Clinical Support Essentials
Learn the foundational skills needed for clinical healthcare support, from taking vital signs to understanding medical records and preventing infections.
Sessions
Five Vital Signs Intro
After this session, you'll be able to explain what the five vital signs are and why they are the first clues to a patient's health.
5 min
Patient Intake Essentials
After this session, you'll be able to explain the key components of a patient intake and why asking the right questions is like solving a medical mystery.
5 min
EHRs & Patient Privacy
After this session, you'll be able to explain what an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is, why it's essential for patient care, and the basic principles of patient privacy.
5 min
Medical Word Breakdown
After this session, you'll be able to break down complex medical words into their basic parts and understand their meaning.
5 min
Infection Control Essentials
After this session, you'll be able to explain the chain of infection and describe essential practices like hand hygiene and PPE to prevent germ spread in a clinical setting.
5 min
What you'll achieve
Accurately measure and interpret basic vital signs.
Conduct a thorough patient intake, identifying key information.
Decipher common medical terms using prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
Understand the importance of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and basic documentation principles.
Apply fundamental infection control practices to ensure patient safety.
Recognize the role of a clinical support professional in a healthcare team.
Explain HIPAA principles related to patient information.
Identify the chain of infection and methods to break it.