SOLUTION MANUAL b6
Medical Assisting Administrative &b6 b6 b6
b6 Clinical Competencies (MindTapb6 b6
b6 Course List) 9th Edition b6 b6 b6 b6
by Michelle Blesi, All Chapters 1 - 58
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© b62022 b6Cengage. b6All b6Rights b6Reserved. b6May b6not b6be b6scanned, b6copied b6or b6duplicated, b6or b6posted b6to b6a 1
b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
,TABLE OF CONTENTS b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 2: Professionalism
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Chapter b6 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 4: Applying Communication Skills
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 7: The Nervous System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 8: The Senses
b6 b6
Chapter b6 9: The Integumentary System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 10: The Skeletal System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 11: The Muscular System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 12: The Respiratory System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 13: The Circulatory System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 15: The Digestive System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 16: The Urinary System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 17: The Endocrine System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 18: The Reproductive System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 19: Telephone Communications
b6 b6
Chapter b6 20: Written Communications
b6 b6
Chapter b6 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 24: Health Insurance
b6 b6
Chapter b6 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 26: Patient Accounts
b6 b6
Chapter b6 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 29: Banking Procedures
b6 b6
Chapter b6 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 32: The Medical History and Patient Screening
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 33: Body Measurements and Vital Signs
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 34: Preparing for Examinations
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 35: The Physical Exam
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 36: Specialty Examinations and Procedures
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 38: Pediatric Examinations
b6 b6
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website, in whole or in part.
, Chapter b6 39: b6 Geriatrics
Chapter b6 40: b6 Mental Health b6
Chapter b6 41: b6 The Physician's Office Laboratory
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 42: b6 Specimen Collection and Processing
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 43: b6 Blood Specimen Collection
b6 b6
Chapter b6 44: b6 Diagnostic Testing b6
Chapter b6 45: b6 Cardiology Procedures b6
Chapter b6 46: b6 Radiology Procedures b6
Chapter b6 47: b6 Preparing for Surgery b6 b6
Chapter b6 48: b6 Assisting with Minor Surgery
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 49: b6 Pharmacology Fundamentals b6
Chapter b6 50: b6 Measurement Systems, Basic Mathematics, and Dosage Calculations
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 51: b6 Administering Oral and Noninjectable Medications
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 52: b6 Administering Injections and Immunizations
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 53: b6 Emergencies in the Medical Office and the Community
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 54: b6 First Aid for Accidents and Injuries
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 55: b6 Rehabilitation
Chapter b6 56: b6 Nutrition, Exercise, and Healthy Living
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 57: b6 Practicum and the Job Search
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 58: b6 Managing the Office b6 b6
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b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide for b6 b6 b6 b6
Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical
b6 b6 b6 b6
Competencies(MindTap Course List) 9th Edition by
b6 6
b b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Michelle Blesi
b6 b6
Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant,
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Health CareTeam, and Medical Environment
b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
Table of Contents b6 b6
Content Type ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
b6
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)............................................................ 1
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Content Type b6
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
1. To be b6 b6 successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a. knowledge base. b6
b. set of skills.b6 b6
c. set of behaviors.
b6 b6
d. all of b6
theseANS: b6d
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b
b6 Analysis:
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
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b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
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b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
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b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
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c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 base, a set of skills, and
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
b6 b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
d. Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 knowledge base, a set of skills,
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
and aset of behaviors - to be successful.
