| COURSE #’S THAT ADDRESS THE OUTCOMES |
EXPECTED OUTCOMES |
| All CLS Courses |
1. Observe laboratory demonstrations in which biologicals (i.e.
body fluids, culture materials, tissue sections, and cellular specimens) are tested for
their biochemical, hematological, immunological, microbiological and histochemical
components. |
| All CLS Courses |
2. Characterize the color, odor, clarity and viscosity of
biologicals, reagents or chemical reaction products. |
| CLS 1113, 1123, 2212, 2215, 3313, 3315 |
3. Employ a clinical grade binocular microscope to discriminate
among fine structural and color (hue, shading, and intensity) differences of microscopic
specimens. |
| All CLS Courses |
4. Read and comprehend text, numbers and graphs displayed in print
and on a video monitor. |
| All CLS Courses |
5. Move freely and safely about a laboratory. |
| All CLS Courses |
6. Reach laboratory benchtops and shelves, patients lying in
hospital beds or patients seated in specimen collection furniture. |
CLS 2256, 2257, 4453, 4454 |
7. Travel to clinical laboratory sites for practical experience. |
| CLS 1113, 1123, 2212, 2214, 3313, 3316 |
8. Perform moderately taxing continuous physical work, often
requiring prolonged sitting over several hours. |
| All CLS Courses |
9. Maneuver phlebotomy and culture acquisition equipment to safely
collected valid laboratory specimens from patients. |
| All CLS Courses |
10. Control laboratory equipment (pipettes, inoculating loops,
test tubes) and adjust instruments to perform laboratory procedures. |
| All CLS Courses |
11. Use an electronic keyboard to operate laboratory instruments
and to calculate, record, evaluate and transmit laboratory information. |
| All CLS Courses |
12. Read and comprehend technical and professional materials
(textbooks, magazine and journal articles, handbooks, and instruction manuals) |
| All CLS Courses |
13. Follow verbal and written instructions in order to correctly
and independently perform laboratory test procedures. |
| All CLS Courses |
14. Clearly instruct patients, nurses and other non-laboratory
personnel prior to specimen collection. |
| All CLS Courses |
15. Effectively confidentially and sensitively converse with
patients, and other non-laboratory personnel regarding laboratory tests. |
| All CLS Courses |
16. Communicate with faculty members, fellow students, staff and
other health card professionals verbally and in a recorded format. |
| All CLS Courses |
17. Independently prepare papers, prepare laboratory reports and
take paper, computer and laboratory practical exams. |
| All CLS Courses |
18. Possess the following skills: comprehension, measurement,
mathematical calculation, reasoning, integration, analysis, comparison, self-expression
and criticism. |
| All CLS Courses |
19. Be able to exercise sufficient judgment to recognize and
correct performance deviations. |
| All CLS Courses |
20. Be able to manage the use of time and to systemize actions in
order to complete professional and technical tasks within realistic constraints. |
| All CLS Courses |
21. Possess the emotional health necessary to effectively employ
intellect and exercise appropriate judgment. |
| All CLS Courses |
22. Be flexible and creative and adapt to professional and
technical change. |
| All CLS Courses |
23. Recognize potentially hazardous materials, equipment, and
situations and proceed safely in order to minimize risk of injury to patients, self, and
nearby individuals. |
| All CLS Courses especially 2212, 2214 |
24. Adapt to working with unpleasant biologicals. |
| All CLS Courses primarily upper division courses |
25. Support and promote the activities of fellow
students and of health care professionals. Promotion of peers helps furnish a team
approach to learning, task completion, problem solving and patient care. |
| All CLS Courses (especially upper division courses) |
26. Be honest; compassionate, ethical and responsible. The student
must be forthright about errors or uncertainty. The student must be able to critically
evaluate her or his own performance accept constructive criticism, and look for way to
improve (participate in enriched educational activities). The student must be able to
evaluate the performance of fellow students and tactfully offer constructive comments. |
