Delmar Learning's Clinical Medical Assisting Pocket Guide


Book Description

Delmar s CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING POCKET GUIDE, explores the medical assisting duties performed in offices and clinical settings today. Organized in a chart format for quick reference and easy reading, the book covers documentation, terms and abbreviations, lab and x-ray procedures, commonly prescribed drugs, and much more--all in a convenient guide that can fit in a pocket. This ideal reference for anyone in ambulatory care also includes sections on OB-GYN and pediatric screening and procedures to prepare learners for these specialized settings. Color-coded tabs identify the main units of the guide for quick and easy access. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.




Delmar's Clinical Medical Assisting


Book Description

Delmar's complete learning system prepares students to become multiskilled medical assistants for the 21st Century! This new full-color clinical medical assisting textbook is part of a dynamic learning system that includes study guide software, workbook, video series, CD-ROM, and instructor-support materials. Together, these learning tools integrate essential and advanced competencies set forth by the AAMA's role delination study, emphasizing clinical procedures, interpersonal communications, and changes in the health care setting including standard precautions and managed care.The text is written not by just one or two individuals, but by twenty talented experts who provide students with a thorough understanding of the clinical medical assisting fundamentals. The entire learning system is complemented by "Real-life" characters and scenerios from the field of medical assisting--a feature not found in any other text! Supplements Workbook 0-8273-8526-9 Instructor's Manual 0-8273-8527-7 Computerized Testbank 0-8273-8415-7 Instructor's Resource Kit 0-7668-0146-2




Delmar's Clinical Medical Assisting


Book Description

Delmar's Clinical Medical Assisting, Third Edition is part of a dynamic learning system that includes a textbook, workbook, interactive CD-ROM, and instructor support materials. The new edition maps to the latest CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for Medical Assisting Educational programs and the ABHES Program Requirements and Curriculum. Delmar is a part of Cengage Learning. This edition provides great opportunities for critical thinking through case studies, scenarios, and features tying to both of Delmar's Medical Assisting DVD series. New features include Spotlight on Certification for CMA, RMA, and CMAS, reflective of the 2005 CMA certification exam outline; HIPAA boxes; ABHES and CAAHEP Featured Competencies; and Critical Thinking question boxes.




Client-Centered Care for Clinical Medical Assisting


Book Description

The unique work-text approach of Client-Centered Care for Clinical Medical Assisting facilitates the mastery of entry-level clinical procedures while adapting these to the needs of a particular client group. Identifying the needs of the client, establishing trust, sharing information, and assisting the client while performing clinical competencies, are all challenges facing the medical assistant. This book is designed to keep the focus on the client and the medical assistant's role in working with the client, and uses language that makes it easier to translate complex medical concepts into language the client will readily understand. The text also includes Student Practice Software to reinforce and help students master the material.




Delmar's Clinical Medical Assisting


Book Description

In today's dynamic health care environment, medical assistants are playing an increasingly important role. CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTING, Sixth Edition, helps you gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this rewarding, rapidly growing field. Known for its thorough coverage, extensive technical detail, and accurate, up-to-date content, this proven text book covers laboratory and clinical tasks as well as general information on medical law, ethics and bioethics, and management skills. Students will find the chapters on employment strategies and entry into the profession packed with current information and guidance tips. In addition, chapter material and learning objectives are clearly mapped to the most current accreditation standards and CLIA-waived procedures, with an increased focus on professionalism and personal effectiveness, competencies to help you hone practical, real-world skills and prepare for certification. The text also supports effective learning with a variety of online resources to help you make the most of your time in the classroom and beyond. Upon graduation you will find the chapters on professionalism, law and ethics, communication and transitioning from a student to a professional medical assistant extremely helpful as you begin your externship and career.




Delmar's Clinical Medical Assisting


Book Description

This book covers the most skills and procedures in medical assisting. All lab procedures are CLIA-waived, and all equipment and procedural photos show safety needles/lancets. All ABHES and CAAHEP competencies are covered, including Principles of IV Therapy. the new edition maps to the new AAMA standards and guidelines, in effect in January 2005. This edition provides more opportunity for critical thinking, through case studies, critical thinking questions, and scenarios.













Advanced Skills for Health Care Providers


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This book was written to prepare the nursing assistant or patient care technician to provide advanced patient care procedures. The book includes content on sterile procedures, including preparing and working with a sterile field, using sterile technique, and performing sterile dressing changes, wet to dry dressings. Venipuncture technique is covered in several chapters as well as intravenous procedures and many other advanced skills. The importance of reporting information and observations to the licensed supervisor is emphasized throughout the book. To this end, most chapters contain special text boxes listing observations to be reported and recorded. Added highlights within the text narrative include safety and infection control alerts, and age related information; information that is important to the student and in keeping with the latest health care trends.