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Course Number: NCMA 102
Course Title: Clinical Procedures I
Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 20
Lecture/Lab Hours: 40
Lab Hours: 0
Special Fee: none

Course Description

Develop communication and technical skills used in a medical office setting.

Intended Outcomes for the Course

1. Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control.
2. Obtain and document a patient history and vital signs.
3. Prepare and maintain examination and treatment areas, and patients for examination, procedures and treatments.
4. Recognize and adhere to legal guidelines and ethical principles for medical assisting.
5. Recognize and respect cultural diversity by using effective and appropriate verbal and written communication.
6. Receive, organize, prioritize, and transmit information.

Course Activities and Design

1. Lecture
2. Skills practice lab with patient scenarios
3. Small group activities
4. Assignments
5. Research project
6. Skills videos

Outcome Assessment Strategies

1. Multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions that require integration, application, and critical examination of material covered in class.
2. Small group assignments designed to stimulate critical thinking and positive interactive
3. Written assignments designed to stimulate critical thinking related to level of current knowledge.
4. Skills practice lab with formative and summative performance evaluations.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

1. Medical Assisting Law and Ethics
   • Monitoring federal and state regulations, changes, and updates
2. Communication Skills – Patient Education
   • Document patient education
   • Develop and maintain a current list of community resources related to patients’ healthcare needs
3. Health Information Management and Protection
   • Establishing, organizing, and maintaining a medical file
   • Filing medical records
4. Medical History and Patient Assessment
   • Obtain and record a patient history
   • Document a chief complaint and present illness
5. Medical Asepsis and Infection
   • Perform medical aseptic hand washing
   • Remove contaminated gloves
   • Cleaning bio-hazardous spills
6. Anthropometric Measurements
   • Measure and record a patient’s weight
   • Measure and record a patient’s height
   • Measure and record a patient’s oral temperature using a glass thermometer
   • Measure and record a rectal temperature
   • Measure and record an axillary temperature
   • Measure and record a patient’s temperature using and electronic thermometer
   • Measure and record a patient’s temperature using a tympanic thermometer
   • Measure and record a patient’s temperature using a temporal artery thermometer
   • Measure and record a patient’s radial pulse
   • Measure and record a patient’s respirations
   • Measure and record a patient’s blood pressure
7. Sterilization and Surgical Instruments
   • Sanitize equipment and instruments
   • Properly wrap instruments for autoclaving
   • Perform sterilization technique and operate an autoclave
8. Assisting with the Physical Examination
   • Assisting with the adult physical examination