Comprehensive examination Medical Assisting
What should financial records provide to the clinic?
Amount collected in a given period
Amount earned in a given period
Where expenses were incurred in a given period
Financial health of the clinic
e. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
Which term describes false and malicious writing about another that constitutes defamation of
character?
Slander
Assault
Libel
Invasion of privacy
Battery - correct answer Libel
What stage of grief present when patients cannot believe they are dying?
Denial
Depression
Bargaining
Acceptance
Aggression - correct answer Denial
What document allows an individual to make decisions related to health care when the patient
is no longer able to do so?
Living will
Durable power of attorney for health care
Health care directive
DNR order
Specific authorization for health care - correct answer Durable power of attorney for health
care
,What document will inform loved ones of the patient's decision related to whether he or she
wishes their life to be prolonged in case of medical emergency?
Health care directive
Medical power of attorney
DNR order
Durable power of attorney for health care - correct answer Health care directive
Which of the following health care professionals are licensed by each state to prepare and
dispense all types of medications as well as medical supplies related to medication
administration?
Nurse practitioners
Medical illustrators
Pharmacists
Clinical laboratory technicians
Certified medical assistants - correct answer Pharmacists
Which legal principle is violated when a medical assistant practices outside his or her training?
Public duty
Consent
Privacy rights
Confidentiality
Standard of care - correct answer Standard of care
Which manner of dress is appropriate for an interview?
A medical assistant's uniform
Evening makeup
Spectacular nail polish
Casual clothing
Neat business attire - correct answer Neat business attire
A medical assistant must never do which of the following?
Perform a venipuncture
,Perform a laboratory test
Imply that he or she is a nurse
Dispense a medication after a direct order from the provider
Give a medication after a direct order from the provider - correct answer lmply that he or she is
a nurse
All states require physician assistants to complete an accredited, formal education program and
to pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination. Which of the following
administers the exam required
by all states for licensure of physician assistants?
NCCPA
NCLEX
ABHES
ARNP
CMA-PA - correct answer NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants)
Which provider is the most likely to evaluate and treat medical conditions that result from
trauma or sudden illness?
Primary care physician
Emergency medical doctor
General practitioner
Family practitioner
Hospitalist - correct answer Emergency medical doctor
What is the purpose of the certification credential for medical assistants?
The certification credential is required for graduation.
The certification credential guarantees a job.
The certification credential meets state registration requirements.
The certification credential indicates a medical assistant's professional and technical
competence.
The certification credential meets state licensure requirements. - correct answer The
certificatlon credential indicates.a medical assistant's professional and technical competence
, What health care professional develops activity plans for each individual that integrate a
complete approach to fitness and wellness through exercise, strength training, and proper diet?
Occupational therapist
Registered dietician
Athletic trainer
Personal fitness trainer
Pilates and yoga instructor - correct answer Personal fitness trainer
What type of people let events, other people, or environmental factors dictate their behavior?
Outer-directed people
Inner-directed people
Micromanagers
Combative people
Assertive people - correct answer Outer-directed people (OUTSIDE forces play a part in these
people's behavior)
What is the name the psychological term for the experience of long-term emotional, mental,
and physical exhaustion?
Goals
Self-actualization
Burnout
Depression
Kinetics - correct answer Burnout
What body system reacts to fight-or-flight stress where the large muscles and heart muscles
dilate to increase blood flow?
Nervous
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Musculoskeletal - correct answer Musculoskeletal
What should financial records provide to the clinic?
Amount collected in a given period
Amount earned in a given period
Where expenses were incurred in a given period
Financial health of the clinic
e. All of the above - correct answer e. All of the above
Which term describes false and malicious writing about another that constitutes defamation of
character?
Slander
Assault
Libel
Invasion of privacy
Battery - correct answer Libel
What stage of grief present when patients cannot believe they are dying?
Denial
Depression
Bargaining
Acceptance
Aggression - correct answer Denial
What document allows an individual to make decisions related to health care when the patient
is no longer able to do so?
Living will
Durable power of attorney for health care
Health care directive
DNR order
Specific authorization for health care - correct answer Durable power of attorney for health
care
,What document will inform loved ones of the patient's decision related to whether he or she
wishes their life to be prolonged in case of medical emergency?
Health care directive
Medical power of attorney
DNR order
Durable power of attorney for health care - correct answer Health care directive
Which of the following health care professionals are licensed by each state to prepare and
dispense all types of medications as well as medical supplies related to medication
administration?
Nurse practitioners
Medical illustrators
Pharmacists
Clinical laboratory technicians
Certified medical assistants - correct answer Pharmacists
Which legal principle is violated when a medical assistant practices outside his or her training?
Public duty
Consent
Privacy rights
Confidentiality
Standard of care - correct answer Standard of care
Which manner of dress is appropriate for an interview?
A medical assistant's uniform
Evening makeup
Spectacular nail polish
Casual clothing
Neat business attire - correct answer Neat business attire
A medical assistant must never do which of the following?
Perform a venipuncture
,Perform a laboratory test
Imply that he or she is a nurse
Dispense a medication after a direct order from the provider
Give a medication after a direct order from the provider - correct answer lmply that he or she is
a nurse
All states require physician assistants to complete an accredited, formal education program and
to pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination. Which of the following
administers the exam required
by all states for licensure of physician assistants?
NCCPA
NCLEX
ABHES
ARNP
CMA-PA - correct answer NCCPA (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants)
Which provider is the most likely to evaluate and treat medical conditions that result from
trauma or sudden illness?
Primary care physician
Emergency medical doctor
General practitioner
Family practitioner
Hospitalist - correct answer Emergency medical doctor
What is the purpose of the certification credential for medical assistants?
The certification credential is required for graduation.
The certification credential guarantees a job.
The certification credential meets state registration requirements.
The certification credential indicates a medical assistant's professional and technical
competence.
The certification credential meets state licensure requirements. - correct answer The
certificatlon credential indicates.a medical assistant's professional and technical competence
, What health care professional develops activity plans for each individual that integrate a
complete approach to fitness and wellness through exercise, strength training, and proper diet?
Occupational therapist
Registered dietician
Athletic trainer
Personal fitness trainer
Pilates and yoga instructor - correct answer Personal fitness trainer
What type of people let events, other people, or environmental factors dictate their behavior?
Outer-directed people
Inner-directed people
Micromanagers
Combative people
Assertive people - correct answer Outer-directed people (OUTSIDE forces play a part in these
people's behavior)
What is the name the psychological term for the experience of long-term emotional, mental,
and physical exhaustion?
Goals
Self-actualization
Burnout
Depression
Kinetics - correct answer Burnout
What body system reacts to fight-or-flight stress where the large muscles and heart muscles
dilate to increase blood flow?
Nervous
Respiratory
Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Musculoskeletal - correct answer Musculoskeletal
