References

Every course here is written against a named anchor text — one standard work whose terminology and topic boundaries the course follows — and checked against a secondary witness written independently of it. Where the two disagree, the course follows the anchor and says so at the entry where the disagreement lands. These are the texts for Medical Assistant Prep.

Anchor

Ernstmeyer, K., and E. Christman, eds. Open RN Nursing Skills, 2nd ed.; Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd ed.; Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd ed.; Nursing Advanced Skills; and Nursing Management and Professional Concepts. Chippewa Valley Technical College.

CC BY 4.0 wtcs.pressbooks.pub/

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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 45 CFR Part 164 (HIPAA security, breach notification and privacy), 42 CFR Part 493 (laboratory requirements), and 21 CFR Parts 1301, 1304, 1306 and 1308 (controlled substances).

www.ecfr.gov/

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OSHA. 29 CFR 1910.1030, Bloodborne Pathogens; 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication; and OSHA pages on ionizing radiation and portable fire extinguishers.

www.osha.gov/

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CDC/HICPAC. 2007 Guideline for Isolation Precautions and Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008, updated); CDC NHANES Anthropometry Procedures Manual (2017).

www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/

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CMS. ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY 2026); Medicare Learning Network claims guidance; Medicare Program Integrity Manual, chapter 3; and CLIA certificate pages. FDA, CLIA test categorization.

www.cms.gov/

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National Institutes of Health: NCI SEER Training Modules, NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms and PDQ screening summaries; MedlinePlus (NLM); NHLBI, NIDDK, NEI and NIA patient pages.

www.nih.gov/

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AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit; ONC Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information; DEA Pharmacist's Manual; and Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, "Medical Assistants."

Anchor

Ansell, D., et al. "Interventions to reduce wait times for primary care appointments: a systematic review." BMC Health Services Research (2017).

CC BY 4.0 bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/

Witness

World Health Organization. WHO Guidelines on Drawing Blood: Best Practices in Phlebotomy (2010) and capillary sampling job aid.

www.who.int/

Witness

University and health-system procedure guides on order of draw, venipuncture, ECG electrode placement and artifact, chaperones and sensitive examinations, scheduling, consent and ending a patient relationship; restated only, two sources per fact.

Naming the anchor is not a claim of endorsement by its publisher, and the course is not affiliated with any of the works above. Openly licensed texts carry their licence beside them; the rest are cited, not reproduced.