Introduction to Medical Assisting Exam Practice

Medical assistants have...

• Clinical duties only

• Administrative duties only

• Clinical and administrative duties

• Duties that require extensive training for license

Medical assistants can work under which licensed professional?

• Medical Doctors (MD)

• An unlicensed Medical Doctor

• Practical Nurses

• Nurse Practitioners

• Other Medical Assistants

Medical assistant clinical tasks do NOT include...

• Patient education

• Assist during exams

• Administer medications

• Schedule appointments

Medical Assistant administrative duties include the following:

• Remove sutures, change dressings

• Billing, insurance processing

• Listening to the latest R&B Hits

• Arrange hospital admissions

• Follow infection control

OSHA, is for _______.

• DNR applications

• Safety and insurance

• Billing and correspondence

• Safety

Define scope of practice:

• The services that a person is deemed competent to perform and permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional certification/ license.

• The services that a person is deemed incompetent to perform and permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional certification/ license.

• The insurance training that a person is deemed competent to perform and permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional certification/ license.

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NHA offers CCMA

• True

• False

Which learning program provides classes for RMA?

• ABHES

• AMT (American Medical Technologist)

• NHA

• CAAHEP

______, and ______ are 2 accrediting bodies besides NHA that have medical assisting training.

• AMT

• ABHES

• CAAHEP

• NHA

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)= safety in all places of work. Medical specifically examples are:

• PPE

• • Masks

• Non-slip shoes

• Drug administration