Health Care Systems and Settings

Medical assistants, along with other health care staff, function as members of a health care team that perform ____________ and ___________procedures and responsibilites.

(a)  

When do medical assistants screen the patients?

• During the patient visit with the doctor

• Before patient meets with the doctor

• After the patient sees the doctor

Clinical roles of the medical assistant include all of the following EXCEPT:

• explaining treatments or procedures

• assisting with a blood transfusion

• obtaining medical history

• preparing and administering immunizations

(a)   consists of the skills, behavior, and appropriate judgement that represent the best qualities of a person in a specific profession.

All of the following are characteristics of Punctuality EXCEPT:

• Arriving to work in a timely manner

• Having good time-management skills

• Performing all assigned duties each day

• Being unable to prioritize tasks

__________ and _________are two types of motivation.

(a)  

When should you take personal phone calls and text messages?

(a)  

Medical assistants

• should perform duties that they have not been trained on

• can practice medicine

• must adhere to state and government guidelines, as well as organizational policies

• work under the supervision of the lead medical assistant

(a)   describes the duties that can be delegated to medical assistants based on their education, training, and experience.

In the Standard of Care, medical assistants CAN:

• diagnose

• treat

• instruct patients to take a course of action

• provide care