
Ballweg's Physician Assistant: A Guide to Clinical Practice
- 7th Edition - May 17, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Tamara S Ritsema, Darwin L. Brown, Daniel T. Vetrosky
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 5 4 1 6 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 6 9 5 8 1 - 7
Designed as a highly visual and practical resource to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning, Ballweg's Physician Assistant, 7th Edition, helps you master all the core… Read more
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Addresses all six physician assistant competencies, as well as providing guidance for the newly graduated PA entering practice.
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Includes five new chapters: What Is a Physician Assistant, and How Did We Get Here?, Effective Use of Technology for Patient-Centered Care, Success in the Clinical Year, Transitioning to Practice and Working in Teams, and Finding Your Niche.
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Features an enhanced focus on content unique to the PA profession that is not readily found in other resources, more illustrations for today’s visually oriented learners, a more consistent format throughout, and a new emphasis on the appropriate use of social media among healthcare professionals.
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Provides updated content throughout to reflect the needs of the PA profession, including new content on self-care for the PA to help prevent burnout, suicide, and other hazards faced by healthcare professionals.
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Guides students in preparation for each core clinical rotation and common electives, as well as working with special patient populations such as patients experiencing homelessness and patients with disabilities.
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Includes quick-use resources, such as objectives and key points sections for each chapter, tip boxes with useful advice, abundant tables and images, and more than 130 updated case studies.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices, as well as exclusive eBook chapters: A Primer on Learning Objectives, A Primer on Item Writing, and A Primer on Team-Based Learning.
- Edition: 7
- Published: May 17, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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