Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ Clinical Medical Assisting

​Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ Clinical Medical Assisting , Fifth Edition is more than just a textbook – it’s an engaging, dynamic suite of learning resources designed to train medical assisting students in the clinical skills they’ll need in today’s rapidly changing health care environment.

The ​Study Guide for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’ Clinical Medical Assisting, Fifth Edition​​ aligns to the textbook and includes exercises that reinforce the knowledge and skills required of all Medical Assistants.

Features and Benefits

​Case Studies exemplify the types of real-world situations students will encounter as medical assistants

​Procedure boxes break procedures down into steps that demonstrate how to perform essential skills properly

Video icons alert students to available skills videos for the topic they are exploring

​Medication boxes cover commonly prescribed medications.

Highlighted Key Points reinforce important concepts.

​Patient Education boxes contain in-depth information that students must know to effectively educate patients.

​Ethical Tip boxes provide guidelines that help students learn and abide by the ethical standards set forth by the AAMA.

​Legal Tip boxes contain important legal information to help aspiring medical assistants understand the legal implications associated with the profession.

​What If? … boxes present a variety of real-life scenarios that students must be able to handle in the medical office. Each situation is clearly defined and explained.

​Triage boxes help students develop important skills for practice

Role-playing activities give students an opportunity to play the role of a medical assistant in responding to the types of situations they will encounter on the job

​Domain Icons indicate content that is part of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning domains

Chapter Outlines provide a “road map” to chapter content

Learning Outcomes (including CAAHEP and ABHES competencies) list the skills to be learned in each chapter

Key Terms lists reinforce the vocabulary of medical assisting

​Checkpoint Questions appear throughout each chapter, allowing students to assess their understanding before moving on

​Spanish Terms and Phrases assist students in communicating with Spanish speakers

Chapter Summaries review key points

​Warm Ups for Critical Thinking activities include real-life scenarios that require students to develop, create, write, or search for further resources