MAP 347 - Medical Office Procedures I

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

Introduction to medical office clinical skills. Students will use critical thinking skills to incorporate cognitive knowledge in the performance of psychomotor and affective domains during practice of patient communication, obtaining vitals, measurements, vision, hearing, pulmonary function testing, patient preparation, assisting physician, patient histories, documentation, medical and surgical asepsis, sterilization techniques, minor surgical procedures, compliance: OSHA, HIPAA and ADA. Patient education will include wellness, stress reduction, preventive medicine and treatment compliance with instructions according to patient needs.
Corequisite: MAP 225