Pearson S Clinical Medical Assisting

Having a balanced understanding of legal and ethical concepts and applying them to a multitude of real-life clinical and administrative situations is essential to any health professional. This text provides this balance by helping health professionals understand both the intention as well as the realities of the law. All the while, preparing them for the major ethical considerations and dilemmas they may encounter. Written in a straightforward manner aimed at health professionals in a variety of settings, this book introduces the reader to many topics affecting health care today such as the legal system, patient/physician relationship, professional liability and malpractice prevention, confidentiality, physician's public duties, medical records, and bioethical issues. Through this introduction healthcare professionals will better understand the ethical obligations to the patient, the employer, and themselves. For Medical Assisting students.

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Pearson’s Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Third Edition, provides students with the right procedural, people, and professional skills needed to succeed in the medical assisting profession. Teaching and Learning Experience Offers a step-by-step, competency-based approach that covers virtually all facets of the medical assisting profession: Procedural Skills—Speaks directly to the medical assisting student, presenting all the procedures and tasks that are relevant to the medical assistant role. People Skills—Covers people and communication skills that are essential to being a successful medical assistant. Professional Skills—Instills concepts and critical thinking skills needed to succeed as a medical assistant professional.

"Medical assistants connect with people every hour of every day. They are the first line of medical care for many patients. To assist the physician with examining and treating patients, medical assistants must have a thorough knowledge of the structure and systems of the human body as well as a thorough knowledge of the procedures the physician performs and the procedures the medical assistant performs. At the same time, medical assistants must make every patient in a physician's office feel secure. They must comfort. They must listen. They must explain. They must demonstrate. Medical assistants help every patient feel like the only patient"--

"Pearson s Comprehensive Medical Assisting 2e is a comprehensive textbook including Administrative, Clinical and Anatomy and Physiology, which helps students learn the right skills for becoming the best and most effective Medical Assistant through a step by step competency based approach that covers virtually all facets of the medical assisting profession. It makes the connection between skills and the whole profession. It also focuses on people and the medical assistants role in this "people helping people" profession." "Pearson's hallmark, perfect balance between skills, professionalism and caring for patients means success for the medical assisting student using PCMA2e." --Book Jacket.

For courses in Medical Assisting Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Third Edition, provides students with the right procedural, people, and professional skills needed to succeed in the medical assisting profession. Teaching and Learning Experience Offers a step-by-step, competency-based approach that covers virtually all facets of the medical assisting profession: Procedural Skills--Speaks directly to the medical assisting student, presenting all the procedures and tasks that are relevant to the medical assistant role. People Skills--Covers people and communication skills that are essential to being a successful medical assistant. Professional Skills--Instills concepts and critical thinking skills needed to succeed as a medical assistant professional.

For courses in Medical Assisting Help students develop the procedural, people, and professional skills they need to succeed in the medical assisting profession Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Fourth Edition, offers a step-by-step, competency-based approach that covers virtually all facets of the medical assisting profession. Filled with 227 Procedures (32 of which are new), and a variety of workplace scenarios and critical-thinking exercises, the book helps students gain the procedural, people, and professional skills that are fundamental to being an effective Medical Assistant. The Fourth Edition was reconceived around the latest standards and guidelines published by CAAHEP (the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) and ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools). In this groundbreaking approach, the text's learning objectives were rewritten to directly conform to the standards, and all content was reorganized to flow from these objectives. Mapping documents demonstrate where standards for both of the accrediting bodies are met. To ensure a comprehensive, cohesive teaching and learning experience, the Fourth Edition's ancillaries also underwent a comprehensive update, and, in the case of the Student Workbook, a significant revision. The detailed, in-depth, follow-along study guide feature, found at the beginning of each Workbook chapter, directly reflects the correlating textbook chapter, providing important reinforcement of the information. The Workbook also features brand-new activities that directly relate to CAAHEP standards, particularly CAAHEP's Affective Competencies. The Instructor's Resource Manual details how each chapter's content conforms to the the specific curriculum standards of accrediting bodies, as well as the content required in various certification exam outlines. An updated Test Bank, PowerPoint Lecture Slides, and set of Lesson Plans round out the new edition's supplement package. Also available with MyLab Medical Assisting MyLab(TM) Medical Assisting is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students pursue an adaptive test of their knowledge, practice what they've learned, and prepare for their certification exam. Content includes comprehensive Homework Questions, Critical-Thinking Quizzes, Professionalism Scenarios, and sample Certification Exams. This edition features an update of key Procedural Videos, as well as the inclusion of new video-based Decision-Making Cases, Dynamic Study Modules, and Interactive Procedural Checklists. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyLab does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyLab, search for: 0134699807 / 9780134699806 Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting Plus MyLab Medical Assisting with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134420209 / 9780134420202 Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting 0134442881 / 9780134442884 MyLab Medical Assisting with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting