Course Description:
Supervised instruction in the performance of urinalysis and other test
procedures in the urinalysis area and of phlebotomy procedures, mainly
venipunctures, in an affiliated laboratory for students enrolled in the
Medical Laboratory Sciences Program.Each
student is scheduled individually in a lab to perform the test procedures
listed on the checklists. The student receives instruction and performs
routine work in the laboratory under supervision. Students spend 32-40
hours in the clinical lab.
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Prerequisite Courses:
- MD LAB 300L, Orientation, 1 cr. hr.
- MD LAB 350L, Clinical Urinalysis, 2 cr. hrs.
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Course
Objectives:
The objectives for the written exam are the same as the ones in your
Lab Manual for UA and in the Orientation Manual for phlebotomy. The
performance objectives are attached. Objectives for professional
development are the same for all rotations and are the same as the
checklist statements.
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Evaluation:
Individual grades will be
assessed for the Advanced Clinical Chemistry Rotation based on the
following three areas:
|
Written Exam |
33% of final grade |
Performance
Practical Exam*
Performance Checklist |
|
33% of final grade |
Professionalism
| Professional Development
Evaluation |
|
34% of final grade |
*See
instruction sheet
for description of the clinical responsibility for practical
exams.
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Course Presentation:
Students should spend 32-40 hours in this one-week rotation processing
urines and performing venipunctures until the student can
perform the items listed on the checklist.
First Day
- Orientation on:
- how to process urines in your lab for routine
urinalysis including:
- how to use a dipstick reader
- when back-up/confirmatory tests are done
- when microscopic examinations are done or not
done
- how to report all UA results
- how to do a pregnancy test, if this is part of
urinalysis
- the criteria for rejecting urine specimens
- daily QC needed, where to record results, and how
to handle unacceptable results
- daily maintenance needed on UA instruments
- protocol for disposing of specimens
- safety procedures for your lab
- Schedule the 2 days or 4 half days for
phlebotomy.
Last Day
- Written exam.
- Urinalysis practical. Either 5 urines to process on own...OR... CAP Kodachromes of microscopic findings to be identified (include normal and
abnormal findings).
- Complete the Performance Checklists and the
Clinical Professional Development Evaluation Form.
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