With all of the practical knowledge, skills, and applications you
need in today's health unit environment, this completely updated
6th edition of LAFLEUR BROOKS' HEALTH UNIT COORDINATING gives you
everything you need to succeed. It reflects the latest advances in
the field, including the electronic medical record, as well as new
photos and illustrations that bring concepts to life. Plus, you'll
understand everything from communications skills to procedures
through activities such as Abbreviation Exercises, Review
Questions, Scenarios, and more. Certification Review Guide with
mock certification exam is included on the Evolve site with every
purchase of the book. Step-by-step instructions on how to perform
important procedures include in-depth explanations of key tasks and
possible modifications that would meet special requirements. High
Priority boxes throughout the text offer useful information such as
lists of addresses, organizations, laboratory studies, hospital
specialties, health unit coordinator career ladders, helpful hints,
and more, related to chapter discussions. Example boxes in the
Communication chapters present real-life scenarios that outline the
responsibilities of the health unit coordinator in each situation
and offer tips on how you can conduct yourself in a professional
and helpful manner. Bad handwriting examples give you experience
deciphering hard-to-read handwriting that you will encounter in
practice.Student-friendly features such as outlines, chapter
objectives, vocabulary, and abbreviations are included at the
beginning of each chapter to set the stage for the important
information to be covered later in the chapter. References within
the text to the companion skills practice manual and online tools
direct you to hands-on exercises that stress the practical
applications of skills and procedures in a simulated health care
environment. NEW! Expanded coverage of the EMR/CPOE explains how
the implementation of the electronic medical record/CPOE is
changing the role of the Health Unit Coordinator. UPDATED! Coverage
of medications, diagnostic procedures, therapies, surgical
procedures, and new health care trends keep you up to date on how
to perform your role effectively in today's medical environment.
NEW! Hot topics in health unit coordinating keep you abreast of
issues currently affecting the health unit coordinator such as, the
electronic health record/CPOE, physician order entries,
preceptorships, and interviewing/background checks, are addressed.
NEW! Additional student activities are included in each chapter to
help reinforce material, expand your critical thinking and
application skills, and prepare you for exams. NEW! Flashcards on
Evolve help you review important terminology and abbreviations that
you will use on the job.
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