Test Bank For Pearson Comprehensive Medical Assisting Administrative And Clinical Compet

,Pearson'slComprehensivelMedicallAssisting,l4el(Beaman)lC
hapterl1l MedicallAssisting:lThelProfession

True/FalselQuestions

1) Alphysicianlmaylneverldelegateltasksltolalmedicallassistantlthatlwouldlbelviewedlaslalmedicallassist
antlpracticinglmedicine.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l9
Objective:l 1.6

2) Thelmedicallassistant'slmainlresponsibilitylisltolassistlthelphysicianlinlprovidinglpatientlcare.lAns
wer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l6
Objective:l 1.5

3) Statellawslcanlvarylonlwholcanldelegateldutiesltolalmedicallassistant.lAns
wer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l9
Objective:l 1.6

4) Itlislimportantltolpresentlalconfident,lprofessionallimagelthatlhelpslputlthelpatientlatlease.lAns
wer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l10
Objective:l 1.7

5) Morelandlmorelemployerslarelrequiringlcredentialslaslalconditionlforlemployment.lAn
swer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l10
Objective:l 1.8

6) Itlislyourlresponsibilitylaslalmedicallassistantltolonlylpracticelwithinlyourlscopeloflpractice.lAns
wer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l6
Objective:l 1.5

7) Allicensedlmedicallassistantlcanlperformlthelsameldutieslaslallicensedlnurse.lAns
wer:lFALSE
PagelRef:l7
Objective:l 1.5

8) ThelCenterslforlMedicarelandlMedicaidlServicesl(CMS)lissuedlalfinallrulinglmandatinglthatlEVE
RYlmedicallassistantlislableltolenterlphysicianlorderslinlalcomputerizedlorderlentrylsystem.lAnswer:l
FALSE
PagelRef:l10
Objective:l 1.8



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,9) Thelmedicallassistantlisluniquelylqualifiedltolperformltheladministrativelandlclinicallprocedu
reslassociatedlwithlthelresponsibilitiesloflalmedicallofficelassignedlbylthelphysician.lAnswer:lTR
UE
PagelRef:l7
Objective:l 1.5

10) Alpatientlnavigatorlislthelprimarylsourceloflcommunicationlbetweenlthelpatientlandltheirlheal
thlcarelproviders.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l14
Objective:l 1.11

11) Oneloflthelgoalsloflalpatientlnavigatorlisltolstreamlinelthelhealthcarelserviceslthatlthelpatientlrecei
ves.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l14
Objective:l 1.11

12) Aljoblinlthelmedicallrecordsldepartmentlwouldlrequirelgeneralladministrativelskills,lund
erstandingloflmedicallterminology,landlknowledgeloflinsurancelcoding.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l14
Objective:l 1.10

13) ThelNationallHealthcareerlAssociationl(NHA)loffersl3lmedicallassistinglcredentials,lthelCer
tifiedlClinicallMedicallAssistantl(CCMA),lthelCertifiedlMedicallAdministrativelAssistantl(CMA
A),landlthelNationallCertifiedlMedicallAssistantl(NCMA).
Answer:l FALSEl
PagelRef:l11,l12
Objective:l 1.9

14) Medicallassistinglrequireslmasteryloflalcomplexlbodyloflknowledgelandlspecializedlskillslreq
uiringlbothlformalleducationlandlpracticallexperience.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l4
Objective:l 1.2

15) Almedicallassistantlinlaldiplomalprogramlshouldlexpectltolbelinlschoollforl6lmonthsltol1lyear.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l5
Objective:l 1.3




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, 16) Inladditionltolnormallbusinesslhours,lurgentlcarelfacilitieslhavelbusinesslhourslatlnightlandlonlth
elweekends.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l6
Objective:l 1.5

17) ThelMedicallOfficelAssistantl(NCMOA)lcredentiallislofferedlbylthelNationallCenterlforlCo
mpetencylTestingl(NCCT).
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l12
Objective:l 1.9

18) Potentialljoblopportunitieslforlmedicallassistantslmaylincludelinsurancelclaimslcoderlandlmul
tifunctionalltechnician.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l13
Objective:l 1.10

19) Alphysician'slofficelislanlexampleloflanlambulatorylcarelsetting.lAn
swer:lTRUE
PagelRef:l13
Objective:l 1.10

20) AlmedicallassistantlwholwitnesseslunsafelworkplacelbehaviorlhaslalresponsibilityltolnotifylOS
HA.
Answer:l TRUEl
PagelRef:l13
Objective:l 1.5

MultiplelChoicelQuestions

1) WhichloflthelfollowinglislNOTlanladministrativelresponsibilityloflalmedicallassistant?
A) Greetinglandlreceivinglpatients
B) Givinglanlinjection
C) Handlinglpettylcash
D) Reconcilinglbanklstatementsl
Answer:lB
PagelRef:l6
Objective:l 1.5




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