Saunders Clinical Skills for Medical Assistants
Disk Three: Preparing Patients for Examinations
By- . Saunders
This exciting series consists of 10 DVDs that present over 140 core medical assisting skills in an innovative, interactive video format. Each DVD is divided into individual sections and features at least 13 videos that follow a consistent format and focus on an essential medical assisting skill set. Actual medical assistants perform all the skills, as well as skill variations, demonstrating proper technique in the clinical setting. Interactive onscreen review questions reinforce key concepts and test understanding.
DVD,
Published: December 2006
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2425-5
Contents
- DVD THREE: PREPARING PATIENTS FOR EXAMINATION
9 skills/11 videos Approx. running time: 60 minutes
Section 1: Maintaining and Preparing Exam Room
3.1.1 Cleaning Exam Room Between Patients
3.1.2 Daily Cleaning and Restocking of Exam Room
Section 2: Preparing to Work with Patients
3.2.1 Preparing to Work with Patients
Variation: Working with a Young Child
Section 3: Body Measurements
3.3.1 Measuring Height and Weight
Variation: Height of a Child Using a Wall Scale
3.3.2 Measuring Length and Weight of an Infant
Variation: Measuring Infant Length with Tape Measure
3.3.3 Measuring Head and Chest Circumference of an Infant
3.3.4 Calculating Growth Percentiles
Section 4: Patient History and Undressing for the Exam
3.4.1 Obtaining Patient History
Procedure: New Patient
Variation: Established Patient
3.4.2 Undressing for the Exam
Procedure: Physical Exam
Variation: Follow-up Exam
