Study Guide and Procedure Checklist Manual for Kinn's The Medical Assistant

An Applied Learning Approach

15th Edition - September 8, 2022
Authors: Brigitte Niedzwiecki, Julie Pepper
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 4 2 4 - 3
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 3 1 5 - 3

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 concep… Read more

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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.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
To the Student
Competency Checklist
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Chapter 1: The Professional Medical Assistant and the Healthcare Team
Chapter 2: Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 3: Legal Principles
Chapter 4: Healthcare Laws
Chapter 5: Healthcare Ethics
Chapter 6: Technology
Chapter 7: Written Communication
Chapter 8: Telephone Techniques
Chapter 9: Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing
Chapter 10: Health Records
Chapter 11: Daily Operations and Safety
Chapter 12: Health Insurance Essentials
Chapter 13: Diagnostic Coding Essentials
Chapter 14: Procedural Coding Essentials
Chapter 15: Medical Billing and Reimbursement Essentials
Chapter 16: Patient Accounts and Practice Management
Chapter 17: Advanced Roles in Administration
Chapter 18: Introduction to Medical Terminology and Anatomy
Chapter 19: Infection Control
Chapter 20: Vital Signs
Chapter 21: Physical Examination
Chapter 22: Patient Coaching
Chapter 23: Nutrition and Health Promotion
Chapter 24: Surgical Supplies and Instruments
Chapter 25: Advanced Roles in Administration
Chapter 26: Principles of Electrocardiography
Chapter 27: Advanced Roles in Administration
Chapter 28: Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 29: Pharmacology Math
Chapter 30: Administering Medications
Chapter 31: Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
Chapter 32: Dermatology
Chapter 33: Allergy and Infectious Disease
Chapter 34: Gastroenterology
Chapter 35: Orthopedics and Rheumatology
Chapter 36: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chapter 37: Neurology
Chapter 38: Behavioral Health
Chapter 39: Endocrinology
Chapter 40: Cardiology
Chapter 41: Pulmonology
Chapter 42: Urology and Male Reproduction
Chapter 43: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chapter 44: Pediatrics
Chapter 45: Geriatrics
Chapter 46: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 47: Urinalysis
Chapter 48: Blood Collection
Chapter 49: Analysis of Blood
Chapter 50: Microbiology and Immunology
Chapter 51: Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 52: Radiology Basics
Chapter 53: Positioning for Radiology
Chapter 54: Skills and Strategies

Brigitte Niedzwiecki

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.

Affiliations and expertise

Medical Assistant Program Director & Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Julie Pepper

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

Affiliations and expertise

Medical Assisting Program Instructor, Health Navigator Program Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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