cover image - Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition
ISBN: 9780323883160
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 09-10-2022
Page Count: 1264
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $54.99

Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition

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

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 15th Edition
ISBN: 9780323883160
Copyright: 2023
Publication Date: 09-10-2022
Page Count: 1264
Imprint: Saunders
List Price: $54.99
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Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Medical Assistant, 15th Edition, this study guide is an essential review and practice companion to reinforce key concepts, encourage critical thinking, and help you apply medical assisting content. This robust companion guide offers a wide range of activities to strengthen your understanding of common administrative and clinical skills — including certification preparation questions, a review of medical terminology and anatomy, and application exercises. Trusted for more than 65 years as a key part of the journey from classroom to career, it also features competency checklists to accurately measure your progress and performance from day one until you land your first job as a medical assistant.

    • Comprehensive coverage of all administrative and clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements
    • Approximately 190 step-by-step procedure checklists enable you to assess and track your performance for every procedure included in the textbook
    • Chapter-by-chapter correlation with the textbook allows you to easily follow core textbook competencies
    • Matching and acronym activities reinforce your understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and chapter vocabulary
    • Short-answer and fill-in-the-blank exercises strengthen your comprehension of key concepts
    • Multiple-choice questions help you prepare for classroom and board exams
    • Workplace application exercises promote critical thinking and job readiness before you enter practice
    • Internet exercises offer ideas for expanded and project-based learning
    • NEW! Content aligns to 2022 Medical Assisting educational competencies
    • 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! Procedures address IV therapy, limited-scope radiography, applying a sling, and coaching for stool collection
    • UPDATED! Coverage of administrative functions includes insurance, coding, privacy, security, and more
    • EXPANDED! Information on physical medicine and rehabilitation
    • EXPANDED! Content on specimen collection, including wound swab, nasal, and nasopharyngeal specimen collections
  • 1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
    2. Therapeutic Communication
    3. Legal Principles
    4. Healthcare Laws
    5. Healthcare Ethics
    6. Technology
    7. Written Communication
    8. Telephone Techniques
    9. Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing
    10. Health Records
    11. Daily Operations and Safety
    12. Health Insurance Essentials
    13. Diagnostic Coding Essentials
    14. Procedural Coding Essentials
    15. Medical Billing and Reimbursement Essentials
    16. Patient Accounts and Practice Management
    17. Advanced Roles in Administration
    18. Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy
    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
    28. Principles of Pharmacology
    29. Pharmacology Math
    30. Administering Medications
    31. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
    32. Dermatology
    33. Allergy and Infectious Disease
    34. Gastroenterology
    35. Orthopedics and Rheumatology
    36. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    37. Neurology
    38. Behavioral Health
    39. Endocrinology
    40. Cardiology
    41. Pulmonology
    42. Urology and Male Reproduction
    43. Obstetrics and Gynecology
    44. Pediatrics
    45. Geriatrics
    46. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
    47. Urinalysis
    48. Blood Collection
    49. Analysis of Blood
    50. Microbiology and Immunology
    51. Intravenous Therapy
    52. Radiology Basics
    53. Positioning for Radiology
    54. Skills and Strategies
  • Brigitte Niedzwiecki, RN, MSN, RMA, Medical Assistant Program Director & Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA and Julie Pepper, BS, CMA (AAMA), Professor Emeritus, Medical Assistant Program, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
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