5thjEditionjbyjKristianajSuejM.jRouth,jDianajGarza,jJenniferj
jjLamé,j JosephjJ.jMistovich,jJahangirjMoini,jJamiejNguyenj jj Chapterj 1-57
Chapterj1jj MedicaljAssisting:jThejProfession
True/FalsejQuestions
1) Ajphysicianjmayjneverjdelegatejtasksjtojajmedicaljassistantjthatjwouldjbejviewedjasjajmedicalj assist
antjpracticingjmedicine.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej
Ref:j9
Objective:j 1.6
2) Thejmedicaljassistant'sjmainjresponsibilityjisjtojassistjthejphysicianjinjprovidingjpatientjcare.j Ans
wer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j6
Objective:j 1.5
3) Statejlawsjcanjvaryjonjwhojcanjdelegatejdutiesjtojajmedicaljassistant.j Ans
wer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j9
Objective:j 1.6
4) Itjisjimportantjtojpresentjajconfident,jprofessionaljimagejthatjhelpsjputjthejpatientjatjease.j Ans
wer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j10
Objective:j 1.7
5) Morejandjmorejemployersjarejrequiringjcredentialsjasjajconditionjforjemployment.j Ans
wer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j10
Objective:j 1.8
6) Itjisjyourjresponsibilityjasjajmedicaljassistantjtojonlyjpracticejwithinjyourjscopejofjpractice.j Ans
wer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j6
Objective:j 1.5
7) Ajlicensedjmedicaljassistantjcanjperformjthejsamejdutiesjasjajlicensedjnurse.j Ans
wer:j FALSE
PagejRef:j7
Objective:j 1.5
8) ThejCentersjforjMedicarejandjMedicaidjServicesj(CMS)jissuedjajfinaljrulingjmandatingjthatjEVERYj medi
caljassistantjisjablejtojenterjphysicianjordersjinjajcomputerizedjorderjentryjsystem.jAnswer:j FALSE
2
,PagejRef:j10
Objective:j 1.8
9) Thejmedicaljassistantjisjuniquelyjqualifiedjtojperformjthejadministrativejandjclinicalj proced
uresjassociatedjwithjthejresponsibilitiesjofjajmedicaljofficejassignedjbyjthejphysician.j Answer:j T
RUE
PagejRef:j7
Objective:j 1.5
10) Ajpatientjnavigatorjisjthejprimaryjsourcejofjcommunicationjbetweenjthejpatientjandjtheirj heal
thjcarejproviders.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej Ref
:j14
Objective:j 1.11
11) Onejofjthejgoalsjofjajpatientjnavigatorjisjtojstreamlinejthejhealthcarejservicesjthatjthejpatientj recei
ves.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej Ref
:j14
Objective:j 1.11
12) Ajjobjinjthejmedicaljrecordsjdepartmentjwouldjrequirejgeneraljadministrativejskills,j un
derstandingjofjmedicaljterminology,jandjknowledgejofjinsurancejcoding.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej Ref
:j14
Objective:j 1.10
13) ThejNationaljHealthcareerjAssociationj(NHA)joffersj3jmedicaljassistingjcredentials,jthej Cer
tifiedjClinicaljMedicaljAssistantj(CCMA),jthejCertifiedjMedicaljAdministrativejAssistantj (CMAA)
,jandjthejNationaljCertifiedjMedicaljAssistantj(NCMA).
Answer:j FALSEjPagej Re
f:j11,j12
Objective:j 1.9
14) Medicaljassistingjrequiresjmasteryjofjajcomplexjbodyjofjknowledgejandjspecializedjskillsj re
quiringjbothjformaljeducationjandjpracticaljexperience.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej Ref
:j4
Objective:j 1.2
15) Ajmedicaljassistantjinjajdiplomajprogramjshouldjexpectjtojbejinjschooljforj6jmonthsjtoj1jyear.j Answ
er:j TRUEjPage
Ref:j5
Objective:j 1.3
16) Injadditionjtojnormaljbusinessjhours,jurgentjcarejfacilitiesjhavejbusinessjhoursjatjnightjandjonj thej
weekends.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej
3
, Ref:j6
Objective:j 1.5
17) ThejMedicaljOfficejAssistantj(NCMOA)jcredentialjisjofferedjbyjthejNationaljCenterjforj Co
mpetencyjTestingj(NCCT).
Answer:j TRUEjPagej
Ref:j12
Objective:j 1.9
18) Potentialjjobjopportunitiesjforjmedicaljassistantsjmayjincludejinsurancejclaimsjcoderjandj m
ultifunctionaljtechnician.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej
Ref:j13
Objective:j 1.10
19) Ajphysician'sjofficejisjanjexamplejofjanjambulatoryjcarejsetting.j An
swer:j TRUE
PagejRef:j13
Objective:j 1.10
20) Ajmedicaljassistantjwhojwitnessesjunsafejworkplacejbehaviorjhasjajresponsibilityjtojnotifyj OS
HA.
Answer:j TRUEjPagej
Ref:j13
Objective:j 1.5
MultiplejChoicejQuestions
1) WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjanjadministrativejresponsibilityjofjajmedicaljassistant?
A) Greetingjandjreceivingjpatients
B) Givingjanjinjection
C) Handlingjpettyjcash
D) Reconcilingjbankjstatementsj
Answer:j B
PagejRef:j6
Objective:j 1.5
2) WhichjofjthejfollowingjisjNOTjajclinicaljresponsibilityjofjajmedicaljassistant?
A) Obtainingjajmedicaljhistory
B) Cleaningjandjsterilizingjequipment
C) Transcribingjmedicaljdictation
D) PerformingjECGsj
Answer:j C
PagejRef:j7
Objective:j 1.5
3) Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjajclinicaljresponsibilityjofjajmedicaljassistant?
4