Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
- ✔✔✔-
________ indicates that one state recognizes the licensing requirements of another state as
being similar to its own. - ✔✔✔-Reciprocity
________is a multidisciplinary approach to health care based on the belief that the body has
power to heal itself - ✔✔✔-Naturopathy
________issues stem from a belief system in which one makes judgments about right and -
✔✔✔-moral
_______is a 200-year-old system based on the Law of Similars. - ✔✔✔-Homeopathy
A ___ _____ is a set of clear expectations or duties to be performed - ✔✔✔-job description
A ____ would be most appropriate to provide positive reinforcement to a patient who has
followed the prescribed treatment and lost weight. - ✔✔✔-pat on the back
A _____________ works with patients admitted to the hospital. - ✔✔✔-Hospitalist
A bulletin board used for posting intra-office notices is most likely to be located in the: - ✔✔✔-
staff room
A complete and accurate medical record provides legal protection for: - ✔✔✔-both patients
and physicians
A complete and accurate medical record provides legal protection for: - ✔✔✔-both patients
and physicians
,Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
A large medical group might have a _____ department to handle personnel management and
payroll. - ✔✔✔-human resources
A medical symbol depicted by a staff with a serpent coiled around its shaft is referred to as a
________ - ✔✔✔-caduceus
A middle-aged woman is being seen in the office for insomnia and hot flashes. She says she
cannot understand why these things are happening to her. She has always been a good sleeper,
and she is always cold. She says that her friends tell her she is going through menopause, but
she doesn't think she is old enough for that and refuses to believe them. What type of coping
skill is she using? - ✔✔✔-She is using a defense mechanism so that she does not have to deal
with the situation
A person who perceives abortion as an issue of ____ is likely to believe that the woman has a
right to determine what happens to her body. - ✔✔✔-autonomy
A physician must spend ___ years in medical school. - ✔✔✔-4
A requirement for maintaining NCCT certification is the accrual of ____ clock hours of
continuing education each year. - ✔✔✔-14
A(n) ____ issue is one that arises from societal norms "found" as a part of common law or
enacted into statute. - ✔✔✔-legal
A(n) _____ diagnoses and treats disorders of the internal organs. - ✔✔✔-internist
AACP offers several types of certifications. Which of the following is not an AAPC certification? -
✔✔✔-Certified Professional Coder (CPC-OP) (Outpatient Clinic)
,Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
About 5 percent of the population is made up of ____ learners. - ✔✔✔-Kinesthetic
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of medical assistants is expected to
______ from 2012 to 2022. - ✔✔✔-grow 29 percent
According to the United States Department of Labor, employment for medical assistants is
expected to grow by _____ percent through 2022. - ✔✔✔-29
An ____________is a period of time during which one is bound by agreement to learn some
trade or - ✔✔✔-apprenticeship
An ______is a disease affecting large numbers of individuals in a population. - ✔✔✔-epidemic
An approach to handling interpersonal problems and concerns is to use critical thinking (or
problem-solving) skills. Critical thinking involves: - ✔✔✔-(observing available information and
determining what the main issue is, forming beliefs (developing arguments using supportive
evidence), and coming to a conclusion (deciding which view is most reasonable))
all of the above
An end-of-year bonus is an example of a(n) _____ reward. - ✔✔✔-extrinsic
An ethical dilemma is: - ✔✔✔-(where two moral principles are in conflict, there is no clear-cut
right or wrong, and when right behavior leads to the wrong outcome)
all of the above
, Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
After receiving the Authorization to Test letter, applicants can take the test at any PearsonVUE
testing center - ✔✔✔-AMT
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Must receive the candidate's application within two weeks of the requested test date - ✔✔✔-
NCCT
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Provides eight certification exams for allied health care specialties - ✔✔✔-NHA
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Provides the CMA credential with the organization's initials in parenthesis beside it - ✔✔✔-
AAMA
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
The only avenue for credentialing with this organization is by graduating from either a AAHEP-
or ABHES-accredited institution - ✔✔✔-AAMA
Exam with Questions and Answers
- ✔✔✔-
