Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 15th Edition

by Brigitte Niedzwiecki, RN, MSN, RMA and Julie Pepper, BS, CMA (AAMA)

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780323883139

Publication Date: 11-22-2022

Page Count: 1120

Imprint: Saunders

List Price: $99.99

Most review copies are eBooks – how fast!

A review copy request is most likely to be fulfilled as an eBook on VitalSource rather than a print product, unless no eBook is available. eBooks become available in as little as a few hours. Print products will take between 7 and 10 days to arrive. To request a print copy, please contact the Evolve Support Center or your Education Solutions Consultant.

An Access Code

Important note

This is a Faculty Product!

Any student who attempts to request a review copy will be reported to the school's faculty and administration.

Technical Support

Contact your education consultant to learn more about adopting this product

More than any other product on the market, the most successful medical assistants begin their careers with Kinn. Known for more than 65 years for its alignment with national curriculum standards, Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant: An Applied Learning Approach, 15^th Edition teaches real-world clinical skills essential for a career in the modern medical office — always with a focus on helping students apply what they’ve learned. This edition features a new unit on advanced clinical skills and expanded content on telemedicine, infection control related to COVID-19, IV therapy, radiology, rehabilitation, and much more. With its approachable writing style appropriate for all levels of learners and a full continuum of separately sold adaptive solutions, real-world simulations, EHR documentation experience, and HESI remediation and assessment, your students will effectively master the leading clinical skills of modern medical assisting.

Key Features
- Step-by-step, illustrated procedures include rationales and a focus on professionalism.
- Electronic health record (EHR) coverage provides access to hands-on activities using SimChart^® for the Medical Office (sold separately).
- Applied learning approach incorporates threaded case scenarios and critical thinking applications.
- Patient education and legal and ethical features at the end of each chapter reinforce legal and communications implications within medical assisting practice.
- Key vocabulary terms and definitions are presented at the beginning of each chapter, highlighted in text discussions, and summarized in a glossary for handy reference.
- Robust Evolve companion website offers procedure videos, practice quizzes, mock certification exams, and interactive learning exercises.
New to This Edition
- NEW! Content aligns to 2022 Medical Assisting educational competencies, with comprehensive coverage of clinical skills.
- NEW! Advanced Clinical Skills unit features three new chapters on IV therapy, radiology basics, and radiology positioning to support expanded medical assisting functions.
- NEW! Coverage of telemedicine, enhanced infection control related to COVID-19, and catheterization.
- NEW! Artwork focused on assisting with imaging, IVs, and catheters, along with updated equipment photos.
- NEW! Procedures address IV therapy, limited-scope radiography, applying a sling, and coaching for stool collection.
- EXPANDED! Information on physical medicine and rehabilitation.
- EXPANDED! Content on specimen collection, including wound swab, nasal, and nasopharyngeal specimen collections.
Contents
PART 1 – Introduction to Medical Assisting
1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
1. Health Records
1. Introduction to Anatomy and Medical Terminology
PART 2 – Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting
1. Infection Control
1. Vital Signs
1. Physical Examination
1. Patient Coaching
1. Nutrition and Health Promotion
1. Surgical Supplies and Instruments
1. Assisting with Surgical Procedures
1. Principles of Electrocardiography
1. Medical Emergencies
PART 3 – Assisting with Medications
1. Principles of Pharmacology
1. Pharmacology Math
1. Administering Medications
PART 4 – Assisting with Medical Specialties
1. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
1. Dermatology
1. Allergy and Infectious Disease
1. Gastroenterology
1. Orthopedics and Rheumatology
1. Neurology
1. Behavioral Health
1. Endocrinology
1. Cardiology
1. Pulmonology
1. Urology and Male Reproduction
1. Obstetrics and Gynecology
1. Pediatrics
1. Geriatrics
PART 5– Assisting with Clinical Laboratory Procedures
1. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
1. Urinalysis
1. Blood Collection
1. Analysis of Blood
1. Microbiology and Immunology
PART 6 – Advanced Clinical Skills
1. NEW! Intravenous Therapy
1. NEW! Radiology Basics
1. NEW! Positioning for Radiology
PART 7 – Job Seeking
1. Employment Skills and Strategies
Glossary

Index
Authors

Brigitte Niedzwiecki, RN, MSN, RMA, Medical Assistant Program Director & Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Julie Pepper, BS, CMA (AAMA), Medical Assisting Program Instructor, Health Navigator Program Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin