Pearson S Comprehensive Medical Assisting

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.

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.

This is volume I of a brand new Medical Assisting text that is all about Connections: Medical Assistant's connections with patients, physicians, offices and jobs. A student's connection with the book, their instructor and their newly chosen profession is a recipe for success. This text is available as one comprehensive textbook or can be purchased in a three volume set. Volume 1- Administrative, Volume 2- Anatomy and Physiology and Volume 3- Clinical may also be sold separately. Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 1e, is the first book to help students succeed in both the classroom and in their careers. It helps students take information from "what you need to do" to "how to do it". Strong integration of tips, hints and guidelines help students avoid common performance mishaps while peforming clinical skills and the softer skills (e.g. timeliness, presentation, interpersonal relations). Student CD-ROM: Available - Interactive CD-ROM that comes with the text and contains activities for each chapter of the book. This Game-like CD-ROM begins with the floorplan of a Medical Clinic. Rooms such as examining rooms, waiting room, front office, file storage, X-Ray, and many more may be entered by the student.. Activities in each room include games; video clips with decision tree questions; HIPAA activities; On-the-Job vignettes with critical thinking opportunities; Library of video resources (photos, diseases, procedures); Audio Medical Terminology dictionary in English and Spanish, and much, much more

"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.

"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"--

This is a supplement associated with: Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 2/e Beaman /Fleming-McPhillips / Routh ISBN: 0135008832

Student Workbook (ISBN 0-13-171578-X) Objectives Chapter review Study Aids Medical Terminology Review Critical Thinking Questions Chapter Review Test Skills Assessment Checklist for chapter Procedures