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
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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
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Get the most out of your Kinn’s medical assisting text with this essential study companion

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780323874243
Publisert
2022-11-18
Utgave
15. utgave
Utgiver
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Vekt
2610 gr
Høyde
276 mm
Bredde
216 mm
Aldersnivå
P, XR, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
1264

Biografisk notat

Brigitte Niedzwiecki began her healthcare career as a nurse, working in the hospital with surgical and pediatric patients and also in urgent care. After obtaining her master's degree in nursing, Brigitte worked in patient and staff education, as a software trainer, and as a nurse educator before transitioning into education. She has been the Medical Assisting program director at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin for nearly 20 years, during which time she has participated in reviewing and writing and has helped develop state and national Medical Assisting curricula. She is also lead author of Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, a related MA core text designed primarily for programs that do not offer a separate A&P course and are focused on certification. Julie Pepper has spent her entire career in health care as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record and as an instructor in a medical assistant program. She combines her education in dietetics with her clinical and administrative experience as an instructor in the Medical Assisting program at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Wisconsin, where she taught for 21 years and from where she retired from teaching. Julie was also the program director for the college's Health Navigator program. She has served as a reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including Sim Chart for the Medical Office. She currently serves as the sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office. She has been leading author of Beik's Health Insurance Today text and workbook since the 8th edition. She also has been a coauthor for Kinn's Medical Assisting Fundamentals, Kinn's The Medical Assistant, and Today's Medical Assistant. Julie strives to bring the needed information to students in a way to keep them interested in learning all that they need to be wonderful employees working in healthcare.