AH 113 - Exam Room Procedures I

2-4-0-3
Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces students to the theory, practice and techniques basic to the clinical aspects of working in a medical office. Students use critical thinking skills to incorporate cognitive knowledge in the performance of psychomotor and affective learning domains during the practice of: infection control, medical and surgical asepsis, obtaining vitals, patient histories, medical records documentation, patient preparation, and assisting the physician in general and specialty examinations.

Prerequisite

AH 103 and BIOL 108 with a grade of "C" or better, both of which may be taken concurrently or AH 103 and BIOL 109 and BIOL 110, each with a grade of "C" or better, which may be taken concurrently.