MA Ch 2-Clinical and Administrative Medical Assistants

All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:

• Filing patient records

• Phlebotomy

• Administering medications

• Wrapping instruments

Medical assistants who perform both clinical and administrative skills are referred to as:

• Survivalists

• Capitalists

• Generalists

• Commonists

Putting yourself in another person's shoes is:

• Sympathy

• Apathy

• Empathy

• None of the above

Which of the following would take priority over all other floor tasks?

• Rooming patients

• Performing procedures

• Tasking

• Assisting the provider with a procedure

Which of the following organizations provides the RMA credential?

• NCCT

• AMT

• AAPC

• NHA

Which of the following organizations' focus is primarily on certifying medical billers and coders?

• NCCT

• AMT

• AAPC

• NHA

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

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

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