b6 b6 6
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2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a. Filing patient records b6 b6
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications b6
d. Wrapping instruments b6
ANS: a b6
Analysis:
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b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
Medical Assisting Administrative &b6 b6 b6
b6 Clinical Competencies (MindTapb6 b6
b6 Course List) 9th Edition b6 b6 b6 b6
by Michelle Blesi, All Chapters 1 - 58
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
© b62022 b6Cengage. b6All b6Rights b6Reserved. b6May b6not b6be b6scanned, b6copied b6or b6duplicated, b6or b6posted b6to b6a 1
b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
,TABLE OF CONTENTS b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 2: Professionalism
b6
Chapter b6 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 4: Applying Communication Skills
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 7: The Nervous System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 8: The Senses
b6 b6
Chapter b6 9: The Integumentary System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 10: The Skeletal System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 11: The Muscular System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 12: The Respiratory System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 13: The Circulatory System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 15: The Digestive System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 16: The Urinary System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 17: The Endocrine System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 18: The Reproductive System
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 19: Telephone Communications
b6 b6
Chapter b6 20: Written Communications
b6 b6
Chapter b6 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 24: Health Insurance
b6 b6
Chapter b6 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 26: Patient Accounts
b6 b6
Chapter b6 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 29: Banking Procedures
b6 b6
Chapter b6 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 32: The Medical History and Patient Screening
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 33: Body Measurements and Vital Signs
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 34: Preparing for Examinations
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 35: The Physical Exam
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 36: Specialty Examinations and Procedures
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 38: Pediatric Examinations
b6 b6
© b62022 b6Cengage. b6All b6Rights b6Reserved. b6May b6not b6be b6scanned, b6copied b6or b6duplicated, b6or b6posted b6to b6a 2
b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
, Chapter b6 39: b6 Geriatrics
Chapter b6 40: b6 Mental Health b6
Chapter b6 41: b6 The Physician's Office Laboratory
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 42: b6 Specimen Collection and Processing
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 43: b6 Blood Specimen Collection
b6 b6
Chapter b6 44: b6 Diagnostic Testing b6
Chapter b6 45: b6 Cardiology Procedures b6
Chapter b6 46: b6 Radiology Procedures b6
Chapter b6 47: b6 Preparing for Surgery b6 b6
Chapter b6 48: b6 Assisting with Minor Surgery
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 49: b6 Pharmacology Fundamentals b6
Chapter b6 50: b6 Measurement Systems, Basic Mathematics, and Dosage Calculations
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 51: b6 Administering Oral and Noninjectable Medications
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 52: b6 Administering Injections and Immunizations
b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 53: b6 Emergencies in the Medical Office and the Community
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 54: b6 First Aid for Accidents and Injuries
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 55: b6 Rehabilitation
Chapter b6 56: b6 Nutrition, Exercise, and Healthy Living
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 57: b6 Practicum and the Job Search
b6 b6 b6 b6
Chapter b6 58: b6 Managing the Office b6 b6
© b62022 b6Cengage. b6All b6Rights b6Reserved. b6May b6not b6be b6scanned, b6copied b6or b6duplicated, b6or b6posted b6to b6a 3
b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
, Solution and Answer Guide for b6 b6 b6 b6
Medical Assisting Administrative & Clinical
b6 b6 b6 b6
Competencies(MindTap Course List) 9th Edition by
b6 6
b b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Michelle Blesi
b6 b6
Blesi, Medical Assisting, 2022; 9780357502815; Chapter 01: The Medical Assistant,
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Health CareTeam, and Medical Environment
b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
Table of Contents b6 b6
Content Type ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
b6
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)............................................................ 1
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
Content Type b6
Check Your Understanding (from End of Chapter questions)
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
1. To be b6 b6 successful as an MA, you must learn a specific:
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a. knowledge base. b6
b. set of skills.b6 b6
c. set of behaviors.
b6 b6
d. all of b6
theseANS: b6d
b6 6
b
b6 Analysis:
a. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 base, a set of skills, and
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
b6 b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
b. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 base, a set of skills, and
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
b6 b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
c. Incorrect. As an MA, you must learn a knowledge
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 base, a set of skills, and
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a set ofbehaviors to be successful.
b6 b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6
d. Correct. As an MA, you must learn all of these – a
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 knowledge base, a set of skills,
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
and aset of behaviors - to be successful.
b6 b6 6
b b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
2. All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 b6
a. Filing patient records b6 b6
b. Phlebotomy
c. Administering medications b6
d. Wrapping instruments b6
ANS: a b6
Analysis:
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b6publicly b6accessible
website, in whole or in part.
