TEST BANK
CLINICAL
PROCEDURES FOR
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
10TH EDITION, BONEWIT-WEST
TEST BANK
,Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants 10th Edition Bonewit-West Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Medical Record
Chapter 2: Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard
Chapter 3: Sterilization and Disinfection
Chapter 4: Vital Signs
Chapter 5: The Physical Examination,
Chapter 6: Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
Chapter 7: Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
Chapter 8: The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
Chapter 9: The Pediatric Examination
Chapter 10: Minor Office Surgery
Chapter 11: Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 12: Cardiopulmonary Procedures
Chapter 13: Colon Procedures and Male Reproductive Health
Chapter 14: Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Chapter 15: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 16: Urinalysis
Chapter 17: Phlebotomy
Chapter 18: Hematology
Chapter 19: Blood Chemistry and Immunology
Chapter 20: Medical Microbiology
Chapter 21: Nutrition - NEW
Chapter 22: Emergency Preparedness - NEW
Chapter 23: Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid
,Chapter 01: The Medical Record
Bonewit-West: Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is not a function of the medical record?
a. To provide information for making decisions regarding the patient’s care
b. To document the patient’s progress
c. To serve as a legal document
d. To share information between members of the patient’s family
ANS: D REF: p. 2| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 1
2. What information is contained in the medical record?
a. Health history report
b. Results of the physical examination
c. Laboratory reports
d. Progress notes
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
3. The purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rule is to
a. reduce exposure of patients to bloodborne pathogens.
b. provide patients with better control over the use and disclosure of their health
information.
c. prevent the patient’s records from being copied.
d. encourage the patient to become more involved in preventive health care.
ANS: B REF: p. 4 | CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
4. All of the following are characteristics of the Notice of Privacy Practices except:
a. Was developed by the American Medical Association
b. Must explain how a patient’s health information will be used and protected by the
medical office
c. Must be provided to each patient
d. Must obtain a signed acknowledgment from the patient that he/she has received an
NPP
ANS: A REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
5. Health information in any form that contains patient identifiable information is known as
a. PHI.
b. NPP.
c. OSHA.
d. HIPAA.
, ANS: A REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
6. In which of the following situations does HIPAA not require written consent for the use or
disclosure of protected health information?
a. Patient referral to a specialist
b. Emergency care provided at a hospital
c. Determination of eligibility for insurance benefits
d. Training of health care students
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
7. Which of the following is not an example of a medical office clinical document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Physical examination report
c. Medication record
d. Health history report
ANS: A REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a laboratory report?
a. It relays results of laboratory tests to the provider
b. It consists of a report of the analysis or examination of body specimens
c. It assists in diagnosing and treating disease
d. It is a request for laboratory tests performed by an outside laboratory
ANS: D REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
9. Which of the following is an example of a diagnostic procedure report?
a. Electrocardiogram report
b. Physical therapy report
c. Urinalysis report
d. Pathology report
ANS: A REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
10. What is the name of the type of report that documents the assessments and treatments
designed to restore a patient’s ability to function?
a. Consultation report
b. Diagnostic procedure report
c. Pathology report
d. Therapeutic service report
ANS: D REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
11. Which of the following is not an example of a hospital report?
a. Operative report
, b. Cytology report
c. Discharge summary report
d. Emergency department report
ANS: B REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
12. Which of the following is an example of a consent document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Notice of Privacy Practices form
c. Release of medical information form
d. Patient instruction sheet
ANS: C REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
13. Which of the following can be performed by an electronic medical record software program?
a. Creation of a medical record
b. Storage of a medical record
c. Editing of a medical record
d. Retrieval of a medical record
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: p. 3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.8
OBJ: 3
14. All of the following are advantages of an electronic medical record (EMR) except
a. an EMR does not have to be filed.
b. documents in an EMR can be quickly retrieved.
c. more than one person can view an EMR at the same time.
d. EMRs are exempt from the HIPAA regulations.
