NCCT EXAM PRACTICE Questions With
Correct Answers
Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with disabilities
are:
A) to be provided access to public services
B) to be given opportunities for public housing
C) not be discriminated against in obtaining empl...
Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that individuals with disabilities
are:
A) to be provided access to public services
B) to be given opportunities for public housing
C) not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
D) to be provided means of telecommunication - answer✔✔Answer is C
Which of the following health care issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPPA) ?
A) Increasing the probability of health insurance
B) Addressing health care fraud and abuse
C) standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
D) Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid - answer✔✔#2 Answer is D
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by a health care provider ?
A) Discontinuing treatment because of the patient did not pay in a timely manner
B) Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
C) Being formally discharged by the patient
D) Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or an inability to serve the patient -
answer✔✔#3 Answer is A
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentially be held legally responsible for an
act of negligence by a medical assistant ?
A) The medical assistant only
B) The employee/provider only
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C) Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
D) The patient - answer✔✔#4 Answer is C
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort of
A) invasion of privacy
B) battery
C) libel
D) slander - answer✔✔#5 Answer is B
All of the following minors ( under age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is
A) a member of the armed forces
B) financially responsible and no longer under parental car
C) married
D) being tested for a sexually transmitted disease - answer✔✔#6 Answer is D
Unless public safety is involved, what is required in all cases to release patient medical records
after a subpoena is issued ?
A) the patients written consent
B) a court order
C) a deposition
D) an interrogatory - answer✔✔#7 Answer is A
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse ?
A) privacy
B) confidentiality
C) documentation
D) standard of care - answer✔✔#9 Answer is B
A POLST dorm is a type of
A) document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
B) document releasing a provider from liability under Good Samaritan laws
C) living will or advance directive
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D) PSDA - answer✔✔#10 Answer is C
Generally, medical assistants are permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under the
supervision of an employer/provider because they are NOT
A) certifies
B) registered
C) licenses
D) certified, registered, or licensed - answer✔✔#11 Answer is C
Which of the following best describes ethics ?
A) individual choices relating to conduct
B) personal values governing an individuals perceptions of right and wrong
C) laws defining acceptable behavior
D) creeds to live by - answer✔✔#12 Answer is B
Bioethics is defined as
A) any ethical matter that pertains to life and/or health care
B) issues regarding abortion and the use of fetal tissue
C) dealings with individuals who have committed sexual abuse or exploitation
D) dealings with individuals who have committed physical or emotional abuse - answer✔✔#13
Answer is A
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is NOT set forth by the American
Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Code of Ethics ?
A) respect for the confidentiality of patient information
B) performance of service while respecting all patients
C) continuous professional improvement
D) specific ways of dealing with certain situations - answer✔✔#14 Answer is D
At present, what is the main difference between reposting child abuse and reporting elder or
intimate partner abuse ?
A) child abuse must be reported to authorities in all 50 stares while other types of abuse do not
always need to be reported
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B) sexual abuse is the main offense related to child abuse
C) physical abuse is more predominant in elder an intimate partner
D) child abuse is more likely to involve a reportable criminal act - answer✔✔#15 Answer is A
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the following statements
regarding the providers legal or ethical requirements is NOT TRUE ?
A) the provider cannot withhold treatment to the HIV positive patient
B) the provider should protect the patients confidentiality
C) the provider can ethically deny treatment
D) the patients intimate partner should be notified by the patient, the provider, or authorities -
answer✔✔#16 Answer is C
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally performed in all stares ?
A)there is no universal time frame for all states
B) abortion can be performed during the first trimester
C) abortion can be performed during the first trimester only in cases of rape
D) abortion can be performed during the first and second trimesters - answer✔✔#17 Answer is B
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into communication ?
A) empathy
B) advice
C) recommendations
D) knowledge of the process of communication - answer✔✔#18Answer is A
Active listening requires
A) being alert and interested
B) being attuned only to what the other is saying
C) being attuned to what the other person is saying and what they are communicating
nonverbally
D) being able to respond quickly with a corrective action - answer✔✔#19 Answer is C
In order for verbal communication between two people to be effective, the senders message must
be
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