health foundations midterm review
1. what types of tasks do ma's commonly perform in b. administrative and
ambulatory care settings? ical tasks
a. diagnostic and screening tasks
b. administrative and clinical tasks
c. assessment and treatment tasks
d. accounting and triage tasks
2. which of the following is a clinical task often delegated c. drawing blood for
to ma's? ing
a. minor laceration repair
b. collection of patient copayments
c. drawing blood for testing
d. assessing a patient's need for medication
3. one of the functions of the patient-centered medical a. to coordinate the
home model is: patient receives from
a. to coordinate the care a patient receives from mul- tiple providers
tiple providers
b. to provide care to patients who otherwise couldn't
afford it
c. to allow patients to compare insurance plans
d. to give patients the information they need to diag-
nose themselves w/o a doctor visit
4. ma jonah administers a flu shot to mrs. contreras, but b. honesty
then realizes he was supposed to have given her a
covid-19 booster. he reports his mistake, following fa-
cility policy for medication errors. which characteristic
of professionalism does this show best?
a. personability
b. honesty
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, c. empathy
d. discretion
5. a patient who is angry and is verbally abusing mem- a. time to calm down
bers of the care team should be given:
a. time to calm down
b. 3 warnings before security is called
c. termination letter requesting that she find a new
provider
d. penalty fee
6. who should give a patient information about a new a. the provider
diagnosis?
a. the provider
b. whichever healthcare worker has the best relation-
ship with the patient
c. the ma who usually works with the patient
d. a specialist in whatever field relates to the diagnosis
7. the following are necessary links in the chain of infec- b. mode of transmis
tion. when and ma wears gloves, which link is broken,
thus preventing the spread of disease?
a. reservoir
b. mode of transmission
c. susceptible host
d. causative agent
8. the following are links in the chain of infection. when c. susceptible host
an ma gets a vaccination shot for hepatitis b, which link
will be affected and thus prevent hepatitis b infection?
a. reservoir
b. mode of transmission
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1. what types of tasks do ma's commonly perform in b. administrative and
ambulatory care settings? ical tasks
a. diagnostic and screening tasks
b. administrative and clinical tasks
c. assessment and treatment tasks
d. accounting and triage tasks
2. which of the following is a clinical task often delegated c. drawing blood for
to ma's? ing
a. minor laceration repair
b. collection of patient copayments
c. drawing blood for testing
d. assessing a patient's need for medication
3. one of the functions of the patient-centered medical a. to coordinate the
home model is: patient receives from
a. to coordinate the care a patient receives from mul- tiple providers
tiple providers
b. to provide care to patients who otherwise couldn't
afford it
c. to allow patients to compare insurance plans
d. to give patients the information they need to diag-
nose themselves w/o a doctor visit
4. ma jonah administers a flu shot to mrs. contreras, but b. honesty
then realizes he was supposed to have given her a
covid-19 booster. he reports his mistake, following fa-
cility policy for medication errors. which characteristic
of professionalism does this show best?
a. personability
b. honesty
1/7
, c. empathy
d. discretion
5. a patient who is angry and is verbally abusing mem- a. time to calm down
bers of the care team should be given:
a. time to calm down
b. 3 warnings before security is called
c. termination letter requesting that she find a new
provider
d. penalty fee
6. who should give a patient information about a new a. the provider
diagnosis?
a. the provider
b. whichever healthcare worker has the best relation-
ship with the patient
c. the ma who usually works with the patient
d. a specialist in whatever field relates to the diagnosis
7. the following are necessary links in the chain of infec- b. mode of transmis
tion. when and ma wears gloves, which link is broken,
thus preventing the spread of disease?
a. reservoir
b. mode of transmission
c. susceptible host
d. causative agent
8. the following are links in the chain of infection. when c. susceptible host
an ma gets a vaccination shot for hepatitis b, which link
will be affected and thus prevent hepatitis b infection?
a. reservoir
b. mode of transmission
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