1. One of the more common activities a medical assistant might engage in is the taking of vital signs. How should the medical assistant communicate with the patient about these procedures? What would a nervous patient need or want to know?
2. Research what is an elevator pitch. What makes a good pitch? What three qualities (including any of your five strengths) would you include in your elevator pitch?
3. Select one microbe, can be infectious. What are three interesting facts for the microbe? Is it infectious? If so, what are standard precautions against the spread of the disease? If not infectious, describe how the microbe is beneficial.