ANS: D REF: pp. 3, 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.12
OBJ: 5
15. Which of the following are used to enter data into an electronic medical record?
a. Free-text entry
b. Drop-down menus
c. Radio buttons
d. All of the above
ANS: D REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.8
OBJ: 8
16. How are paper documents entered into a patient’s electronic medical record?
a. By scanning them into the computer
b. By retyping them on the computer
c. By photocopying them
d. By transmitting them through a modem
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 8
,17. What is the name of a program that converts typed text into text that can be manipulated by
the computer (once it has been scanned into the computer)?
a. POMR
b. OCR
c. Word processing program
d. Practice management program
ANS: B REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.12
OBJ: 4
18. All of the following assist in the collection of data for a health history except
a. a quiet, comfortable room.
b. showing interest in the patient.
c. showing concern for the patient.
d. calling the patient “honey.”
ANS: D REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.3.
OBJ: 8
19. Which of the following can be used to enter a health history into an electronic medical record?
a. The patient completes a paper form and the medical assistant scans it into the
computer.
b. The medical assistant enters information into the computer while asking the patient
questions.
c. The patient completes a health history questionnaire on a computer.
d. All of the above
ANS: D
BJ: 8
20. What is a health history?
a. A legal document required to perform certain procedures on a patient
b. Documentation of the results of the physical examination
c. A collection of subjective data about the patient
d. A narrative description and interpretation of a diagnostic procedure
ANS: C REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
21. The health history is taken
a. after the provider performs the physical examination.
b. after laboratory test results are reviewed.
c. before the provider performs the physical examination.
d. after the provider makes a diagnosis of the patient’s condition.
ANS: C REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
22. What is the chief complaint?
a. The probable outcome of the patient’s condition
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. A detailed description of the patient’s illness using medical terms
, d. A tentative diagnosis of the patient’s condition
ANS: B REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 7
23. Which of the following questions should be used to elicit the chief complaint from a patient?
a. Where does it hurt?
b. Are you sick?
c. How long have you been ill?
d. What seems to be the problem?
e. All of the above
ANS: D REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.1
OBJ: 7
24. Which of the following is a correct example for documenting the chief complaint?
a. “Complains of pain in the left shoulder.”
b. “The patient does not feel well today.”
c. “Burning in the chest and coughing for the past 2 days.”
d. “Otitis media that began following a cold.”
ANS: C REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.7
OBJ: 7
25. An expansion of the chief complaint is known as the
a. review of systems.
b. present illness.
c. progress report.
d. provisional diagnosis.
ANS: B REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 7
26. What is the past medical history?
a. The patient’s previous diseases, injuries, and operations
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. Information about the patient’s lifestyle
d. The hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
ANS: A REF: pp. 7, 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
27. All of the following are included in the past medical history except
a. accidents and injuries.
b. immunizations.
c. hospitalizations and operations.
d. current medications.
e. occupation.
ANS: E REF: pp. 7, 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
28. A review of the health status of blood relatives is known as
, a. family history.
b. review of systems.
c. genetic review.
d. chronological history.
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
29. Which of the following is an example of a familial disease?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Pneumonia
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Emphysema
ANS: C REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
30. The social history focuses on which of the following that may affect the patient’s condition?
a. Patient’s lifestyle
b. Familial diseases
c. Past injuries
d. Medications being taken by the patient
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
31. All of the following are included in the social history except
a. dietary history.
b. health habits.
c. occupation.
d. chronic illnesses.
ANS: D REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
32. What is the ROS?
a. A history of the patient’s previous diseases, injuries, and operations
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. A systematic review of each body system
d. A review of the hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
ANS: C REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
33. What term is used to describe the process of recording information about a patient in the
medical record?
