PA Practice Exam 1| 50 Questions| With Complete Solutions

With the pasing of Senate Bill 668 in the West Virignia Legislature, what did this allow for PA's to do in WV? correct answer: Can provide care to patients with no physician involvement What is the mission for the AAPA? correct answer: leads the profession and empowers our members to advance their careers and enhance patient health All of the following are benefits of working on a team: correct answer: -same learning opps -flexibility/cross-training -social support for difficult tasks -increased communication -stimulated performance/attendance due to commitment Specialized care provides: correct answer: specific patient care needs related to prevention, health maintenance, acute care, chronic care or rehabilitation What is true about pediatrics? correct answer: children differ from adults anatomically, physiologically, immunologically, psychologically, developmentally, and metabolically Which of the following are principles of a patient-centered medical home? correct answer: 1. Personal physician 2. Team-based care 3. Patient centered 4. Coordinated 5. Quality and safety 6. Accessible 7. Affordable What are the 6 D's of how to be a PA? correct answer: Disease Detail Discipline Dedication Decision Making Differential Diagnosis The initial crisis of an increase in demand for primary health care providers was seen in what decade? correct answer: 1960's What common background did the first ever Physician Assistant class share? correct answer: Ex-military Corpsmen The AAPA was established by which of the following universities? correct answer: Duke Who was the first woman physician assistant to graduate in 1970? correct answer: Joyce Nichols Who was the nation's first African American Physician Assistant? correct answer: Prentiss Harrison who administered the first certifying exam for assistants of the PCP? correct answer: national board of medical examiners who was the first woman to be elected president of the American Academy of Physician Assitants? correct answer: Judith B. Willis, PA-C What is the main objective of Project Access? correct answer: To inspire and motivate... Which President signed the bill that recognized PAs as Medicare covered providers? correct answer: Clinton What is one important update to medicare for PA's came from the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable care act? correct answer: Authorized PAs to order skilled nursing care for their patients who are Medicare beneficiaries Which country, besides the U.S., was the first to embrace the PA concept? correct answer: Netherlands Who is the single largest employer of PAs? correct answer: Veterans Affair Who became the first PA to hold a seat in the United States House of Representatives? correct answer: Karen Bass The first PA educational program was started in 1965 at which university? correct answer: Duke