NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Test Questions & Answers Already Graded A+

To ensure that the medical office has the supplies it needs, the medical assistance should establish a _____? - 1. Reorder Point 2. Inventory control log 3. Order quantity A _____ is created containing the name, address, and phone number of both the vendor and the medical practice. It will also have a preassigned number to track the order, the quantity of items ordered, the price of the items, and the date purchased. - Purchase Order Periodically, the medical assistant should check all equipment in the office to ensure that courts are not afraid, do not present hazards, and are in good working order. A _____ will help the medical assistant track this routine inspection. - Maintenance Log When a physician dictates an operative report and asked the medical assistant to type it up, the physician is asking the medical assistant to function as a_____? - Transcriptionist Under the pier review improvement act of 1982, peer review organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as _____ review - Admissions Which one of the following is a decision based upon bioethics. a. Reporting physical, emotional, or mental abuse. b. Treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent. c. The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research. d. Reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient. - The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research. A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which of the following? gunshot wound, anorexia, drug addiction, pregnancy - Gunshot Woundwhat is the federal regulation that requires healthcare professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients health information? - HIPPA a business letter, written in full block style will have all lines_____? - At the left hand margin. when writing a business letter, the salutation of a letter should be followed by which punctuation mark? - Colon : when handling a patient complaint, which one of the following would be most appropriate? a. If the patient is angry, matches/her anger level, and she will calm down. b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes c. refused to talk to patients who are complaining; the doctor should handle them. d. no correct answer - b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes body language, body posture, space and distance are all examples of _____? - nonverbal communication what is the suggested procedure for canceling an appointment in the appointment book? - Mark through the entry with a single red line the amount an insured patient must pay towards claims each year for the insurance company will pay for medical treatment is known as the_____? - deductible instructions to an insurance company about where and to whom to make payment are called_____? - assignment of benefits the Internal Revenue Service issues a_____ to medical groups or solo practices for income tax purposes - federal tax identification numberan office appointment calendar or book must record not only the name of the patient and the start time of appointment, but also indicate the_____? - duration of the appointment a 12 month period selected for financial purposes is called a_____year. - fiscal each prescription for a controlled substance requires the physician signature and a_____registration number - DEA determining whether a particular medical treatment i.e. surgery, tests will be covered under a patient's insurance policy contract involves a process known as_____? - pre-certification in the reception area of a medical practice, the computer screen must never be_____? - able to be viewed by patients the temperature taken in the armpit is the_____? - axillary temperature what is a break in the bone without penetration on the skin surface over the fracture site called? - closed fracture the abbreviation for (three times a day) is_____? - TID the abbreviation for ( as needed ) is? - PRN the abbreviation for (nothing by mouth) is? - NPO which of these would be the best choice to administer and intradermal injection? a. insulin syringe b. Tuberculin syringe c. Hypothermic syringes d. A close injection system - b. Tuberculin syringe... - c ... - a ... - a ... - a ... - a ... - d ... - a ... - a ... - b ... - d ... - b nitroglycerin is used for the treatment of? - angina pectoris or in English chest pain hydrocortisone is a drug used to suppress_____? - inflammationschedule 1 drugs include - substances that have no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse a small adhesive patch or disk used for administration of drugs is called a? - transdermal system ... - b ... - b ... - b ... - b ... - d ... - c ... - b ... - c ... - c ... - a ` - c ... - b... - b ... - d ... - a ... - a ... - d ... - a ... - c ... - c ... - a when preparing a blood smear from skin puncture, you should_____, the first drop of blood - wipe away when performing any CLIA waived test, it is important to do which of the following? - perform quality control testing with every new kit and routinely thereafter and ECG tracing measures the amount of voltage and the _______ required for the voltage to travel through the heart - time