CLINICAL SKILLS ONLINE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (USER GUIDE AND ACCESS CODE)
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By . Saunders
Description Set up as 10 individual modules divided into units with at least 10 video skills presentations each, Clinical Skills Online for Medical
Assisting is specifically designed to help you visually master all of the clinical medical assisting skills you need. A medical assistant
demonstrates proper technique to give you a consistent portrayal of all skills. Review questions and additional activities test your
basic knowledge to see how much you've learned.
Contents
Module One: Asepsis, Infection Control and Sterilization (9 Units / 13 videos)
Section 1: Asepsis
1.1.1
Personal Protective Equipment 1.1.2 Medical Aseptic Hand Wash 1.1.3 Applying Alcohol-Based Hand Rub 1.1.4 Applying
And Removing Disposable Gloves 1.1.5 Disposal of Biohazard Waste
Section 2: Sanitization, Disinfection and Sterilization
1.2.1 Cleaning and Disinfecting Contaminated Surfaces Variation: Large Spill 1.2.2 Sanitizing Contaminated Equipment 1.2.3
Wrapping Instruments and Placing in Autoclave Procedure A: Wrapping Instrument Using Blue Wrap Procedure B: Wrapping a Pack Used
for Minor Surgery Variation: Wrapping Using a Plastic Sterilization Pouch 1.2.4 Sterilizing Instruments in the Autoclave
Variation: Manual Autoclave
Module Two: Measuring Vital Signs (10 Units / 15 videos)
Section 1: Preparing to
Work with Patients
2.1.1 Preparing to Work with Patients Variation: Working with a Young Child
Section
2: Temperature
2.2.1 Measuring Oral Body Temperature Variation: Rigid Plastic Probe Variation: Mercury Free
Glass Thermometer 2.2.2 Measure Axillary Body Temperature 2.2.3 Measure Rectal Body Temperature 2.2.4 Measure Aural Body
Temperature Procedure: Child Patient Variation: Adult Patient
2.4.1 Measure Blood Pressure: Palpation 2.4.2 Measure Blood
Pressure: Auscultation Variation: With a Child Patient
Module Three: Preparing Patients for Examinations (9 Units
/ 11 videos)
Section 1: Maintaining and Preparing Exam Room
3.1.1 Cleaning Exam Room Between Patients 3.1.2
Daily Cleaning and Restocking Exam Room
Section 2: Working with Patients (Repeated -- Same as Module Two, Section
1)
Section 3: Body Measurements
3.3.1 Measuring Height and Weight Variation: Height of a Child Using a
Wall Scale 3.3.2 Measuring Length and Weight of an Infant Variation: Measuring Infant Length with Tape Measure 3.3.3
Measuring Head and Chest Circumference of an Infant 3.3.4 Calculating Growth Percentiles
Section 4: Patient History & Undressing for the Exam
3.4.1 Obtaining Patient History Procedure: New Patient Variation: Established
Patient 3.4.2 Undressing for the Exam Procedure: Physical Exam Variation: Follow-Up Exam
Module Four:
Assisting with Patient Examinations (12 Units / 15 videos)
Section 1: Working with Patients (Repeated -- Same as Module Two,
Section 1)
Section 2: Assisting with Examinations
4.2.1 The Physical Examination 4.2.2 Positioning the Patient
Section
3: Assessing Vision
4.3.1 Assessing Distance Visual Acuity Procedure: Snellen Chart Variation: Big E Chart
Variation: Picture Chart 4.3.2 Assessing Color Vision: Ishihara Test 4.3.3 Assessing Near Vision: Jaeger Test
Section
4: Eye and Ear Instillation and Irrigation
Section 5: Assisting with Examination of Female Reproductive System
4.5.1
Assisting with the Gynecologic Exam Procedure: Liquid Prep Method Variation: Slide Method 4.5.2 Teaching Self-Exam
of Breast
Module Five: Phlebotomy and Hematologic: Blood Chemistry & Immunologic Testing (11 Units / 16 videos)
Section
1: Working with Patients/Documentation (Repeated -- Same as Module Two, Section 1)
Section 2: Phlebotomy
5.2.1
Performing a Venipuncture with a Vacuum Tube Procedure: Venipuncture Needle Variation: Possible Problems with Venipuncture
Variation: Winged Infusion 5.2.2 Performing a Venipuncture with Winged Infusion Set and Syringe 5.2.3 Preparing a Serum Specimen
Using a Serum Separator Tube
Section 3: Capillary Puncture
5.3.1 Finger Stick Procdedure: Semi-Automatic
Disposable Lancet Device Variation: Semi-Automatic Holder and Lancet 5.3.2 Heel Stick for Newborn PKU Screening
Section
4: Hematologic Testing
5.4.1 Performing a Microhematocrit 5.4.2 Performing Hemoglobin Testing 5.4.3 Preparation
of Blood Smear
Section 5: Blood Chemistry and Immunologic Testing
5.5.1 Blood glucose Measurement and
Quality Control 5.5.2 Mononucleosis Test
