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