MA Bridge to Practical Nursing Skills

This course is associated with the following programs:

• Medical Assistant to Practical Nursing Bridge

1. Use aseptic technique
2. Perform mathematic calculation related to clinical practice
3. Provide wound care
4. Measure blood pressure
5. Manage oxygen therapy
6. Perform tracheostomy care and suctioning procedures (oral, nasal, pharyngeal, and tracheostomy)
7. Demonstrate specimen collection specimen collection procedures
8. Maintain enteral tubes (feeding, irrigation, suction)
9. Administer medications via the enteral route (oral/tube/rectal)
10. Administer medications via the parenteral routes (Intradermal/Subcuteanous/Intramuscular)
11. Administer medications via topical, transdermal, eye, ear, inhalation, and vaginal routes
12. Manage intravenous therapy
13. Facilitate alternative methods of elimination (urinary and bowel)
14. Obtain a health history
15. Perform a general survey assessment
16. Perform an integumentary assessment
17. Perform a musculoskeletal assessment
18. Perform a head/neck assessment
19. Perform a basic eye/ear assessment
20. Perform a basic neurological assessment
21. Perform a basic respiratory assessment
22. Perform a basic cardiovascular assessment
23. Perform an abdominal assessment
24. Perform a breast/testicular assessment