Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 5th Edition

Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting builds students’ confidence through a step-by-step, competency-based approach that involves hundreds of procedures, workplace scenarios, and critical-thinking exercises.

  • Aligns with CAAHEP and ABHES standards
  • New COVID-19 requirements and sensitivity
  • Medical Terminology tables added to A&P chapters
  • Enhanced chapters on clinical laboratory procedure
  • Powerful Pearson MyLab® Course
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Medical Assisting CTE Program with Digital Resources

Provide students an overview of a Medical Assistant’s tasks and responsibilities with clinical and critical thinking skills.

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Bedside Manner

The text focuses on developing skills such as listening, explaining, and demonstrating to help future patients feel like the only patient during their care.

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Visual Learning Supports

Illustrations, diagrams, and photos provide clarity around anatomy and difficult concepts a medical assistant might face while maintaining a high level of student engagement.

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ABHES Standards

The new edition of Medical Terminology adheres to the standards of multiple health education organizations, so students finish class ready to contribute in a modern healthcare context.

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Flexible Digital Platform

Pearson MyLab® makes course creation easy for teachers then helps them to modify classes and content to suit their students’ needs.

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Medical Assisting CTE Curriculum Teaching Solutions

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  • Lived Experiences
  • Online Learning Support
  • Quick Look-Ups

Lived Experiences

  • Case Studies
    Case studies provide insight to students around the day-to-day responsibilities of experienced Medical Assistants.
  • Callouts
    Callouts throughout the book place an emphasis on workplace skills and regulatory requirements.
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Online Learning Support

  • Assignment Feature
    The Assignment feature allows teachers to customize learning to the individual needs of each student.
  • Workplace Videos
    Engaging videos demonstrate clinical procedures in workplace settings.
  • Skills Checklists
    Skills Checklists help break down day-to-day activities, making them less intimidating for inexperienced students.
  • Professionalism Quizzes
    Professionalism Quizzes put students in real-world scenarios and ask them to make often difficult ethical decisions and judgments.
  • Dynamic Study Modules
    Dynamic Study Modules present assessment questions that adjust to different levels of learners.
  • MyLab Gradebook
    The Pearson MyLab Gradebook feature gives teachers the ability to track students’ progress individually or by class and meet all their reporting requirements.
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Quick Look-Ups

  • Appendices
    The appendices provide reference for basic health science skills such as medical terminology.
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Program Overview

Tour the tools and features available in Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting to help teachers and students succeed.

Online Platform for your Comprehensive Medical Assisting CTE Programs

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Pearson MyLab® gives every student personalized tools to succeed. The flexible, online experience combines unrivaled content, assessments, and customization.

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Additional Resources for Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting

  • Downloadable Teacher Resources
  • Lesson Plans
  • Answer Keys
  • Pre-made Presentations

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Downloadable Lesson Plans provide teachers with the Learning Objectives, Teaching Notes, and step-by-step guidance for each lesson.



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Downloadable Answer Keys organized by Chapter provide solutions for the Competency Review, Certification Exam Prep, Critical Thinking, and On The Job questions.



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PowerPoint® presentations correlate to the content of each lesson, so teachers can easily use them during an in-person lecture or an online class.



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Frequently asked questions about Comprehensive Medical Assisting

  • Table of Contents

    UNIT ONE Introduction to Health Care

    • Medical Assisting: The Profession
    • Medical Science: History and Practice
    • Medical Law and Ethics
    • Communication: Verbal and Nonverbal
    • Intraoffice and Written Communication
    • Office Safety
    • Telephone Techniques


    UNIT TWO Administrative Medical Assisting

    • Patient Reception
    • Appointment Scheduling
    • The Medical Office: Facilities, Supplies, and Equipment
    • The Medical Record
    • Medical Insurance
    • Diagnosis Coding
    • Procedure Coding
    • Patient Billing and Collections
    • Banking and Practice Finances
    • Medical Office Management


    UNIT THREE Anatomy and Physiology

    • Body Structure and Function
    • The Integumentary System
    • The Skeletal System
    • The Muscular System
    • The Nervous System
    • The Special Senses
    • The Cardiovascular System
    • The Immune System
    • The Respiratory System
    • The Digestive System
    • The Urinary System
    • The Endocrine System
    • The Reproductive System


    UNIT FOUR Clinical Medical Assisting

    • Infection Control
    • Vital Signs
    • Assisting with Physical Examinations
    • Assisting with Medical Specialties
    • Assisting with Reproductive Specialties
    • Assisting with Care of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat
    • Assisting with Life Span Specialties: Pediatrics
    • Assisting with Life Span Specialties: Geriatrics
    • Assisting with Office-Based Surgery
    • Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
    • The Clinical Laboratory
    • Phlebotomy and Blood Collection
    • Basic Hematology and Chemistry
    • Urinalysis
    • Basic Microbiology
    • Radiology and Imaging Tests
    • Electrocardiography
    • Pulmonary Function
    • Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
    • Math for Pharmacology
    • Pharmacology
    • Administering Medications
    • Patient Education
    • Nutrition
    • Mental Health


    UNIT FIVE Career Assistance

    • Professionalism
    • Externship and Career Opportunities

    Appendix A The Foundations of Medical Terminology

    Appendix B Glossary of Word Parts

    Appendix C Common Medical Abbreviations

    Glossary

    References

    Credits

    Index

  • What grade levels is this text appropriate for?
    Grades 9-12
  • What types of courses is this text best suited for?
    This program is designed for Introductory Medical Assistance courses.
  • What Student Resources are available?
    Available Student Resources include the print Student Edition and digital student access to Pearson MyLab®.
  • What Teacher Resources are available?
    Available Teacher Resources include: Teacher access to Pearson MyLab, Lesson Plans, PowerPoint® presentations, and Answer Keys.
  • What are the digital license options?
    Student digital access to Pearson MyLab® can be purchased for 1 or 6 years.
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