Module Six: Collecting and Testing Urine and Microbiological Specimens (12
Units / 16 videos)
Section 1: Collecting and Transporting Urine Specimens
6.1.1 Instructing Patients to Collect
Urine Specimens Procedure: Clean Catch Midstream Urine Specimens Variation: Random Urine Specimen Variation: First
Morning Specimen 6.1.2 Instruct a Patient to Collect 24-Hour Urine Specimen 6.1.3 Using a Pediatric Urine Collection Device 6.1.4
Preparing Urine Specimen for the lab
Section 2: Urinalysis
6.2.1 Assessing Urine for Color and Turbidity 6.2.2
Dipstick Urinalysis Variation: Automated Clinitek Instrument 6.2.3 Preparation for Microscopic Examination of Urine Variation:
Kova Method
Section 3: Other Urine Tests
6.3.1 Urine Pregnancy Test
Section 4: Collecting
Microbiology Specimens
6.4.1 Collecting a Specimen for Throat Culture 6.4.2 Collecting a Wound Specimen 6.4.3
Collecting a Sputum Specimen
Section 5: Performing a Rapid Strep Test
6.5.1 Performing a Rapid Strep
Test
Module Seven: Administering Medications (9 Units / 13 videos)
Section 1: Working with Patients (Repeated
-- Same as Module Two, Section 1)
Section 2: Oral and Topical Medications
7.2.1 Administering Oral or Topical
Medication: Procedure: Tablets or Capsules Variation: Oral Liquid Medications Variation: Topical Ointment
Section
3: Parenteral Medications
7.3.1 Preparing an Injection from a Vial Variation: Multi-Dose Vial Variation: Single
Dose Vial 7.3.2 Preparing Injection from an Ampule 7.3.3 Reconstituting a Parenteral Drug 7.3.4 Choosing Site for an Intramuscular
Injection Procedure: Deltoid Variation: Dorsogluteal Variation: Ventrogluteal Variation: Vastus lateralis 7.3.5
Administering a Intramuscular Injection 7.3.6 Administering a Subcutaneous Injection 7.3.7 Administering an Intradermal Injection 7.3.8
Tuberculosis Testing Procedure: Mantoux Test Variation: Tine Test
Module Eight: Assisting with Diagnostic Testing
(10 Units / 13 videos)
Section 1: Working with Patients (Repeated -- Same as Module Two, Section 1)
Section 2: Preparing
Patients for Diagnostic Tests
8.2.1 Patient Instructions for X-Ray Tests Procedure: Mammogram Variation: Barium
Enema Variation: Barium Swallow Variation: CT Scan 8.2.2 Instructions for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Test 8.2.3
Instructions for a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy
Section 3: Performing/Assisting with Diagnostic Tests
8.3.1
Patient Teaching: Collecting Fecal Specimens for Occult Blood Testing 8.3.2 Fecal Occult Blood Testing 8.3.3 Assisting with a
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy 8.3.4 Disinfection of Flexible Sigmoidoscope 8.3.5 Performing an Electrocardiogram 8.3.6 Applying a Holter
Monitor and belt 8.3.7 Spirometry Testing
Module Nine: Assisting with Therapeutic Procedures (8 Units / 14 videos)
Section
1: Working with Patients (Repeated -- Same as Module Two, Section 1)
Section 2: Patient Treatments
9.2.1 Applying
a Chemical Pack Procedure: Cold Pack Variation: Hot Pack 9.2.2 Patient Teaching: Applying a Hot Compress and a Heat Soak
Variation: Heat Soak 9.2.3 Patient Teaching: Applying a Cold Compress Variation: Ice Bag
Section 3: Assisting
with Casts and Ambulatory Devices
9.3.1 Assisting with Cast Application 9.3.2 Measuring for Axillary Crutches 9.3.3
Patient Teaching: Crutch Gaits Procedure: Two Point and Four Point Variation: Three Point Variation: Swing To and Swing Through 9.3.4
Walkers and Canes 9.3.5 Wheelchair Transfers
Module Ten: Assisting with Minor Office Surgery (14 Units / 18 videos)
Section
1: Working With Patients (Repeated -- Same as Module Two, Section 1)
Section 2: Surgical Asepsis
10.2.1 Performing
Surgical Hand Scrub 10.2.2 Applying and Removing Sterile Gloves 10.2.3 Opening a Sterile Pack Variation: Opening a Barrier
Sterile Field 10.2.4 Adding an Item to a Sterile Field Procedure: Peel Pack Variation: Wrapped Item 10.2.5 Pouring a Sterile
Solution 10.2.6 Covering a Sterile Field
Section 3: Minor Office Surgery
10.3.1 Prepare Sterile Supplies
for the Physician 10.3.2 Skin Preparation for Minor Surgery 10.3.3 Assisting Physician to Draw Up Local Anesthetic 10.3.4 Post
Surgery Procedures 10.3.5 Removing Sutures Variation: Removing Staples
Section 4: Dressings and Bandages
10.4.1
Changing a Sterile Dressing 10.4.2 Applying Adhesive Skin Closures 10.4.3 Bandaging with Gauze and Elastic Bandages Variation:
Using Tube Gauze
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