CPAS Review Quizzes 2022 Questions And
Answers With Complete Test
Agencies that provide care for persons who are terminally ill and have a life expectancy of less than 6
months. Correct Answers: hospice
Requires that specific percentages of expenses are paid by the patient and a percentages is paid by
the insurance company. Correct Answers: co-insurance
Medical assistant program that is jointly funded by the federal government but operated by individual
states. Benefits vary state to state but include those who are low income. Correct Answers: medicaid
The WHO (World Health Organization) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
are examples of: Correct Answers: government agencies
US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patient medical records and other health
information. Correct Answers: HIPAA
The medical term "viscero" means: Correct Answers: organ
The medical term "vesic" means: Correct Answers: bladder
The medical term "encephal" means: Correct Answers: brain
The medical term "rug" means: Correct Answers: wrinkle, fold
The medical term "celio" means: Correct Answers: abdomen
Fire extinguisher that can be used on combustibles (cloth, plastic, paper, wood). Correct Answers:
class A
What requires employers to inform employees of all chemicals in the workplace? Correct Answers:
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals Standard
A paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin produced by a bacteria called Clostridium Botulinum.
Correct Answers: botulism
Bacteria that is part of the natural flora of the large intestine: Correct Answers: escherichia coli
An acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes,
formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially
fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin: Correct Answers: diptheria
Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish can lead to a charge of: Correct
Answers: abuse
, What is a common right a patient has? Correct Answers: a patient is entitled to reasonable request
for all patient care services
An EMT (paramedic) is charged with battery. What did he most likely do? Correct Answers: treated a
victim, even if the victim refused treatment
If a patient is physically or chemically restrained without proper authorization or justification, this could
lead to a charge of: Correct Answers: false imprisonment
A false written statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages the person's reputation is
known as: Correct Answers: libel
Permission granted voluntarily for an invasive procedure by a person who is of sound mind after the
procedure and all risks involved have been explained is: Correct Answers: informed consent
A patient is diagnosed with colon cancer. The physician and the patient mutually agree that surgery
would be the patient's best option for treatment. After the patient is taken into the pre-op area and
prepped for surgery, the nurse comes into the room to get the consent form signed. The patient tells
the nurse, "I think I would like a second opinion before having this surgery. I've heard that chemo
might help my chances of fighting this cancer." What should the nurse do? Correct Answers: allow
the patient to express his fears, report it to the physician so he can talk to the patient about other
treatment options
A legal document that allows and individual to state what measures should or should not be taken to
prolong life when a condition is terminal: Correct Answers: living will
If a nurse fails to use a degree of skill and learning commonly expected and the person receiving care
is injured, the nurse could be sued for: Correct Answers: malpractice
If a health care worker sends information to an insurance company without the patient's written
consent, this would be: Correct Answers: invasion of privacy
Irritability, the ability to respond to a stimulus such as a nerve impulse: Correct Answers: excitability
The end that does not move when a muscle contracts: Correct Answers: origin
Covers the surface of the body and is the main tissue of the skin: Correct Answers: epithelial
One long, continuous cavity that is divided into two sections and located on the back of the body:
Correct Answers: dorsal
The body plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half: Correct Answers: transverse
A decrease in the number of platelets is known as: Correct Answers: thrombocytopenia
The period of ventricular contraction: Correct Answers: systole
A false written statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages a person's reputation:
Correct Answers: libel
Answers With Complete Test
Agencies that provide care for persons who are terminally ill and have a life expectancy of less than 6
months. Correct Answers: hospice
Requires that specific percentages of expenses are paid by the patient and a percentages is paid by
the insurance company. Correct Answers: co-insurance
Medical assistant program that is jointly funded by the federal government but operated by individual
states. Benefits vary state to state but include those who are low income. Correct Answers: medicaid
The WHO (World Health Organization) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
are examples of: Correct Answers: government agencies
US law designed to provide privacy standards to protect patient medical records and other health
information. Correct Answers: HIPAA
The medical term "viscero" means: Correct Answers: organ
The medical term "vesic" means: Correct Answers: bladder
The medical term "encephal" means: Correct Answers: brain
The medical term "rug" means: Correct Answers: wrinkle, fold
The medical term "celio" means: Correct Answers: abdomen
Fire extinguisher that can be used on combustibles (cloth, plastic, paper, wood). Correct Answers:
class A
What requires employers to inform employees of all chemicals in the workplace? Correct Answers:
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals Standard
A paralytic illness caused by a nerve toxin produced by a bacteria called Clostridium Botulinum.
Correct Answers: botulism
Bacteria that is part of the natural flora of the large intestine: Correct Answers: escherichia coli
An acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes,
formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially
fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin: Correct Answers: diptheria
Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish can lead to a charge of: Correct
Answers: abuse
, What is a common right a patient has? Correct Answers: a patient is entitled to reasonable request
for all patient care services
An EMT (paramedic) is charged with battery. What did he most likely do? Correct Answers: treated a
victim, even if the victim refused treatment
If a patient is physically or chemically restrained without proper authorization or justification, this could
lead to a charge of: Correct Answers: false imprisonment
A false written statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages the person's reputation is
known as: Correct Answers: libel
Permission granted voluntarily for an invasive procedure by a person who is of sound mind after the
procedure and all risks involved have been explained is: Correct Answers: informed consent
A patient is diagnosed with colon cancer. The physician and the patient mutually agree that surgery
would be the patient's best option for treatment. After the patient is taken into the pre-op area and
prepped for surgery, the nurse comes into the room to get the consent form signed. The patient tells
the nurse, "I think I would like a second opinion before having this surgery. I've heard that chemo
might help my chances of fighting this cancer." What should the nurse do? Correct Answers: allow
the patient to express his fears, report it to the physician so he can talk to the patient about other
treatment options
A legal document that allows and individual to state what measures should or should not be taken to
prolong life when a condition is terminal: Correct Answers: living will
If a nurse fails to use a degree of skill and learning commonly expected and the person receiving care
is injured, the nurse could be sued for: Correct Answers: malpractice
If a health care worker sends information to an insurance company without the patient's written
consent, this would be: Correct Answers: invasion of privacy
Irritability, the ability to respond to a stimulus such as a nerve impulse: Correct Answers: excitability
The end that does not move when a muscle contracts: Correct Answers: origin
Covers the surface of the body and is the main tissue of the skin: Correct Answers: epithelial
One long, continuous cavity that is divided into two sections and located on the back of the body:
Correct Answers: dorsal
The body plane that divides the body into a top and bottom half: Correct Answers: transverse
A decrease in the number of platelets is known as: Correct Answers: thrombocytopenia
The period of ventricular contraction: Correct Answers: systole
A false written statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages a person's reputation:
Correct Answers: libel
