Study Guide for Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures

Use this study tool to master the content from your Today's Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, 2nd Edition textbook! Corresponding to the chapters in the textbook by Kathy Bonewit-West, Sue Hunt, and Edith Applegate, this study guide helps you understand and apply the material with practical exercises, activities, flashcards, checklists, review questions, and more.

• Chapter assignment tables at the beginning of chapters guide you through textbook and study guide assignments, and make it easy to track your progress.
• Laboratory assignment tables list the procedures in each chapter, including study guide page number references, and indicate the procedures shown on the DVDs.
• A pretest and posttest in each chapter measure your understanding with 10 true/false questions.
• Key term assessments include exercises to help in reviewing and mastering new vocabulary.
• Evaluation of Learning questions let you assess your understanding, evaluate progress, and prepare for the certification examination.
• Critical thinking activities let you apply your knowledge to real-life situations.
• Practice for Competency sections offer extra practice on clinical skills presented in the book.
• Evaluation of Competency checklists evaluate your performance versus stated objectives and updated CAAHEP performance standards.

• Updated content includes exercises for topics such as electronic medical records, advanced directives, HIPAA, emergency preparedness, ICD-10 coding, documentation, medical office technology, medical asepsis, vital signs, pediatrics, colonoscopy, IV therapy, and CLIA waived tests.
• New activities provide practice for the Today's Medical Assistant textbook’s newest and most up-to-date content.
• New Emergency Protective Practices for the Medical Office chapter includes procedures, critical thinking questions, and other activities to help you understand emergency preparedness.
• New Wheelchair Transfer Procedure and Evaluation of Competency checklist includes a step-by-step guide to this important procedure.
• New video evaluation worksheets on the Evolve companion website reinforce the procedures demonstrated on the textbook DVDs.
• New practicum and externship activities on Evolve provide practice with real-world scenarios.

Kathy Bonewit-West has been in healthcare education for more than 30 years. She taught anatomy and physiology to Nursing students and later moved into Medical Assisting education. She served as program director for the Medical Assisting program at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, for many years. Ms. Bonewit-West is also a former member of the Curriculum Review Board for the American Association of Medical Assistants. In addition to co-authoring Today’s Medical Assistant: Clinical & Administrative Procedures, Kathy is the lead author of Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, soon to be in its 12th Edition.