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Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant

Clinical & Administrative Procedures

  • 3rd Edition - September 9, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Kathy Bonewit-West, Sue Hunt, Edith Applegate
  • Language: English

Corresponding to the chapters in the main Bonewit text, Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant, Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 3rd Edition features a variety o… Read more

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Corresponding to the chapters in the main Bonewit text, Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant, Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 3rd Edition features a variety of practical exercises, activities, checklists, review questions, and more to elp users master important medical assisting knowledge and skills. This comprehensive study guide has been thoroughly updated to reflect the 2015 CAAHEP competencies and key areas of practice, such as: electronic medical records, HIPAA regulations, advanced directives, emergency preparedness, ICD-10 coding, billing documentation, medical office technology, medical asepsis, vital signs, pediatric immunizations and injections, colonoscopy procedures, IV therapy, and CLIA waived tests.

Key features

  • Consistent, meticulous study guide coverage
  • aligns seamlessly with the main Bonewit text and all other Bonewit solution learning products.
  • Evaluation of Competency checklists assess readers’ performance versus stated objectives and performance standards.
  • Critical thinking activities encourage readers to think outside the box and imagine what they would do in real-life situations.
  • Laboratory assignments at the beginning of each chapter give readers a guide on each chapter’s procedures, including guidelines on how many practices are required, which study guide pages correlate to the procedure, and which procedures are also in the procedural videos.
  • Key term assessment tests readers’ knowledge of the terms presented in the main text.
  • Evaluation of Learning questions assess readers’ progress and are an excellent tool to prepare for the certification exam.
  • Practice for Competency checklists help readers practice each of their clinical skills.
  • Pharmacology math exercises give readers a chance to practice their basic math skills in a way that relates to their future job.
  • Chapter assignment tables at the beginning of each chapter guide readers through the textbook and study guide chapters, and provides a great tracking device for recording progress of textbook reading assignments and study guide activity assignments.

Table of contents

SECTION 1: Introduction to Medical Assisting

1. The Health Care System

2. The Professional Medical Assistant

3. Ethics and Law for the Medical Office

4. Interacting with Patients

SECTION 2: Anatomy and Physiology

5. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

6. Integumentary System

7. Skeletal System

8. Muscular System

9. Nervous System

10. The Senses

11. Endocrine System

12. Circulatory System

13. Respiratory System

14. Digestive System

15. Urinary System

16. Reproductive System

SECTION 3: Clinical Component

17. Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard

18. Sterilization and Disinfection

19. Vital Signs

20. The Physical Examination

21. Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures

22. Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing

23. The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care

24. The Pediatric Examination

25. Minor Office Surgery

26. Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy

27. Cardiopulmonary Procedures

28. Specialty Examinations and Procedures: Colon Procedures, Male Reproductive Health, and Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging

29. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory

30. Urinalysis

31. Phlebotomy

32. Hematology

33. Blood Chemistry and Immunology

34. Medical Microbiology

35. Nutrition NEW!

36. Emergency Preparedness and Protective Practices (*completely revamped*)

37. Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid

SECTION 4: Administrative Component

38. The Medical Record (*completely revamped*)

39. Patient Reception

40. Medical Office Computerization

41. Telephone Techniques

42. Scheduling Appointments

43. Medical Records Management

44. Written Communications

45. Mail

46. Managing Practice Finances

47. Medical Coding

48. Medical Insurance

49. Billing and Collections

50. The Medical Assistant as Office Manager

51. Obtaining Employment

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Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 9, 2015
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Kathy Bonewit-West

Kathy Bonewit-West has been in healthcare education for more than 30 years. She taught anatomy and physiology to Nursing students and later moved into Medical Assisting education. She served as program director for the Medical Assisting program at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, for many years. Ms. Bonewit-West is also a former member of the Curriculum Review Board for the American Association of Medical Assistants. In addition to co-authoring Today’s Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, Kathy is the lead author of Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, soon to be in its 12th Edition.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Medical Assistant Program, Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio; Former Member, Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants, USA

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Sue Hunt

Affiliations and expertise
Former Professor and Coordinator, Medical Assisting Program, Middlesex Community College, Lowell, MA

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Edith Applegate

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Sciences and Mathematics, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Kettering, OH