AHE 148 - Clinical Lab Assistant Fundamentals

5.00 Credits
Introduction to clinical laboratory fundamentals, laboratory specific terminology, organizational structure, specimen processing, waived testing, and departmental specimen set-up.
Prerequisite Prerequisite: Completion of AHE 110, AHE 115,AHE 116, HCA 104 (formally BSTEC 104) and SHS 170; all with a minimum grade of 2.0 or equivalent. Corequisite: AHE 149.
Corequisite AHE 149.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of clinical laboratory fundamentals including infection control and safety, workflow, specimen processing, use of common laboratory equipment, and quality assurance.
Demonstrate the ability to perform waived point of care testing, hematology testing, chemistry testing, specimen set up for microbiology and urinalysis, and inventory for transfusion support services.
Demonstrate the ability to use proper clinical laboratory terminology.
Define the Clinical Laboratory Assistant role in the health care delivery system as it relates to the point of care or clinical laboratory environment.
Identify and report potential errors that may occur during specimen collection, labeling, transporting, processing, testing, and result reporting.
Report results of procedures using predetermined criteria.
Maintain inventory control and supplies for chemistry, hematology, microbiology, and urinalysis tests.
Verbally instruct patients in the proper collection and preservation for various urine samples.

Course Typically Offered
Full Year