emergencies and first aid in the medical office and community, cardiology procedures and nutrition and healthy living. The student will focus on identifying ways to prevent transmission of disease (following CDC regulations), assist the provider with minor office surgery, deliver first aid and care in emergent situations including CPR, perform electrocardiograms (ECGs) and other cardiac testing, and providing dietary instruction while demonstrating self-awareness and critical thinking skills for the health care professional. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements. Acceptance into the Medical Assistant program is required. This course requires students to be concurrently enrolled in MEDA 1011 . MnTC Goals None Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of
Prerequisites: HLTH1001, BIOL1024, BIOL2031, BIOL2032, ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052