Complete Test Bank
Medical Assisting: Administrative & Clinical Competencies
9th Edition
By Michelle Blesi.
(All Chapters Covered, 100% Verified Answers Provided)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: MEDICAL ASSISTING FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
Chapter 2: Professionalism
Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4: Applying Communication Skills
Chapter 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY
Chapter 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
Chapter 7: The Nervous System
Chapter 8: The Senses
Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
Chapter 10: The Skeletal System
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
Chapter 13: The Circulatory System
Chapter 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
Chapter 15: The Digestive System
Chapter 16: The Urinary System
Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
Chapter 18: The Reproductive System
SECTION 3: THE FRONT OFFICE
Chapter 19: Telephone Communications
Chapter 20: Written Communications
Chapter 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
Chapter 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
Chapter 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
Chapter 24: Health Insurance
,Chapter 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
Chapter 26: Patient Accounts
Chapter 27: Preparing Insurance Claims and Posting Insurance Payments
Chapter 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
Chapter 29: Banking Procedures
Chapter 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
SECTION 4: CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT SKILLS
Chapter 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
Chapter 32: The Patient History and Documentation
Chapter 33: Vital Signs and Measurements
Chapter 34: Preparing for Examinations
Chapter 35: Assisting with Medical Specialties
Chapter 36: Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 37: Pharmacology Fundamentals
Chapter 38: Calculation of Medication Dosage and Medication Administration
Chapter 39: The Geriatric Patient
Chapter 40: Mental Health
Chapter 41: The Physician's Office Laboratory
Chapter 42: Specimen Collection and Processing
Chapter 43: Blood Specimen Collection
Chapter 44: Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 45: Cardiology Procedures
Chapter 46: Radiology Procedures
Chapter 47: Preparing for Surgery
SECTION 5: PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 57: Practicum and the Job Search
Chapter 58: Managing the Office
, SECTION 1: MEDICAL ASSISTING FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
1. Medical assisting is probably right for you if you:
a. like to work alone, completing tasks independently.
b. are more comfortable completing a consistent task daily.
c. do not like variety in your job.
d. are interested in a career in an expanding field.
Answer: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB02 - Describe the role of the medical assistant
MASS.BLES.22.01.KB03 - List the general responsibilities and skills of the medical assistant
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ABHES: MA.A.1.1.d - List the general responsibilities and skills of
the medical assistant
DATE CREATED: 10/27/2020 11:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/12/2022 5:31 AM
2. Which category of skills includes those that keep medical assistants practicing within
their scope of practice?
a. communication
b. legal and ethical concepts
c. instruction
d. operational functions
Answer: b
POINTS: 1
Medical Assisting: Administrative & Clinical Competencies
9th Edition
By Michelle Blesi.
(All Chapters Covered, 100% Verified Answers Provided)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: MEDICAL ASSISTING FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
Chapter 2: Professionalism
Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 4: Applying Communication Skills
Chapter 5: Introduction to Medical Terminology
SECTION 2: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY
Chapter 6: Anatomic Descriptors and Fundamental Body Structure
Chapter 7: The Nervous System
Chapter 8: The Senses
Chapter 9: The Integumentary System
Chapter 10: The Skeletal System
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Chapter 12: The Respiratory System
Chapter 13: The Circulatory System
Chapter 14: The Lymphatic/Immune System
Chapter 15: The Digestive System
Chapter 16: The Urinary System
Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
Chapter 18: The Reproductive System
SECTION 3: THE FRONT OFFICE
Chapter 19: Telephone Communications
Chapter 20: Written Communications
Chapter 21: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment
Chapter 22: Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients
Chapter 23: The Medical Record, Documentation, and Filing
Chapter 24: Health Insurance
,Chapter 25: Procedural and Diagnostic Coding
Chapter 26: Patient Accounts
Chapter 27: Preparing Insurance Claims and Posting Insurance Payments
Chapter 28: Patient Billing, Posting Patient Payments, and Collecting Fees
Chapter 29: Banking Procedures
Chapter 30: Accounts Payable and Accounting Procedures
SECTION 4: CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT SKILLS
Chapter 31: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis
Chapter 32: The Patient History and Documentation
Chapter 33: Vital Signs and Measurements
Chapter 34: Preparing for Examinations
Chapter 35: Assisting with Medical Specialties
Chapter 36: Assisting with Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 37: Pharmacology Fundamentals
Chapter 38: Calculation of Medication Dosage and Medication Administration
Chapter 39: The Geriatric Patient
Chapter 40: Mental Health
Chapter 41: The Physician's Office Laboratory
Chapter 42: Specimen Collection and Processing
Chapter 43: Blood Specimen Collection
Chapter 44: Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 45: Cardiology Procedures
Chapter 46: Radiology Procedures
Chapter 47: Preparing for Surgery
SECTION 5: PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 57: Practicum and the Job Search
Chapter 58: Managing the Office
, SECTION 1: MEDICAL ASSISTING FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: The Medical Assistant, Health Care Team, and Medical Environment
1. Medical assisting is probably right for you if you:
a. like to work alone, completing tasks independently.
b. are more comfortable completing a consistent task daily.
c. do not like variety in your job.
d. are interested in a career in an expanding field.
Answer: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Medium
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MASS.BLES.22.01.KB02 - Describe the role of the medical assistant
MASS.BLES.22.01.KB03 - List the general responsibilities and skills of the medical assistant
ACCREDITING STANDARDS: ABHES: MA.A.1.1.d - List the general responsibilities and skills of
the medical assistant
DATE CREATED: 10/27/2020 11:54 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/12/2022 5:31 AM
2. Which category of skills includes those that keep medical assistants practicing within
their scope of practice?
a. communication
b. legal and ethical concepts
c. instruction
d. operational functions
Answer: b
POINTS: 1
