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Prepare for your medical assisting exams with this comprehensive test bank for Pearson's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 5th Edition. This resource covers Chapters 1-57 and includes hundreds of true/false and multiple-choice questions with answers. Topics include medical law and ethics, clinical procedures, administrative duties, medical terminology, HIPAA compliance, patient care, insurance billing, coding (ICD-10-CM and CPT), anatomy and physiology, and office management. Perfect for students studying for the CMA (Certified Medical Assistant), RMA (Registered Medical Assistant), or other medical assisting certification exams. Each question includes page references and objectives to help you focus your study efforts

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,TestjBankjforjPearson'sjComprehensivejMedicaljAssisting,j
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?
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