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This revised edition is a comprehensive introduction to pharmacology for medical assistants, covering basic mathematics, systems of measurement, the calculation of dosages, medication administration, and essential drug information as it relates to classification and/or effects on body systems. An emphasis on safety and delivery of professional care is found throughout the text. It covers AAMA standards and competencies for an accredited educational program for the medical assistant as outlined in the 1997 AAMA Role Delineation Study.(medical assisting, pharmacology)ALSO AVAILABLE -INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERInstructor's Manual ISBN: 0-7668-0326-0

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Jane Rice was Director of the Medical Assisting Program at Coosa Valley Technical College in Rome, Georgia for more than 30 years. During her tenure, she obtained AAMA accreditation for the program -- the first in the state to do so -- and served as an AMA/AAMA Program Evaluator and member of the AAMA Editorial Board. In addition to this text, she has published journal articles in The Professional Medical Assistant, and several other textbooks, including Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals, Medical Terminology: A Word Building Approach, Medical Terminology with Human Anatomy, The Terminology of Health and Medicine, Medications and Mathematics for the Nurse, and SpellRight. Ms. Rice's commitment to health education has earned her several awards, including the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Georgia State Department of Technical and Adult Education Commissioner's Award of Excellence, and Georgia Vocational Association's Health Occupations Educator of the Year.

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