a. Documenting
b. Registration
c. Scribbling
d. Classifying
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 8
CLINICAL
PROCEDURES FOR
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
10TH EDITION, BONEWIT-WEST
TEST BANK
,Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants 10th Edition Bonewit-West Test Bank
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Medical Record
Chapter 2: Medical Asepsis and the OSHA Standard
Chapter 3: Sterilization and Disinfection
Chapter 4: Vital Signs
Chapter 5: The Physical Examination,
Chapter 6: Eye and Ear Assessment and Procedures
Chapter 7: Physical Agents to Promote Tissue Healing
Chapter 8: The Gynecologic Examination and Prenatal Care
Chapter 9: The Pediatric Examination
Chapter 10: Minor Office Surgery
Chapter 11: Administration of Medication and Intravenous Therapy
Chapter 12: Cardiopulmonary Procedures
Chapter 13: Colon Procedures and Male Reproductive Health
Chapter 14: Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
Chapter 15: Introduction to the Clinical Laboratory
Chapter 16: Urinalysis
Chapter 17: Phlebotomy
Chapter 18: Hematology
Chapter 19: Blood Chemistry and Immunology
Chapter 20: Medical Microbiology
Chapter 21: Nutrition - NEW
Chapter 22: Emergency Preparedness - NEW
Chapter 23: Emergency Medical Procedures and First Aid
,Chapter 01: The Medical Record
Bonewit-West: Clinical Procedures for Medical Assistants, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is not a function of the medical record?
a. To provide information for making decisions regarding the patient’s care
b. To document the patient’s progress
c. To serve as a legal document
d. To share information between members of the patient’s family
ANS: D REF: p. 2| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 1
2. What information is contained in the medical record?
a. Health history report
b. Results of the physical examination
c. Laboratory reports
d. Progress notes
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
3. The purpose of the HIPAA Privacy Rule is to
a. reduce exposure of patients to bloodborne pathogens.
b. provide patients with better control over the use and disclosure of their health
information.
c. prevent the patient’s records from being copied.
d. encourage the patient to become more involved in preventive health care.
ANS: B REF: p. 4 | CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
4. All of the following are characteristics of the Notice of Privacy Practices except:
a. Was developed by the American Medical Association
b. Must explain how a patient’s health information will be used and protected by the
medical office
c. Must be provided to each patient
d. Must obtain a signed acknowledgment from the patient that he/she has received an
NPP
ANS: A REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
5. Health information in any form that contains patient identifiable information is known as
a. PHI.
b. NPP.
c. OSHA.
d. HIPAA.
, ANS: A REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
6. In which of the following situations does HIPAA not require written consent for the use or
disclosure of protected health information?
a. Patient referral to a specialist
b. Emergency care provided at a hospital
c. Determination of eligibility for insurance benefits
d. Training of health care students
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: p. 4| CAAHEP Competency (2015): IX.3
OBJ: 2
7. Which of the following is not an example of a medical office clinical document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Physical examination report
c. Medication record
d. Health history report
ANS: A REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a laboratory report?
a. It relays results of laboratory tests to the provider
b. It consists of a report of the analysis or examination of body specimens
c. It assists in diagnosing and treating disease
d. It is a request for laboratory tests performed by an outside laboratory
ANS: D REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
9. Which of the following is an example of a diagnostic procedure report?
a. Electrocardiogram report
b. Physical therapy report
c. Urinalysis report
d. Pathology report
ANS: A REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
10. What is the name of the type of report that documents the assessments and treatments
designed to restore a patient’s ability to function?
a. Consultation report
b. Diagnostic procedure report
c. Pathology report
d. Therapeutic service report
ANS: D REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
11. Which of the following is not an example of a hospital report?
a. Operative report
, b. Cytology report
c. Discharge summary report
d. Emergency department report
ANS: B REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
12. Which of the following is an example of a consent document?
a. Patient registration record
b. Notice of Privacy Practices form
c. Release of medical information form
d. Patient instruction sheet
ANS: C REF: pp. 2-3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 2
13. Which of the following can be performed by an electronic medical record software program?
a. Creation of a medical record
b. Storage of a medical record
c. Editing of a medical record
d. Retrieval of a medical record
e. All of the above
ANS: E REF: p. 3| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.8
OBJ: 3
14. All of the following are advantages of an electronic medical record (EMR) except
a. an EMR does not have to be filed.
b. documents in an EMR can be quickly retrieved.
c. more than one person can view an EMR at the same time.
d. EMRs are exempt from the HIPAA regulations.
