MAP 225 - Medical Lab Procedures I

CAREER AND TECHNICAL CREDIT TYPE
4 credit(s)

Introduction to medical lab procedures, ethics, laboratory personnel and OSHA regulations. Includes use of equipment and application of basic microbiological principles. Routine urinalysis: physical, chemical and micro examination. Quality control is emphasized.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge and comprehension of the agencies that govern or influence practice in the clinical laboratory.

2. List techniques to minimize physical, chemical, and biological risks in the clinical laboratory.

3. Organize the concepts of quality control and quality assurance in a medical laboratory.

4. Illustrate patient advocacy.

5. Students will competently perform procedures typically for medical lab settings.

6. Apply the concepts of medical and surgical asepsis to the healthcare setting.