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,Chapteru1u MedicaluAssisting:uTheuProfession
True/FalseuQuestions
1) Auphysicianumayuneverudelegateutasksutouaumedicaluassistantuthatuwouldubeuvieweduasuau
medicalassistantupracticingumedicine.
Answer:u TRUEu
PageuRef:u9
Objective:u 1.6
2) Theumedicaluassistant'sumainuresponsibilityuisutouassistutheuphysicianuinuprovidingupatientu
care.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u6
Objective:u 1.5
3) Stateulawsucanuvaryuonuwhoucanudelegateudutiesutouaumedicalu
assistant.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u9
Objective:u 1.6
4) Ituisuimportantutoupresentuauconfident,uprofessionaluimageuthatuhelpsupututheupatientu
atuease.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u10
Objective:u 1.7
5) Moreuandumoreuemployersuareurequiringucredentialsuasuauconditionuforu
employment.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u10
Objective:u 1.8
6) Ituisuyoururesponsibilityuasuaumedicaluassistantutouonlyupracticeuwithinuyouruscopeuofu
practice.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u6
Objective:u 1.5
7) Aulicensedumedicaluassistantucanuperformutheusameudutiesuasuaulicensedu
nurse.Answer:uFALSE
PageuRef:u7
Objective:u 1.5
8) TheuCentersuforuMedicareuanduMedicaiduServicesu(CMS)uissueduaufinalurulingumandating
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,thatuEVERYumedicaluassistantuisuableutouenteruphysicianuordersuinuaucomputerizeduorderu
entryusystem.Answer:uFALSE
PageuRef:u10
Objective:u 1.8
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, 9) Theumedicaluassistantuisuuniquelyuqualifiedutouperformutheuadministrativeuanducl
inicaluproceduresuassociateduwithutheuresponsibilitiesuofuaumedicaluofficeuassignedub
yutheuphysician.Answer:uTRUE
PageuRef:u7
Objective:u 1.5
10) Aupatientunavigatoruisutheuprimaryusourceuofucommunicationubetweenutheupatientu
andutheirhealthucareuproviders.
Answer:
TRUEPageu
Ref:u14
Objective:u 1.11
11) Oneuofutheugoalsuofuaupatientunavigatoruisutoustreamlineutheuhealthcareuservicesuthatu
theupatientreceives.
Answer:
TRUEPageu
Ref:u14
Objective:u 1.11
12) Aujobuinutheumedicalurecordsudepartmentuwouldurequireugeneraluadministra
tiveuskills,understandinguofumedicaluterminology,uanduknowledgeuofuinsuranceu
coding.
Answer:
TRUEPageu
Ref:u14
Objective:u 1.10
13) TheuNationaluHealthcareeruAssociationu(NHA)uoffersu3umedicaluassistingucrede
ntials,utheuCertifieduClinicaluMedicaluAssistantu(CCMA),utheuCertifieduMedicaluAdmi
nistrativeuAssistant(CMAA),uandutheuNationaluCertifieduMedicaluAssistantu(NCMA
).
Answer:
FALSEPageu
Ref:u11,u12
Objective:u 1.9
14) Medicaluassistingurequiresumasteryuofuaucomplexubodyuofuknowledgeuandu
specializeduskillsrequiringubothuformalueducationuandupracticaluexperience.u
Answer:
TRUEPageu
Ref:u4
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