5 courses with the subject MAS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MAS 100Vital Signs and Patient Preparation
Contact Hours: 20 Lecture / 20 Laboratory Students will learn preparation and assisting for various medical exams and radiation procedures. Students will learn how to direct and prepare the patient for specialized procedures. Students learn to relate each examination to the respected body system. Students will learn to prepare the exam room and various specimens. Students will demonstrate the ability to obtain vital signs and chart information.
Contact Hours: 20 Lecture / 20 Laboratory This course will develop the student’s skill in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and universal precautions. Students will discuss and demonstrate vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture, and specimen collection on adults, children and infants. An emphasis on infection prevention, proper patient identification, labeling of specimen and quality assurance, specimen handling, processing, and accessioning will be stressed. Topics include professionalism, ethics, and medical terminology.
Contact Hours: 20 Lecture / 20 Laboratory This course examines the anatomy and physiology of the cardiac and respiratory systems. This knowledge is related to the electrocardiograph procedures, involves the process of evaluating electrocardiogram tracings, and determining the presence of arrhythmia. Students will demonstrate the ability to successfully complete and properly mount and electrocardiogram; emphasis will be placed on recognizing a normal as well as an abnormal electrocardiography and classifying diseases of the heart.
Contact Hours: 20 Lecture / 20 Laboratory Students will learn clinical procedures routinely performed in a medical office setting. Students learn the medical laboratory including analysis of various types of specimens. Students will practice clinical procedures including venipuncture, handling blood samples, and demonstrating standard precautions. Students will learn the lab and minor surgical equipment utilized in the Physician Office.
MAS 105Electronic Medical Record and Front Office Skills
Contact Hours: 40 Lecture / 40 Lab This course will focus on maneuvering and documentation within the Electronic Medical Record as well as skills necessary for the front office. Students will enter patient data, set up appointments, document visits laboratory and diagnostic studies as well as scheduling. Also, the student will practice phone skills, calling back patients, calling in prescriptions, referrals, and become familiar with insurance needs of the office. They will understand precerts, simple coding, and the managing of a facility.