________ indicates that one state recognizes the licensing requirements of another state as
being similar to its own. - ✔✔✔-Reciprocity
________is a multidisciplinary approach to health care based on the belief that the body has
power to heal itself - ✔✔✔-Naturopathy
________issues stem from a belief system in which one makes judgments about right and -
✔✔✔-moral
_______is a 200-year-old system based on the Law of Similars. - ✔✔✔-Homeopathy
A ___ _____ is a set of clear expectations or duties to be performed - ✔✔✔-job description
A ____ would be most appropriate to provide positive reinforcement to a patient who has
followed the prescribed treatment and lost weight. - ✔✔✔-pat on the back
A _____________ works with patients admitted to the hospital. - ✔✔✔-Hospitalist
A bulletin board used for posting intra-office notices is most likely to be located in the: - ✔✔✔-
staff room
A complete and accurate medical record provides legal protection for: - ✔✔✔-both patients
and physicians
A complete and accurate medical record provides legal protection for: - ✔✔✔-both patients
and physicians
,Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
A large medical group might have a _____ department to handle personnel management and
payroll. - ✔✔✔-human resources
A medical symbol depicted by a staff with a serpent coiled around its shaft is referred to as a
________ - ✔✔✔-caduceus
A middle-aged woman is being seen in the office for insomnia and hot flashes. She says she
cannot understand why these things are happening to her. She has always been a good sleeper,
and she is always cold. She says that her friends tell her she is going through menopause, but
she doesn't think she is old enough for that and refuses to believe them. What type of coping
skill is she using? - ✔✔✔-She is using a defense mechanism so that she does not have to deal
with the situation
A person who perceives abortion as an issue of ____ is likely to believe that the woman has a
right to determine what happens to her body. - ✔✔✔-autonomy
A physician must spend ___ years in medical school. - ✔✔✔-4
A requirement for maintaining NCCT certification is the accrual of ____ clock hours of
continuing education each year. - ✔✔✔-14
A(n) ____ issue is one that arises from societal norms "found" as a part of common law or
enacted into statute. - ✔✔✔-legal
A(n) _____ diagnoses and treats disorders of the internal organs. - ✔✔✔-internist
AACP offers several types of certifications. Which of the following is not an AAPC certification? -
✔✔✔-Certified Professional Coder (CPC-OP) (Outpatient Clinic)
,Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
About 5 percent of the population is made up of ____ learners. - ✔✔✔-Kinesthetic
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of medical assistants is expected to
______ from 2012 to 2022. - ✔✔✔-grow 29 percent
According to the United States Department of Labor, employment for medical assistants is
expected to grow by _____ percent through 2022. - ✔✔✔-29
An ____________is a period of time during which one is bound by agreement to learn some
trade or - ✔✔✔-apprenticeship
An ______is a disease affecting large numbers of individuals in a population. - ✔✔✔-epidemic
An approach to handling interpersonal problems and concerns is to use critical thinking (or
problem-solving) skills. Critical thinking involves: - ✔✔✔-(observing available information and
determining what the main issue is, forming beliefs (developing arguments using supportive
evidence), and coming to a conclusion (deciding which view is most reasonable))
all of the above
An end-of-year bonus is an example of a(n) _____ reward. - ✔✔✔-extrinsic
An ethical dilemma is: - ✔✔✔-(where two moral principles are in conflict, there is no clear-cut
right or wrong, and when right behavior leads to the wrong outcome)
all of the above
, Medical Assisting Administrative and Clinical Competecies Edition 8th Ch 1-6
Exam with Questions and Answers
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
After receiving the Authorization to Test letter, applicants can take the test at any PearsonVUE
testing center - ✔✔✔-AMT
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Must receive the candidate's application within two weeks of the requested test date - ✔✔✔-
NCCT
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Provides eight certification exams for allied health care specialties - ✔✔✔-NHA
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
Provides the CMA credential with the organization's initials in parenthesis beside it - ✔✔✔-
AAMA
Answer the following with the organizations initials (e.g. AAMA, AAPC, NCCT, AMT, NHA ) that
corresponds to the question.
The only avenue for credentialing with this organization is by graduating from either a AAHEP-
or ABHES-accredited institution - ✔✔✔-AAMA
