Mosby's Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants [With CDROM]

By Sharron M. Zakus RN BA MS CMA

Mosby's Clinical Skills for Medical Assistantsemphasizes patient care, knowledge and accuracy, good communication skills, health and wellness promotion, patient education and teaching, and high levels of competency in knowledge, skills, and abilities, whilealways reflecting cultural and age-appropriate sensitivity. This new edition is thoroughly updated with the latest clinical information for medical assistants, and complies with the new AAMA curriculum standards. Includes case studies and step-by-step procedures with complete details, charting examples and rationales for a realistic, clinically oriented view of medical assisting.Meets the requirements stated for program accreditation by the AAMA and meets the goals for a competency-based curriculum and education/training.Provides a wide breadth of quality visual and written instruction materials, a valuable reference source, and learning opportunities that motivate the user to be a competent, well-informed health care worker.
Encourages students to learn and demonstrate a high level of competency on all aspects of health care, health promotion, wellness, patient education and teaching, all within the scope of the Medical Assistant's career description and certification requirements.Includes Performance Tests and Case Studies as well as the new Critical Thinking Skills Review at the end of every chapter to help students develop analytical and critical thinking skills needed to work in a medical/clinical setting.
Provides relevant materials to keep up with the fast-paced changes constantly seen in medical care, health and wellness promotion, and disease prevention. Contains step-by-step procedures with rationales and charting samples to teach the "how's" and "why's" of performing the procedure.Includes many new and updated illustrations the majority of the photos are new to assist the students' comprehension of the material. Contains great new learning features and a more contemporary design to facilitate learning.
Updates and expands the content to include the latest information medical assistants need to know. Includes new, year 2000 standards for nutrition and vaccinations.
Complies fully with the new American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) curriculum. Features Health Matters boxes to assist the student in understanding the importance of communication, patient education, and a variety of other topics.
Includes a Critical Thinking Skills Review that develops analytical and decision-making skills in students. Incorporates new, boxed Case Studies at the ends of some chapters.
Includes AAMA and RMA (Registered Medical Assistants) Icons which label the objectives at the beginning of the chapters to identify whether they are important accreditation criteria. This feature helps instructors tailor their programs to either test and highlights important topics the students must know.Provides more procedures with complete details, charting examples and rationales.
Expands communication skills/patient communication information to help the student grow in this important area.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032300766X
• ISBN13: 9780323007665
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 845 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"