Kinn's The Clinical Medical Assistant
Saunders (Verlag)
978-0-323-87376-5 (ISBN)
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! 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.
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, first as a medical assistant in a variety of offices and clinics, developing expertise in the electronic health record. 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 has taught for the past 18 years. Julie is also the program director for the college's new Health Navigator program. She has served as reviewer and contributor to numerous Medical Assisting educational products over the last decade, including SimChart for the Medical Office; she currently serves as sole author of The Electronic Health Record for the Physician's Office and The Simulated Administrative Medical Office and co-author of Health Insurance Today, 7e. She is taking over sole authorship of what will be titled Beik's Health Insurance Today, 8e
PART 1 - Introduction to Medical Assisting
1. The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
2. Health Records
3. Introduction to Anatomy and Medical Terminology
PART 2 - Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Assisting
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
PART 3 - Assisting with Medications
13. Principles of Pharmacology
14. Pharmacology Math
15. Administering Medications
PART 4 - Assisting with Medical Specialties
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
PART 5 - Assisting with Clinical Laboratory Procedures
31. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
32. Urinalysis
33. Blood Collection
34. Analysis of Blood
35. Microbiology and Immunology
PART 6 - Advanced Clinical Skills
36. NEW! Intravenous Therapy
37. NEW! Radiology Basics
38. NEW! Positioning for Radiology
PART 10 - Job Seeking
39. Employment Skills and Strategies
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.02.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 900 illustrations (900 in full color); Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 2400 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-323-87376-6 / 0323873766 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-323-87376-5 / 9780323873765 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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