cover image - Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 14th Edition
ISBN: 9780323758321
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 12-23-2019
Page Count: 1152
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $54.99

Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 14th Edition

by Brigitte Niedzwiecki, RN, MSN, RMA, Julie Pepper, BS, CMA (AAMA) and P. Ann Weaver, MSEd, MT(ASCP)

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cover image - Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 14th Edition
ISBN: 9780323758321
Copyright: 2020
Publication Date: 12-23-2019
Page Count: 1152
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $54.99
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Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, 14th Edition, this study guide is the essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and ensure that your students master and apply medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of exercises to reinforce your students’ understanding of common administrative and clinical skills — including new certification preparation questions that offer additional practice for certification exams, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and need-to-know workplace applications. Trusted for more than 60 years as a key part of the student journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists and clearly defined rubrics to accurately measure your students’ performance from day one through graduation.

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Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition
    • NEW! Chapter reviews medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathology to reinforce key foundational knowledge
    • NEW! Expanded content on medical office accounts, collections, banking, and practice management prepares students to step into the role of a Medical Assistant
    • NEW! Certification Preparation questions help students focus on certification from the beginning of their studies
    • NEW! Streamlined presentation combines chapters and focuses on need-to-know content
    • NEW! Chapter reviews medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and pathology to reinforce key foundational knowledge.
    • NEW! Expanded content on medical office accounts, collections, banking, and practice management prepares students to step into the role of a Medical Assistant.
    • NEW! Certification Preparation questions help students focus on certification from the beginning of their studies.
    • NEW! Streamlined presentation combines chapters and focuses on need-to-know content.
    • Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures is built from Medical Assisting accreditation standards and competencies.
    • Hundreds of practice questions (multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank) help students with essential content review and practice.
    • Skills practice, workplace applications, and online activities promote critical thinking before students enter practice.
    • Procedure checklists help students track their performance of every procedure included in the textbook.
    • Work products allows students to provide documentation of skills mastery for classroom or job-searching requirements.
    • Chapter-by-chapter correlation with the textbook allows students to easily follow core textbook competencies.
    • Perforated pages for on-the-go study or turn-in assignments and evaluations.
  • PART 1 – Introduction to Medical Assisting
    1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
    2. Therapeutic Communication
    3. Legal Principles
    4. Healthcare Laws
    5. Healthcare Ethics

    PART 2 – Fundamentals of Ambulatory Care Administration
    6. Technology
    7. Written Communication
    8. Telephone Techniques
    9. Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing
    10. Health Records
    11. Daily Operations and Safety

    PART 3 –Coding and Medical Billing
    12. Health Insurance Essentials
    13. Diagnostic Coding Essentials
    14. Procedural Coding Essentials
    15. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Essentials

    PART 4 – Advanced Ambulatory Care Administration
    16. Patient Accounts and Practice Management
    17. Advanced Roles in Administration

    PART 5 – Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting
    18. NEW! Introduction to Anatomy and Medical Terminology
    19. Infection Control
    20. Vital Signs
    21. Physical Examination
    22. Patient Coaching
    23. Nutrition and Health Promotion
    24. Surgical Supplies and Instruments
    25. Assisting with Surgical Procedures
    26. Principles of Electrocardiography
    27. Medical Emergencies

    PART 6 – Assisting with Medications
    28. Principles of Pharmacology
    29. Pharmacology Math
    30. Administering Medications

    PART 7 – Assisting with Medical Specialties
    31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
    32. Dermatology
    33. Allergy and Infectious Disease
    34. Gastroenterology
    35. Orthopedics and Rheumatology
    36. Neurology
    37. Behavioral Health
    38. Endocrinology
    39. Cardiology
    40. Pulmonology
    41. Urology and Male Reproduction
    42. Obstetrics and Gynecology
    43. Pediatrics
    44. Geriatrics

    PART 8 – Assisting with Clinical Laboratory Procedures
    45. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
    46. Urinalysis
    47. Blood Collection
    48. Analysis of Blood
    49. Microbiology and Immunology

    PART 9 – Job Seeking
    50. Skills and Strategies
  • Brigitte Niedzwiecki, RN, MSN, RMA, Medical Assistant Program Director and Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA, Julie Pepper, BS, CMA (AAMA), Professor Emeritus, Medical Assistant Program, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA and P. Ann Weaver, MSEd, MT(ASCP), Medical Assistant Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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