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CLINICAL PROCEDURES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants
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Seventh Edition

By
Kathy Bonewit-West, BS, MEd, Coordinator and Instructor, Medical Assistant Technology, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH, Former member, Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants

Description
This essential resource prepares you for a career in clinical medical assisting with complete coverage of the concepts, procedures, and skills you need to succeed in today's fast-paced medical environment. Step-by-step, hands-on guidance helps you quickly learn to perform procedures such as taking vital signs, collecting and processing lab specimens, preparing patients for examinations, assisting with office surgeries, and other treatments and procedures. Includes four DVDs with video demonstrations of the skills in the book!

Contents
1. The Medical Record

2. Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard

3. Sterilization and Disinfection

4. Vital Signs

5. The Physical Examination

6. Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures

7. Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing

8. The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care

9. The Pediatric Examination

10. Minor Office Surgery

11. Administration of Medication and IV Therapy

12. Cardiopulmonary Procedures

13. Colon Procedures and Male Reproductive Health

14. Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging

15. Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory

16. Urinalysis

17. Phlebotomy

18. Hematology

19. Blood Chemistry and Serology

20. Medical Microbiology

21. Emergency Medical Procedures

APPENDICES

A. Medical Abbreviations

B. A & P Review

C. Glossary




List of Procedures Included on Skills DVDs Included in Bonewit-West Textbook





DVD 1 (109:40 min)




Chapter 2 – Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard


2-1 Handwashing (4:30)

2-2 Applying an Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (2:55)

2-3 Applying and Removing Clean Disposable Gloves (3:56)



Chapter 3 – Sterilization and Disinfection


3-2 Sanitization of Instruments (6:48)

3-3 and 3-4 Wrapping Instruments Using Paper or Muslin and Wrapping Instruments Using a Pouch (6:06)

3-5 Sterilizing Instruments in the Autoclave (7:30)



Chapter 4 – Vital Signs


4-1 Measuring Oral Body Temperature (3:41)

4-2 Measuring Axillary Body Temperature (3:31)

4-3 Measuring Rectal Body Temperature (4:04)

4-4 Measuring Aural Body Temperature (4:29)

4-5 Measuring Temporal Body Temperature (4:29)

4-6 Measuring Pulse and Respiration (4:36)

4-7 Measuring Apical Pulse (3:57)

4-8 Performing Pulse Oximetry (5:29)

4-9 Measuring Blood Pressure (13:43)



Chapter 5 – The Physical Examination


5-1 Measuring Weight and Height (5:00)

5-2 – 5-9 Positioning and Draping (18:58)

5-10 Assisting with the Physical Exam (8:20)




DVD 2 (116:20 min)




Chapter 6 – Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures


6-1 Assessing Distance Visual Acuity – Adult (6:23)

6-1 Assessing Distance Visual Acuity – Child (3:54)

6-2 Assessing Color Vision (4:42)

6-3 Performing an Eye Irrigation (6:35)

6-4 Performing an Eye Instillation (5:28)

6-5 Performing an Ear Irrigation (6:34)

6-6 Performing an Ear Instillation (4:05)



Chapter 7 – Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing


7-1 Applying a Heating Pad (4:19)

7-2 Applying a Hot Soak (3:50)

7-3 Applying a Hot Compress (3:50)

7-4 Applying an Ice Bag (4:22)

7-5 Applying a Cold Compress (3:44)

7-6 Applying a Chemical Pack (2:48)

7-8 Measuring for Axillary Crutches (3:00)

7-9 Instructing the Patient in Crutch Gaits (7:02)

7-10 Instructing the Patient in the Use of a Cane (2:21)

7-11 Instructing the Patient in the Use of a Walker (1:27)



Chapter 8 – The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care


8-1 Providing Instructions for a Breast Self-Examination (8:58)

8-2 Assisting with a Gynecological Examination (11:17)

8-3 Assisting with a Return Prenatal Examination (6:13)



Chapter 9 – The Pediatric Examination


9-1 Measuring Weight and Length of an Infant (5:26)

9-2 Measuring Head and Chest Circumference of an Infant (4:46)

9-3 Calculating Growth Percentiles (5:22)

9-4 Applying a Pediatric Urine Collector (6:57)




DVD 3 (129:20 min)




Chapter 10 – Minor Office Surgery


10-A Applying Bandages (2:51)

10-1 Applying and removing Sterile Gloves (4:25)

10-2 and 10-3 Opening a Sterile Package, Adding a Peel-Pack Dressing, and Pouring a Sterile Solution (6:20)

10-4 Changing a Sterile Dressing (6:52)

10-5 Removing Sutures and Staples (10:14)

10-6 Applying Adhesive Skin Closures (7:37)

10-7 Minor Office Surgery (27:28)



Chapter 11 – Administration of Medication


11-2 Preparing an Injection (8:10)

11-3 Reconstituting a Powdered Drug (2:15)

11-4 Administering a Subcutaneous Injection (5:37)

11-5 Administering an Intramuscular Injection (9:20)

11-6 Administering an Injection using the Z-Track Method (3:08)

11-7 Administering an Intradermal Injection (8:55)



Chapter 12 – Cardiopulmonary Procedures


12-1 Running a 12-Lead, Three Channel Electrocardiogram (8:49)

12-3 Spirometry Testing (6:56)



Chapter 13 – Colon Procedures


13-1 and 13-2 Fecal Occult Blood Testing and Developing the Hemoccult Slide (9:55)




DVD 4 (115:00 min)




Chapter 16 – Urinalysis


16-1 Clean-Catch Midstream Specimen Collection
Instructions (6:50)

16-5 Chemical Testing of Urine with the Multistix 10 SG Reagent Strip (9:54)

16-8 Performing a Urine Pregnancy Test (6:22)



Chapter 17 – Venipuncture


17-1 Venipuncture – Vacuum Tube Method (17:39)

17-2 Venipuncture – Butterfly Method (15:36)

17-3 Obtaining a Capillary Blood Specimen (8:16)



Chapter 18 – Hematology


18-A Performing a Hemoglobin Determination (9:01)

18-1 Performing a Hematocrit Determination (6:35)

18-2 Preparing a Blood Smear for a Differential Cell Count (6:04)



Chapter 19 – Blood Chemistry and Serology


19-1 Blood Glucose Measurement Using the Accu-Chek Advantage Glucose Meter (9:39)

19-B Performing a rapid Mononucleosis Test (6:35)



Chapter 20 – Medical Microbiology


20-A Rapid Strep Testing (7:26)

20-2 Collecting a Specimen for a Throat Culture (4:18)

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 864 pages, publication date: NOV-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3475-9
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3475-7
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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