Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 15th Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780443106590

Publication Date: 12-12-2022

Page Count: 864

Imprint: Saunders

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Designed to support the trusted content in Kinn’s The Clinical Medical Assistant, 15^th 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 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.

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Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of all clinical procedures complies with accreditation requirements
- Approximately 135 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 to This Edition
- 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
- EXPANDED! Information on physical medicine and rehabilitation
- EXPANDED! Content on specimen collection, including wound swab, nasal, and nasopharyngeal collections
Contents

1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
2. Health Records
3. Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy
4. Infection Control
5. Vital Signs
6. Physical Examination
7. Patient Coaching
8. Nutrition and Health Promotion
9. Surgical Supplies and Instruments
10. Assisting with Surgical Procedures
11. Principles of Electrocardiography
12. Medical Emergencies
13. Principles of Pharmacology
14. Pharmacology Math
15. Administering Medications
16. Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
17. Dermatology
18. Allergy and Infectious Disease
19. Gastroenterology
20. Orthopedics and Rheumatology
21. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
22. Neurology
23. Behavioral Health
24. Endocrinology
25. Cardiology
26. Pulmonology
27. Urology and Male Reproduction
28. Obstetrics and Gynecology
29. Pediatrics
30. Geriatrics
31. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
32. Urinalysis
33. Blood Collection
34. Analysis of Blood
35. Microbiology and Immunology
36. Intravenous Therapy
37. Radiology Basics
38. Positioning for Radiology
39. Skills and Strategies
Authors

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