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Chapter 1: Intro to Medical AssistingTesting the functioning of a patient's eyes & eye muscles is an example of
which type of task? - correct answer ✔specialized
To receive certification as a medical assistant, you must? - correct answer
✔complete an approved medical assistant program & pass the CMA (AAMA)
The duties of a medical assistant are broken into which of the following areas?
- correct answer ✔Administrative, clinical, & laboratory
The medical assistant who researches a dietician for a patient with diabetes is
acting as a - correct answer ✔patient advocate
Jerome has been a medical assistant at Harrison Hospital South for several
years and is now looking for an opportunity to expand his career options. In
his spare time, he coaches a Little League baseball team, and he loves sports
of all types. His medical assisting knowledge has made him more aware of
body mechanics and how the musculoskeletal system is involved in various
sports. Which of the following specialties might Jerome want to pursue? -
correct answer ✔orthopedic medical assistant
Marco is a medical assistant at Plymouth General Hospital. When he reports
for work this morning, his supervisor asks him to draw blood for STAT
(immediate) laboratory tests for Bertha Grover in room 3114. This task would
be classified as an ____. - correct answer ✔entry-level clinical duty
Which of the following is not a frequently performed responsibility identified in
of the AAMA's Occupational Analysis? - correct answer ✔identify potential
employment opportunities for qualified medical assistants
, Which professional organization is dedicated entirely to the medical assisting
profession? - correct answer ✔American Association of Medical Assistants
(AAMA)
Which of the following declared medical assisting as an allied health
profession? - correct answer ✔US Department of Health, Education, &
Welfare
The AAMA works to protect the right of the medical assistant to practice
through - correct answer ✔legislative monitoring
How many frequently performed responsibilities are included in the
Occupational Analysis? - correct answer ✔12
Darryl is a medical assistant who works in a small facility that could offer him
many different kinds of responsibilities, if he had proper training, so his goal is
to become a multiskilled health professional. He wants to expand his
knowledge to become a certified medical assistant & a coding specialist, &
maybe an administrative health assistant. He realizes that if he becomes
credentialed in all of these areas, the continuing education requirements will
be quite large. Which of the following credentialing organizations would you
recommend to Darryl? - correct answer ✔(NAHP) National Association for
Health Professionals
How many contact hours must a certified medical assistant accumulate in a 5-
year period in order to recertify? - correct answer ✔60
Which of the following provides the basis for the AAMA's certification
examination? - correct answer ✔Occupational Analysis of the CMA (AAMA)
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