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,Pearson's qComprehensive qMedical qAssisting, q5e q(Beaman)
qChapter q1 q Medical qAssisting: qThe qProfession
True/False qQuestions
1) A qphysician qmay qnever qdelegate qtasks qto qa qmedical qassistant qthat qwould qbe qviewed qas qa
qmedical qassistant qpracticing qmedicine.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q9
Objective: q 1.6
2) The qmedical qassistant's qmain qresponsibility qis qto qassist qthe qphysician qin qproviding qpatient
qcare. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
3) State qlaws qcan qvary qon qwho qcan qdelegate qduties qto qa qmedical
qassistant. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q9
Objective: q 1.6
4) It qis qimportant qto qpresent qa qconfident, qprofessional qimage qthat qhelps qput qthe qpatient qat
qease. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.7
5) More qand qmore qemployers qare qrequiring qcredentials qas qa qcondition qfor
qemployment. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.8
6) It qis qyour qresponsibility qas qa qmedical qassistant qto qonly qpractice qwithin qyour qscope qof
qpractice. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
7) A qlicensed qmedical qassistant qcan qperform qthe qsame qduties qas qa qlicensed
qnurse. qAnswer: q FALSE
Page qRef: q7
Objective: q 1.5
8) The qCenters qfor qMedicare qand qMedicaid qServices q(CMS) qissued qa qfinal qruling qmandating
qthat qEVERY qmedical qassistant qis qable qto qenter qphysician qorders qin qa qcomputerized qorder
qentry qsystem. qAnswer: q FALSE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.8
2
,9) The qmedical qassistant qis quniquely qqualified qto qperform qthe qadministrative qand qclinical
qprocedures qassociated qwith qthe qresponsibilities qof qa qmedical qoffice qassigned qby qthe
qphysician. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q7
Objective: q 1.5
10) A qpatient qnavigator qis qthe qprimary qsource qof qcommunication qbetween qthe qpatient qand
qtheir qhealth qcare qproviders.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.11
11) One qof qthe qgoals qof qa qpatient qnavigator qis qto qstreamline qthe qhealthcare qservices qthat qthe
qpatient qreceives.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.11
12) A qjob qin qthe qmedical qrecords qdepartment qwould qrequire qgeneral qadministrative
qskills, qunderstanding qof qmedical qterminology, qand qknowledge qof qinsurance qcoding.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.10
13) The qNational qHealthcareer qAssociation q(NHA) qoffers q3 qmedical qassisting qcredentials,
qthe qCertified qClinical qMedical qAssistant q(CCMA), qthe qCertified qMedical qAdministrative
qAssistant q(CMAA), qand qthe qNational qCertified qMedical qAssistant q(NCMA).
Answer: q FALSE
qPage qRef: q11, q12
Objective: q 1.9
14) Medical qassisting qrequires qmastery qof qa qcomplex qbody qof qknowledge qand qspecialized
qskills qrequiring qboth qformal qeducation qand qpractical qexperience.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q4
Objective: q 1.2
15) A qmedical qassistant qin qa qdiploma qprogram qshould qexpect qto qbe qin qschool qfor q6 qmonths
qto q1 qyear.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q5
Objective: q 1.3
3
, 16) In qaddition qto qnormal qbusiness qhours, qurgent qcare qfacilities qhave qbusiness qhours qat qnight
qand qon qthe qweekends.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
17) The qMedical qOffice qAssistant q(NCMOA) qcredential qis qoffered qby qthe qNational qCenter
qfor qCompetency qTesting q(NCCT).
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q12
Objective: q 1.9
18) Potential qjob qopportunities qfor qmedical qassistants qmay qinclude qinsurance qclaims qcoder
qand qmultifunctional qtechnician.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.10
19) A qphysician's qoffice qis qan qexample qof qan qambulatory qcare
qsetting. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.10
20) A qmedical qassistant qwho qwitnesses qunsafe qworkplace qbehavior qhas qa qresponsibility qto
qnotify qOSHA.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.5
Multiple qChoice qQuestions
1) Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qan qadministrative qresponsibility qof qa qmedical qassistant?
