Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Course

MDCA-1352-001 Medical Assistant Laboratory Procedures

Prerequisites

Course Description

Application of governmental health care guidelines. Includes specimen collection and handling, quality assurance and quality control.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Phlebotomy Essentials, McCall and Tankersley, 5th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,. Copyright 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1-60547-637-7
Student Workbook for Phlebotomy Essentials 5th Ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,. Copyright 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1-60831-119-4

Supplies

Supplies include the following:
• Textbook, Author's Workbook and lab manual
• Computer
• Internet access
• Moisture/fluid resistant lab coat
• Facial shields
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Student Performance

Course Description:  Application of governmental health care guidelines. Includes specimen collection and handling, quality assurance, and quality control. 

End-of-Course Outcomes: Demonstrate venipuncture and skin puncture technique; demonstrate compliance with Universal Standards and Precautions based on OSHA guidelines; perform CLIA waived laboratory tests; label and handle all biologic specimens; use equipment including calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting; demonstrate quality assurance and quality control procedures. 

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Academic dishonesty shall constitute a violation of the college rules and regulations and is punishable as prescribed by Amarillo College Board policies. Academic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to, cheating on a test/quiz/assignment, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating shall include:
• Copying from another student's test/assignment paper.
• Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test/assignment (ex: notes, books, etc).
• Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test/assignment without permission from the test/assignment administrator/instructor.
• Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of an administered/unadministered test/assignment.
• The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the administered/unadministered test/assignment.
• Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one's self, to take a test/assignment.
• Bribing another person to obtain an administered/unadministered test/assignment or information about an administered/unadministered test/assignment.
Plagiarismshall be defined as the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another's work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one's own written work.
Collusionshall be defined as the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements.
 WORK ETHICS
Amarillo College and the Medical Laboratory Technology program are committed to developing knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors in students so that they can obtain entry-level employment and advance in their chosen profession. Great measures are taken to ensure that the curriculum is updated and that equipment is purchased and kept at industry level, as much as possible. Program Advisory committees meet annually to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of the local medical community as well as the program's national accrediting agency.
We are committed to providing these things to ensure that a graduate has the skills and knowledge to obtain and advance in their chosen profession. Therefore, professional education must address more than academic and skills training in order to meet this challenge. Business and industry state that their greatest need is for employees who possess strong work ethics. Therefore, we accept the challenge of providing not only academic and hands-on training but also work ethics training to students. The work ethics program is important because it provides the link between academic knowledge, skills training and successful employment in the workforce. The program focuses on those behaviors expected in a professional environment.
The following work ethics have been identified as being most important to professional employers, and will be covered and evaluated on a weekly basis, each semester, throughout the program:
• Attendance
• Character
• Teamwork
• Appearance
• Attitude
• Productivity
• Organization
• Communication
• Cooperation
• Respect
NOTE: If a student is absent during a scheduled lecture/lab period, he/she cannot be awarded points for work ethics during that missed lecture/lab period.
 CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS
Cellular telephones and pagers are disruptive during lecture and lab sessions. Cellular telephones and pagers should be turned-off during class time, or set on vibrate or "blink" during class time. If the student anticipates an emergency during class time, they should leave the number for the Student Services Office with their contact. The number is 371-5300.
 Text/Instant Messaging is NOT permitted when lectures and labs are in session.  It is disruptive and disrespectful to fellow students and the course instructor. Students who are caught engaging in either of these will be subject to disciplinary action including, but not limited to:
1. Being asked to leave class for the remainder of the day
2. Mandatory conference with the Assistant Dean of Career and Technical Programs
3. Conference with the Dean of Students and a permanent entry in the student's official program record

The ONLY exception that will be made is if the student has discussed the situation with their instructor beforehand, and ONLY for emergency purposes.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
If a student is having a problem with the course policies or the instructor, he or she should first try and resolve any such problems through the instructor. If the problem is not resolved, the student may proceed to the Program Director (Kendra Hubbard), the Dean of Health Sciences (Mark Rowh), Vice President of of Academic Affairs (Dr Vess), and the College President (Dr Lowery-Hart), IN THAT ORDER.

Grading Criteria

The lecture and laboratory components of this course will be weighted as follows:
Course Grade: The final grade for the course will consists of five parts.
5% Attendance. 5 points possible for each class meeting.  Tardiness to class will result in a loss of points for that class meeting.
5% Labs - there will be both study questions and activities for labs that will be graded as one grade.  ~~Also there will be a requirement for each student to successfully complete a minimum of 20 venipuncture procedures in the Sim Lab in building A before they can continue to Part 2.  The minimum 20 must include 10 vacutainer procedures, 3 syringe procedures, 4 butterfly procedures, and 3 skin puncture procedures.
              
30%  Unit Exams.  There will be unit exams given online through ACconnect.  These exams will consist of multiple choice questions.
             
30% Quizzes.  There will be tube list quizzes at most class meetings. These quizzes will cover the tubes list and order of draw that are found on ACconnect.  The lowest quiz grade will be dropped from the final grade calculation.  There will not be any make up quizzes given.
30% Final Exam.  The final exam grade consists of two parts. The first part will be the tubes list final and will include all the different tubes studied throughout the course and clinical along with the additive, department, and major laboratory tests performed with each tube.   The second part is a comprehensive exam that will consists of 100 multiple choice questions from Ch. 1-14 and will be given online through ACconnect.
 
The grading scale used for this course would then be applied as follows:
A = 90.0% - 100.0% of the total points possible for this course
B = 80.0% - 89.9% of the total points possible for this course
C = 70.0% - 79.9% of the total points possible for this course
F = 69.9% or less of the total points possible for this course 
NOTE: A grade of 'D' is not possible

INCOMPLETES
Incompletes are granted only for emergency situations such as hospitalization of the student just prior to the final exam, serious injury to the student on the day of the final exam, etc. Incompletes will not be granted for situations involving vacation plans, transportation difficulties, appointments, etc. Students who need to request an incomplete must do so prior to the scheduled time of the final exam with appropriate documentation given to the instructor.

DROPPING/WITHDRAWING FROM CLASSES
No administrative drops/withdrawals will be initiated by program officials.  It is the responsibility of each student to drop or withdraw from a course. Students can drop a course via Acconnect, and must do so prior to the last day to drop/withdraw as posted on the Amarillo College Master Calendar. Students should be aware that failure to attend class does NOT result in being automatically dropped from a course, and WILL result in a grade of “F”.

 

Attendance

Regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class. Attendance is included in the Work Ethic grade throughout the course which is a component of the overall grade for this course. Attendance includes arriving for class late and leaving early.

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