MAP 325 - Examination Room Techniques II

• Comprehend the material presented regarding cardiopulmonary diagnostic testing and demonstrate proficiency in unit competencies.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for performing a resting 12-lead ECG.
  • Identify and troubleshoot artifacts on ECG tracing.
  • Identify normal and abnormal rates and rhythms on ECG tracing.
  • Discuss additional methods of ECG testing.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for measuring peak flow rate.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for performing spirometry testing.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering a nebulizer treatment.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering oxygen.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for obtaining pulse oximetry to determine oxygen saturation. 
  • Competency: Perform electrocardiography.
  • Competency: Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
  • Competency: Demonstrate empathy for patients’ concerns.
  • Competency: Reassure patients.
  • Competency: Perform pulmonary function testing.
  • Competency: Instruct and prepare a patient for a procedure or treatment.
  • Competency: Accurately measure and record oxygen saturation. 
• Comprehend the material presented regarding surgical asepsis and minor procedures and demonstrate proficiency in unit competencies.
  • Describe the medical assistant’s role in minor office surgery regarding preparation of the room and patient.
  • Describe the medical assistant’s role in assisting with minor surgery in an ambulatory care setting.
  • Identify common solutions and medications used during minor surgery in an ambulatory care setting.
  • Identify supplies and instruments used during minor surgery in an ambulatory care setting.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for wrapping items for sterilization in an autoclave.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for operating an autoclave.
  • Identify the following as practiced within an ambulatory care setting: surgical asepsis.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for performing skin prep for minor surgery.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for preparing a sterile field.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for applying sterile gloves.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for removing sutures and/or staples.
  • Explain common minor surgical procedures occurring within an ambulatory care setting.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for wound care.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for applying a dressing or bandage.
  • Competency: Prepare items for autoclaving. 
  • Competency: Perform sterilization procedures. 
  • Competency: Prepare a sterile field. 
  • Competency: Perform within a sterile field. 
  • Competency: Perform wound care. 
  • Competency: Perform dressing change. 
• Comprehend the material presented relevant to medication administration and demonstrate proficiency in unit competencies.
  • Discuss types of medication orders.
  • Prepare prescriptions per orders.
  • Describe requirements for scheduled drugs.
  • Summarize the important aspects of a drug label.
  • Define basic units of measurement in the metric system and household system.
  • Convert between measurement systems.
  • Perform pharmacology calculations including quantity needed for a specific time period, tablets per dose, and milliliters per dose.
  • Perform pharmacology calculations for pediatric dosages.
  • Identify abbreviations used in calculating medication dosages. 
  • Identify the rights of medication administration.
  • Discuss various forms of medication.
  • Explain routes of administration including oral, sublingual, buccal, transdermal, topical, inhalation, vaginal, rectal, nasal, ocular, otic, and parenteral.
  • Identify markings on several types of syringes.
  • Discuss types and parts of needles and syringes.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering oral medications.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for preparing medications from an ampule.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for preparing medications from a prefilled syringe.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for preparing medications from a vial.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for reconstitution of powdered medication.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for mixing two types of insulin.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering an intradermal medication. 
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering a subcutaneous medication.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering an intramuscular medication.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for administering an intramuscular medication using the z-track technique.
  • Competency: Convert among measurement systems.
  • Competency: Apply mathematical computations to solve equations. 
  • Competency: Calculate proper dosages of medication for administration.
  • Competency: Verify the rules of medication administration: right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation.
  • Competency: Administer oral medications.
  • Competency: Select proper sites for administering parenteral medication.
  • Competency: Administer parenteral (excluding IV) medications.
  • Competency: Demonstrate proper disposal of biohazardous material: sharps. 
  • Competency: Document patient care accurately in the medical record. 
• Comprehend the material presented regarding protective practices and urgent care and demonstrate proficiency in unit competencies.
  • Identify basic principles of first aid.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for providing first aid for bleeding.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for providing first aid to a patient in insulin shock.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for providing first aid to a patient having a stroke.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for providing first aid to a patient with seizure activity.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for proving first aid to a patient experiencing syncope.
  • Identify supplies, equipment, and procedural steps for proving first aid during an environmental emergency such as temperature-related emergencies, burns, poisonings, anaphylaxis, insect bites and stings, animal bites, and foreign bodies in the eye.
  • Competency: Provide up-to-date documentation of provider/professional level CPR.
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for bleeding.
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for diabetic coma or insulin shock.
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for stroke.
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for seizures.
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for syncope. 
  • Competency: Perform first aid procedures for an environmental emergency.