A) Greeting qand qreceiving qpatients
B) Giving qan qinjection
C) Handling qpetty qcash
D) Reconciling qbank qstatements
qAnswer: q B
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
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,Pearson's qComprehensive qMedical qAssisting, q5e q(Beaman)
qChapter q1 q Medical qAssisting: qThe qProfession
True/False qQuestions
1) A qphysician qmay qnever qdelegate qtasks qto qa qmedical qassistant qthat qwould qbe qviewed qas qa
qmedical qassistant qpracticing qmedicine.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q9
Objective: q 1.6
2) The qmedical qassistant's qmain qresponsibility qis qto qassist qthe qphysician qin qproviding qpatient
qcare. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
3) State qlaws qcan qvary qon qwho qcan qdelegate qduties qto qa qmedical
qassistant. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q9
Objective: q 1.6
4) It qis qimportant qto qpresent qa qconfident, qprofessional qimage qthat qhelps qput qthe qpatient qat
qease. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.7
5) More qand qmore qemployers qare qrequiring qcredentials qas qa qcondition qfor
qemployment. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.8
6) It qis qyour qresponsibility qas qa qmedical qassistant qto qonly qpractice qwithin qyour qscope qof
qpractice. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
7) A qlicensed qmedical qassistant qcan qperform qthe qsame qduties qas qa qlicensed
qnurse. qAnswer: q FALSE
Page qRef: q7
Objective: q 1.5
8) The qCenters qfor qMedicare qand qMedicaid qServices q(CMS) qissued qa qfinal qruling qmandating
qthat qEVERY qmedical qassistant qis qable qto qenter qphysician qorders qin qa qcomputerized qorder
qentry qsystem. qAnswer: q FALSE
Page qRef: q10
Objective: q 1.8
2
,9) The qmedical qassistant qis quniquely qqualified qto qperform qthe qadministrative qand qclinical
qprocedures qassociated qwith qthe qresponsibilities qof qa qmedical qoffice qassigned qby qthe
qphysician. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q7
Objective: q 1.5
10) A qpatient qnavigator qis qthe qprimary qsource qof qcommunication qbetween qthe qpatient qand
qtheir qhealth qcare qproviders.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.11
11) One qof qthe qgoals qof qa qpatient qnavigator qis qto qstreamline qthe qhealthcare qservices qthat qthe
qpatient qreceives.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.11
12) A qjob qin qthe qmedical qrecords qdepartment qwould qrequire qgeneral qadministrative
qskills, qunderstanding qof qmedical qterminology, qand qknowledge qof qinsurance qcoding.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q14
Objective: q 1.10
13) The qNational qHealthcareer qAssociation q(NHA) qoffers q3 qmedical qassisting qcredentials,
qthe qCertified qClinical qMedical qAssistant q(CCMA), qthe qCertified qMedical qAdministrative
qAssistant q(CMAA), qand qthe qNational qCertified qMedical qAssistant q(NCMA).
Answer: q FALSE
qPage qRef: q11, q12
Objective: q 1.9
14) Medical qassisting qrequires qmastery qof qa qcomplex qbody qof qknowledge qand qspecialized
qskills qrequiring qboth qformal qeducation qand qpractical qexperience.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q4
Objective: q 1.2
15) A qmedical qassistant qin qa qdiploma qprogram qshould qexpect qto qbe qin qschool qfor q6 qmonths
qto q1 qyear.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q5
Objective: q 1.3
3
, 16) In qaddition qto qnormal qbusiness qhours, qurgent qcare qfacilities qhave qbusiness qhours qat qnight
qand qon qthe qweekends.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
17) The qMedical qOffice qAssistant q(NCMOA) qcredential qis qoffered qby qthe qNational qCenter
qfor qCompetency qTesting q(NCCT).
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q12
Objective: q 1.9
18) Potential qjob qopportunities qfor qmedical qassistants qmay qinclude qinsurance qclaims qcoder
qand qmultifunctional qtechnician.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.10
19) A qphysician's qoffice qis qan qexample qof qan qambulatory qcare
qsetting. qAnswer: q TRUE
Page qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.10
20) A qmedical qassistant qwho qwitnesses qunsafe qworkplace qbehavior qhas qa qresponsibility qto
qnotify qOSHA.
Answer: q TRUE
qPage qRef: q13
Objective: q 1.5
Multiple qChoice qQuestions
1) Which qof qthe qfollowing qis qNOT qan qadministrative qresponsibility qof qa qmedical qassistant?
A) Greeting qand qreceiving qpatients
B) Giving qan qinjection
C) Handling qpetty qcash
D) Reconciling qbank qstatements
qAnswer: q B
Page qRef: q6
Objective: q 1.5
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