This textbook meant to serve as an introduction to the clinical skills that a medical assistant will need when rooming a patient. It covers infection control and vital signs.
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
Supplement resource as a reference
In class discussion/lecture or homework
Technical Requirements:
Internet and browser access
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To provide an overview of essential clinical skills used by a medical assistant.
Target Student Population:
College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Basic information provided for medical assistants with simple background reasons for action is helpful.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Demonstrates core concepts and actions of a medical assistant well.
Graphics and pictures of examples of equipment used by medical assistants.
Concise.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Identifies learning material in chapter format with a table of contents.
Good use of headings in the information.
The textbook provides a thorough and useful material for teaching and learning the skills and concepts for medical assistants; the content promotes conceptual understanding using a variety of ways through reading, graphs, links to resources, videos, etc.
Concerns:
Objectives for each chapter is lacking and would be of benefit; there is also a lack of measurement for student learning and understanding - periodic questions or quizzing would be of benefit to demonstrate learning effectiveness and/or assessment of student learning outcomes.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site has a clear and consistent layout. The software is in working order, including links and videos to online resources.
Clear and consistent layout.
Selectable text.
Concerns:
Alt text not used for images.
Some links to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are no longer available at the CDC.
Headings are not set up for screen readers.
The textbook is formatted in sections per the menu versus pages. One needs to go back to the menu each time to reach another section, versus the ability to toggle forward and back through pages within sections.
Creative Commons:
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