ANS: D REF: pp. 3, 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.12
OBJ: 5
15. Which of the following are used to enter data into an electronic medical record?
a. Free-text entry
b. Drop-down menus
c. Radio buttons
d. All of the above
ANS: D REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.8
OBJ: 8
16. How are paper documents entered into a patient’s electronic medical record?
a. By scanning them into the computer
b. By retyping them on the computer
c. By photocopying them
d. By transmitting them through a modem
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 8
,17. What is the name of a program that converts typed text into text that can be manipulated by
the computer (once it has been scanned into the computer)?
a. POMR
b. OCR
c. Word processing program
d. Practice management program
ANS: B REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.12
OBJ: 4
18. All of the following assist in the collection of data for a health history except
a. a quiet, comfortable room.
b. showing interest in the patient.
c. showing concern for the patient.
d. calling the patient “honey.”
ANS: D REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.3.
OBJ: 8
19. Which of the following can be used to enter a health history into an electronic medical record?
a. The patient completes a paper form and the medical assistant scans it into the
computer.
b. The medical assistant enters information into the computer while asking the patient
questions.
c. The patient completes a health history questionnaire on a computer.
d. All of the above
ANS: D
BJ: 8
20. What is a health history?
a. A legal document required to perform certain procedures on a patient
b. Documentation of the results of the physical examination
c. A collection of subjective data about the patient
d. A narrative description and interpretation of a diagnostic procedure
ANS: C REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
21. The health history is taken
a. after the provider performs the physical examination.
b. after laboratory test results are reviewed.
c. before the provider performs the physical examination.
d. after the provider makes a diagnosis of the patient’s condition.
ANS: C REF: p. 6| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
22. What is the chief complaint?
a. The probable outcome of the patient’s condition
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. A detailed description of the patient’s illness using medical terms
, d. A tentative diagnosis of the patient’s condition
ANS: B REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 7
23. Which of the following questions should be used to elicit the chief complaint from a patient?
a. Where does it hurt?
b. Are you sick?
c. How long have you been ill?
d. What seems to be the problem?
e. All of the above
ANS: D REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.1
OBJ: 7
24. Which of the following is a correct example for documenting the chief complaint?
a. “Complains of pain in the left shoulder.”
b. “The patient does not feel well today.”
c. “Burning in the chest and coughing for the past 2 days.”
d. “Otitis media that began following a cold.”
ANS: C REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.7
OBJ: 7
25. An expansion of the chief complaint is known as the
a. review of systems.
b. present illness.
c. progress report.
d. provisional diagnosis.
ANS: B REF: p. 7| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 7
26. What is the past medical history?
a. The patient’s previous diseases, injuries, and operations
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. Information about the patient’s lifestyle
d. The hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
ANS: A REF: pp. 7, 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
27. All of the following are included in the past medical history except
a. accidents and injuries.
b. immunizations.
c. hospitalizations and operations.
d. current medications.
e. occupation.
ANS: E REF: pp. 7, 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
28. A review of the health status of blood relatives is known as
, a. family history.
b. review of systems.
c. genetic review.
d. chronological history.
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
29. Which of the following is an example of a familial disease?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Pneumonia
c. Diabetes mellitus
d. Emphysema
ANS: C REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
30. The social history focuses on which of the following that may affect the patient’s condition?
a. Patient’s lifestyle
b. Familial diseases
c. Past injuries
d. Medications being taken by the patient
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
31. All of the following are included in the social history except
a. dietary history.
b. health habits.
c. occupation.
d. chronic illnesses.
ANS: D REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): VI.4
OBJ: 6
32. What is the ROS?
a. A history of the patient’s previous diseases, injuries, and operations
b. The symptom causing the patient the most trouble
c. A systematic review of each body system
d. A review of the hereditary diseases and health of blood relatives
ANS: C REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 6
33. What term is used to describe the process of recording information about a patient in the
medical record?
a. Documenting
b. Registration
c. Scribbling
d. Classifying
ANS: A REF: p. 11| CAAHEP Competency (2015): V.10
OBJ: 8
