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Clinical Laboratory Science CPU Objectives Activity 1 1-1. Define clinical laboratory science. 1-2. Explore careers that use clinical laboratory science. 1-3. Examine areas within clinical laboratory science and/or medical technology. 1-4. Choose a clinical laboratory career you would like to “shadow” and discuss these opportunities with the instructor. 1-5. Explain why the career areas you chose to research/shadow are important to clinical laboratory science and/or the medical technology field. Activity 2 2-1. Explore the three major types of laboratory hazards. 2-2. Determine how diseases are transmitted. 2-3. Identify biohazard safety levels and the precautions associated with each. 2-4. Discover how a potentially infectious spill can be safely cared for in a laboratory setting. 2-5. Learn the importance of proper hand washing and maintaining medical asepsis.2-6. Define terms important to safety issues in the health care environment. Activity 3 3-1. Identify some of the basic supplies found in a laboratory setting. 3-2. Discover the proper use of different kinds of laboratory equipment. 3-3. Utilize a pipette and pipette aid to transfer fluid into a microcentrifuge tube. 3-4. Identify and label the parts of a microscope. 3-5. Explore the correct care procedures and usage of a microscope. 3-6. Examine a slide at different levels of magnification using a microscope. 3-7. Perform oil immersion microscopy. Activity 4 4-1. Determine the importance of math in a laboratory setting. 4-2. Consider how the metric system is used for clinical measurement. 4-3. Examine the importance of quality control in a clinical laboratory setting. 4-4. Explore standards in record keeping. 4-5. Discuss several legal and ethical scenarios clinical laboratory personnel might face. Activity 5 5-1. Examine standard departments found in clinical laboratories. 5-2. Define urinalysis. 5-3. Review the anatomy and physiology of the urinary system. 5-4. Examine methods of urine specimen collection. 5-5. Discuss chemical, physical, and microscopic properties of urine. 5-6. Complete a simulated urinalysis. Activity 6 6-1. Define hematology and hemacytometer. 6-2. Review the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system. 6-3. Determine how red blood cells are formed. 6-4. Review the correct procedures involved in creating a blood smear. 6-5. Review the importance of proper levels of glucose in the blood. Activity 7 7-1. Identify blood types and how they interact with each other. 7-2. Consider Rh factor and its importance in blood typing and blood compatibility. 7-3. Perform a blood typing experiment using simulated blood and anti-serums. 7-4. Define platelets and describe the clotting process. 7-5. Investigate diseases affecting coagulation. 7-6. Explore procedures used to diagnose diseases affecting coagulation. Activity 8 8-1. Review the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. 8-2. Explore the composition of blood. 8-3. Identify the five different types of white blood cells and their purposes. 8-4. Determine appropriate procedures for collecting blood samples in different situations. 8-5. Examine vacuum tube, syringe, and winged infusion methods of venipuncture. Activity 9 9-1. Practice venipuncture procedures using a venipuncture trainer. OR 9-2. Conduct research on various forms of anemia and create an informative brochure or poster on the subject. Activity 10 10-1.Determine why microbiology is so important to the field of health care. 10-2. Examine what viruses are and their effect on the human body. 10-3. Consider standard virus treatments and why antibiotics are ineffective against viruses. 10-4. Discover what bacteria are and how antibiotics work in curing bacterial infections. 10-5. Investigate fungi and examples of diseases caused by them. 10-6. Review the immune system and the techniques it uses to detect and fight foreign bodies. Activity 11 11-1. Explore the concept of genetics. 11-2. Consider the origins of modern genetic principles. 11-3. Determine the benefits and potential dangers of genetic engineering. 11-4. Examine genetic disorders. 11-5. Explore the inheritance of genetic traits. 11-6. Discover Punnett squares as a tool for calculating genetic inheritance probability. Activity 12 12-1. Discover the structure of DNA. 12-2. Explore the processes of DNA transcription and replication. 12-3. Construct a model of a DNA molecule. 12-4. Review transcription and replication using a simulation of both processes. Activity 13 13-1. You will participate in a career shadowing activity the instructor has arranged. OR 13-2. You will work on a project that focuses on either genetic engineering, or viruses. Activity 14 14-1. You will participate in a career shadowing activity the instructor has arranged. OR 14-2. You will finish the project you began in the last activity. In Activity 15, the students will finish any work they have not yet completed. They will complete the CPU by taking the Vocabulary Test and the Post-test, answering the journal question, and turning in any necessary work such as the research journal or presentation. |
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