Ch. 1 Intro to Medical Assisting

Question 1

What are the features of PCMH?

Answer 1

Comprehensive care, patient centered care, coordinated care, accessible care, quality and safety

Question 2

What type of patient does not receive care in ambulatory offices?

Answer 2

Anyone admitted in the hospital, any inpatient care

Question 3

What stage learner is comfortable watching rather than doing?

Answer 3

Concrete reflective style/stage 1

Question 4

What is the difference between an NP and PA?

Answer 4

A NP provides basic patient care services, including diagnosing and prescribing meds for common illnesses or they may have additional training an expertise in a specialty area of medicine, RN degree with advanced academic training and vast clinical experience. And peas, my practice independently or as part of a team. NP licensure through the state in peace follow a patient centered model.

A PA provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative healthcare services under the supervision of a physician. PA licensure is national PAs follow a disease centered model.

Question 5

List obstructions to professionalism

Answer 5

Attitude, procrastination, personal baggage and problems, gossip, personal communication, dating coworkers

Question 6

What is morale?

Answer 6

Emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness or confidence

Question 7

The prime concern in a practice is what?

Answer 7

The patient care

Question 8

What is most important when selecting a uniform?

Answer 8

Professional and business like appearance

Question 9

What can a MA not do?

Answer 9

Diagnose common illnesses, sent or flush an IV, give drug samples without permission

Question 10

Who is an MA credentialed through?

Answer 10

The NHA, AMT, AAMA, and NCCT.

Question 11

Most MAs will work in what type of office?

Answer 11

Doctors office

Question 12

Who developed a vaccine for polio?

Answer 12

Sabin and Salk

Question 13

What can absolutely not be part of critical thinking?

Answer 13

Incorporating personal beliefs

Question 14

What is included in meeting standards of care?

Answer 14

Assessment and care of patients, medical staff, qualifications, orientation, and training of staff

Question 15

The MA can do what with provider permission?

Answer 15

Give out drug samples

Question 16

What is the most important attribute you could offer an employer?

Answer 16

Teamwork

Question 17

What is the difference in MD and DO?

Answer 17

MD is doctor of medicine. DO is doctor of osteopathy. DO places more emphasis on the relationship of the muscular, skeletal structure to the function of organs and tissues in the body.

Question 18

Morale

Answer 18

Emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness or confidence

Question 19

Detrimental

Answer 19

Harmful

Question 20

Triage

Answer 20

The process of sorting patients to determine medical need in the priority of care

Question 21

Learning style

Answer 21

The method for perceiving in processing information

Question 22

CLIA

Answer 22

Established that the only lab test that can be performed in the physicians office lab are those designated as CLIA waived.

Question 23

Mind maps display what?

Answer 23

Cause-and-effect of events

Question 24

Tertiary level

Answer 24

Medical centers regional and specialty hospitals

Question 25

Who discovered the circulatory system?

Answer 25

Harvey

Question 26

Who discovered that not washing hands between births lead to more deaths and illnesses?

Answer 26

Semmelweis

Question 27

Who did the first human heart transplant?

Answer 27

Christian Bernard

Question 28

Who contributed the Hippocratic oath?

Answer 28

The father of medicine

Question 29

What skills are equally important?

Answer 29

Clinical and administrative skills

Question 30

Prioritizing

Answer 30

Be able to differentiate what must be done, what should be done, and what could be done in order of most important.