module 1

• knowledge base = theory
• Skills = procedures
• behaviors = professional characteristics and attitudes
• CMA certification/ recertification exam is divided into 3 content areas = general, administrative, clinical
• general skills = psychology, communication, professionalism, medical law/ regulatory guidelines, medical ethics, risk management, quality assurance and safety, medical terminology
• professionalism = tact, diplomacy, courtesy, respect, dignity, responsibility, selflessness
• administrative does what = medical reception, patient navigator, advocate, medical business practices, establish patient medical records, scheduling appointments and practice finances.
• clinical duties = a and p, infection control, nutrition, patient intake and documentation of care, patient preparation and assisting the provider, collecting and processing specimens, diagnostic testing, pharmacology, emergency management/ basic first aid
• inside scope of practice = perform diagnostic testing with physicians order, patient screening, obtain patient, history, the team, chief complaint, patient prep, obtain vital signs
• Outside scope of practice = physical assessment, diagnostic test, without an order, diagnosing, prescribing
• aama traces its roots back to = 1955
• who was the father of scientific medicine = Hippocrates
• food and drug administration = 1930
• national institutes of health = 1930
• World Health Organization = 1948
• occupational safety and health administration = 1970
• patient protection and affordable care act = 2010
• the aama offers the what credential = cma
• two types of feedback = positive and negative
• how do you calculate BMI = (patient weight in lb X patient hight in inches ) / divide by patient hight in inches again = round to nearest whole number
• what are the four vital indicators = temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure
• temperature above normal = febrile
• temperature below normal = afebrile
• thermometer types = plastic disposable, digital, electronic probe, tympanic infrared, temporal artery
• temperature routes = oral, axillary, rectal, aural or tympanic
• rectal is = very accurate, for babies and young, one degree above normal
• axillary temp is = least accurate, one full degree above normal oral temp
• temporal artery temp is = very accurate, appropriate for all ages, equivalent to rectal temp
• C to F = multiply degrees by 9/5 , and add 32
• F to C = subtract 32 and multiplied by 5/9
• pulse sites = radial, apical, Riccio, carotid, femoral, dorsal pedals, popliteal
• Average pulse rates = 60-100
• Volume in pulse = normal, full, bounding, weak, thready
• quality = arrhythmia, intermittent
• measuring radial pulse = using tips of fingers, measured 30 seconds and multiplied by 2
• normal respiration = 12-20 times per minute
• systole = contraction phase
• diastole = relaxation phase
• normal bp = 120/80
• hypertension = over 130-139/80-89