Anexo 4. Manual de usuario

090251 Medical Assistant I (1 Credit) 1/180

090252 Medical Assistant I (2 Credits) 2/360

This is the first of three courses designed to assist the student to develop attitudes, behaviors, and skills necessary to achieve a successful career as a multi-skilled medical assistant. Emphasis is placed on comprehension, administration, and general clerical applications for entry-level employment. Topics will include critical thinking skills that are reinforced by oral and written communication skills. Introduction will be given to: anatomy, physiology, diseases – sign and symptoms, medical terminology, treatments, diagnostic testing, and physical examinations. Emphasis will be placed on clerical skills for the management of Health Information. Appropriate work-based learning strategies for this course are laboratory skills simulations, projects, teamwork, and career and technical student organizations. For two credits to be granted, class time must meet the requirements in Bulletin 741, and additional work must be assigned and evaluated. It is recommended that the student has completed Introduction to Health Careers and/or Medical Terminology. Prerequisites: None

090451 Medical Assistant II (1 Credit) 1/180

090452 Medical Assistant II (2 Credits) 2/360

This course is the second of three courses designed to prepare the student for a role in diagnostic testing, procedures, cardiology procedures, and diagnostic examinations. Emphasis is placed on diagnostics testing, minor surgical procedures, emergency care, nutrition, mental health, and achieving satisfaction in employability skills and application. Topics of study include vital signs, CPR, First Aid, lab test, x-ray, EKG, diet therapy, legal and ethical implications, infection control, specimen collections, basic math calculations, and charting. Math, English and Biology are reinforced in this course. Skills in critical thinking are reinforced in this course along with oral and written communication skills through worksite experiences. Appropriate work-based learning strategies for this course are service learning, field trips, lab simulations, and facility based clinical rotations. Leadership activities, meetings, and competition in career and technical student organizations provide opportunities for application of instructional competencies. It is recommended that Introduction to Health Careers and/or Medical Terminology be taken before this course. For two credits to be granted, class time must meet the requirements in Bulletin 741, and additional work must be assigned and evaluated.

Prerequisite: Medical Assistant I

090461 Medical Assistant III (1 Credit) 1/180

090462 Medical Assistant III (2 Credits) 2/360

The third medical assistant course is designed to give the student skills practice in becoming a multi-skilled medical assistant in today’s health environment. It also provides the student with a review of topics covered to prepare for certification. Emphasis is placed on reviewing the administrative as well as the general clinical skills necessary for an entry-level medical assistant. Medical Assistant III will review and perform entry-level skills as required by the certification board. Work-based learning strategies for this course are service learning, field trips, job shadowing, internships, and clinical skills in designated facilities. It is recommended that Introduction to Health and/or Medical Terminology be taken before this course. For two credits to be granted, class time must meet the requirements in Bulletin 741, and additional work must be assigned and evaluated. Prerequisite: Medical Assistant II

090151 Medical Terminology 1/180

This course provides the student with the ability to identify medical terms by analyzing their components. Emphasis is placed on defining medical prefixes, root words, suffixes, and abbreviations. The primary focus is on skill development, both oral and written, of the language utilized for communication in the health care professions. Work-based learning strategies include field trips to appropriate sites. Opportunities for application of clinical and leadership skills are provided by participation in career and technical student organization activities.

090231 Nursing Assistant I (1 Credit) 1/180

090234 Nursing Assistant I (2 Credits) 2/360

This course is the first of two courses designed to prepare students as Certified Nursing Assistants for jobs in the hospital, nursing home, and other health care facilities. The students are taught basic entry-level skills and knowledge to provide personal care and basic nursing care skills needed to be a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). Classroom instruction and simulated in-school laboratory activities provide the student with clinical skills and appropriate professional behavior. Medical terminology will be reinforced throughout the course. Appropriate work-based learning strategies for this course include the development of individualized clinical and personal skills, specifically related to the nursing assistant as well as internship in various health care facilities. Opportunities for application of clinical and leadership skills are provided by participation in a vocational student organization. Instruction in CPR and First Aid is presented in this course. Students successfully completing the course with the required grade and proficiency in the required skills will have the opportunity to continue to Nursing Assistant II. For two credits to be granted, class time must meet the requirements in Bulletin 741, and additional work must be assigned and evaluated. It is recommended that the student has completed Introduction to Health Careers and/or Medical Terminology.

Prerequisites: None

090235 Nursing Assistant II (1 Credit) 1/180

090236 Nursing Assistant II (2 Credits) 2/360

This course is the second of two courses designed to prepare students as Certified Nursing Assistants. It provides clinical experience of skills learned and practiced in the laboratory setting during Nursing Assistant I. Work-based strategies utilized in this course are internship at nursing homes, acute hospitals, and/or other health care facilities. Reinforced in this course are mathematics, science, written and oral communication skills, as well as basic nursing assistant clinical skills. If time permits, students may also have an opportunity to rotate through other departments of the hospital to gain knowledge of how health care areas work together. Students successfully completing the course with the required grade in the clinical experience, a written examination, and a performance assessment will be eligible to become Certified Nursing Assistants in the state of Louisiana. It is recommended that Introduction to Health Careers and/or Medical Terminology be taken before this course. For two credits to be granted, class time must meet the requirements in Bulletin 741, and additional work must be assigned and evaluated.

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Curriculum teams should use a systematic process for organizing Louisiana's Health Occupations courses into the five career majors identified for Health Occupations.

Career Majors Competency Courses Primary Courses Related Courses Allied Health

Services Allied Health I A-HEC of a Summer Dental Assistant I, II Allied Health II

Cooperative Health

Occupations Health Occ. Elective I

Health Science I EMT-Basic Health Occ. Elective II

Health Science II First Responder Medical Assistant I, II, III

Intro. to Health Occ. Health Careers Internships Nursing Assistant I, II Health Occ. Internships I Pharmacy Assistant Health Occ. Internships II

Medical Terminology

Introduction to Emergency Medical Technology

Career Majors Competency Courses Primary Courses Related Courses Dental Dental Assistant I Medical Terminology Health Occ. Elective I

Dental Assistant II Health Occ. Internships I Health Occ. Elective II Intro. to Health Occ. Health Occ. Internships II

Career Majors Competency Courses Primary Courses Related Courses Emergency Medical

Sciences

Emergency Medical

Technician-Basic A-HEC of a Summer Health Occ. Elective I

First Responder Health Occ. Internships I Health Occ. Elective II Intro. to Health Occ. Health Occ. Internships II

Intro. to Emergency

Medical Technology Medical Terminology

Career Majors Competency Courses Primary Courses Related Courses Medical Information

Systems Intro. to Health Occ. A-HEC of a Summer Health Occ. Elective I

Medical Assistant I Allied Health I, II Health Occ. Elective II

Medical Assistant II

Cooperative Health

Occupations Medical Assistant III Health Careers Internship

Medical Terminology Health Occ. Internships I Pharmacy Assistant Health Occ. Internships II

Health Sciences I, II

Career Majors Competency Courses Primary Courses Related Courses Nursing Intro. to Health Occ. A-HEC of a Summer Health Occ. Elective I

Medical Terminology Allied Health I, II Health Occ. Elective II

Nursing Assistant I

Cooperative Health

Occupations Medical Assistant I, II, III

Nursing Assistant II Health Sciences I, II Health Careers Internship Health Occ. Internships I Health Occ. Internships II

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