Full Description
More than ever before, medical assistants today must perform complex tasks, possess strong computer and patient screening skills, and communicate effectively with patients and other medical professionals. CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING: A PROFESSIONAL, FIELD SMART APPROACH TO THE WORKPLACE, Second Edition, gives you the confidence to succeed in this demanding profession by thinking on a higher level, developing critical problem-solving skills, and mastering the necessary clinical competencies and technical skills. Newly organized for greater effectiveness, the Second Edition of this unique text includes new chapters on Clinical Trends in Health Care, Health Coaching and Patient Navigation, and Specialty Procedures. The new edition is also aligned and mapped to current ABHES standards and the newly approved 2015 CAAHEP standards. The text's practical, toolbox approach, combined with in-depth electronic medical records training, will help you begin your journey to becoming a successful, professional clinical medical assistant.
Contents
1. Journey to Professionalism.
2. Clinical Trends in Health Care.
3. The Complete Medical Record.
4. Fundamentals of Documentation.
5. Conducting a Patient Interview.
6. Assisting Patients with Special Needs.
7. Patient Navigation and Health Coaching.
8. Principles of Infection Control.
9. Sterilization Procedures, Instrument Identification, and Surgical Supplies.
10. Assisting with Minor Surgeries.
11. Vital Signs and Measurements.
12. The Physical Exam.
13. Eye and Ear Examinations and Procedures.
14. Cardiovascular Exams and Procedures.
15. Pulmonary Examinations and Procedures.
16. Gastrointestinal Exams and Procedures.
17. Women's Health Issues: Obstetrics and Gynecology.
18. Urology and Male Reproductive Examinations and Procedures.
19. Other Specialty Procedures.
20. Diet and Nutrition
21. Evaluation and Care of the Pediatric Patient.
22. Orthopedics, Rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy.
23. Fundamentals of the Medical Laboratory.
24. Blood Collection Techniques.
25. Urinalysis.
26. Hematology and Coagulation Studies.
27. Microbiology.
28. Clinical Chemistry and CLIA Waived Testing.
29. Diagnostic Imaging.
30. Fundamentals of Pharmacology.
31. Dosage Calculations.
32. Administration of Parenteral Medications.
33. Responding to Medical Office Emergencies.
