AMCA MEDICAL ASSISTANT
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Which of the following health care system models uses private
insurance agencies, also known as sickness funds?
The Bismarck Model
The Private Insurance System
The National Health Insurance Model
The Beveridge Model
Answer: The Bismarck Model
●● Which risk management step is concerned with the severity of a
loss?
Risk control
Risk transfer
Risk assessment
Risk identification
Answer: Risk assessment
,●● When a medical assistant is required to wear a surgical gown for a
procedure, which one of the following statements is most correct?
Remove the gown completely from the sterile wrapper and lay it on a
flat surface prior to the surgical hand scrub.
Put on the gown prior to the surgical hand scrub.
Surgical gowns are not disposable and should not be discarded in a
biohazardous waste container.
Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.
Answer: Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.
●● The Rx symbol is classified as which of the following?
Prescription
Inscription
Superscription
Signature
Answer: Superscription
●● When scheduling appointments, which of the following would be
considered least important?
, The location of the clinic
The available facilities
The needs of the patient
The amount of time needed
Answer: The location of the clinic
●● Which of the following is typically recorded on a telephone
message?
Name of the clinic
Age of the caller
Date and time of call
Address of caller
Answer: Date and time of call
●● Which of the following describes behavior or an action that can be
reasonably presumed to be consensual?
Express consent
Self-determination
Informed consent
Implied consent
Answer: Implied consent
CERTIFICATION UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Which of the following health care system models uses private
insurance agencies, also known as sickness funds?
The Bismarck Model
The Private Insurance System
The National Health Insurance Model
The Beveridge Model
Answer: The Bismarck Model
●● Which risk management step is concerned with the severity of a
loss?
Risk control
Risk transfer
Risk assessment
Risk identification
Answer: Risk assessment
,●● When a medical assistant is required to wear a surgical gown for a
procedure, which one of the following statements is most correct?
Remove the gown completely from the sterile wrapper and lay it on a
flat surface prior to the surgical hand scrub.
Put on the gown prior to the surgical hand scrub.
Surgical gowns are not disposable and should not be discarded in a
biohazardous waste container.
Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.
Answer: Put on the gown prior to donning surgical gloves.
●● The Rx symbol is classified as which of the following?
Prescription
Inscription
Superscription
Signature
Answer: Superscription
●● When scheduling appointments, which of the following would be
considered least important?
, The location of the clinic
The available facilities
The needs of the patient
The amount of time needed
Answer: The location of the clinic
●● Which of the following is typically recorded on a telephone
message?
Name of the clinic
Age of the caller
Date and time of call
Address of caller
Answer: Date and time of call
●● Which of the following describes behavior or an action that can be
reasonably presumed to be consensual?
Express consent
Self-determination
Informed consent
Implied consent
Answer: Implied consent
