Questions And Correct Answers
What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - Correct
Answer>>1. Educating patients on how to take their medication
2. Health promotion of the patient.
3. Performing an EKG.
4. Taking patients vitals.
5. Performing urinalysis.
6. Performing a throat culture.
7. Patient education.
What is outside the scope of practice ? - Correct Answer>>1.
Diagnosing patients.
2. Administering narcotics.
3. Interpreting laboratory results.
4. Pathogenic identification.
5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)
What is assault ? - Correct Answer>>Open threat of bodily harm
against another person.
What is battery ? - Correct Answer>>An action that causes
bodily harm.
How do you define fraud ? - Correct Answer>>Deception with
the intent to deprive another person of his or her own rights.
,What is invasion of privacy ? - Correct Answer>>Intruding on a
patients private affairs, or disclosure of private information.
Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having
permission.
Malpractice ? - Correct Answer>>The negligent delivery of
professional services.
Negligence ? - Correct Answer>>The failure to do something
that a reasonably prudent individual would do under similar
circumstances.
Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? - Correct
Answer>>Provides a list of organizations within the local
community that can assist in the situation.
What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? - Correct
Answer>>Report suspected child abuse to the provider.
Tort ? - Correct Answer>>A civil wrong committed against a
person or property. (fraud)
Chain of custody ? - Correct Answer>>In legal context, refers to
the chronological documentation showing the paper trail,
custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical
or electronic evidence.
Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient.
(drug screen)
,What is the purpose of the CLIA ? - Correct Answer>>Clinical
laboratory Improvement Amendment sets quality standards
and issues certifications for human laboratories.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) -
Correct Answer>>Then right to inspect, review, and to receive a
copy of your medical records and billing records that are held
by health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacy
rule.
What are the two main purposes of HIPPA ? - Correct
Answer>>1. To provide continuous health insurance coverage
for workers who lose or change their job.
2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare
by standardizing the electronic transmission of administrative
and financial transactions and protects the patients personal
medical information and confidentiality.
A CCMA cannot disclose what information ? - Correct
Answer>>A Patients information unless authorized.
Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what ? -
Correct Answer>>HIPPA guidelines
Even if you are related to the patient you are required to have
what to obtain medical information ? - Correct
Answer>>Consent of the patient
, The Joint Commission is responsible for what ? - Correct
Answer>>Regulates that identifying patients is crucial to
improving patient safety.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) -
Correct Answer>>1. Federal agency that oversees and regulates
safety in the workplace.
2. Training provided to employee at no cost.
Quality Control (QC) promotes what ? - Correct
Answer>>Accurate test results
What is the most important step in ensuring patient safety ? -
Correct Answer>>Is proper identification
Always ask for what two forms of identification to ID a patient ?
- Correct Answer>>FULL NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
Never confirm a patients name and date of birth how ? -
Correct Answer>>By speaking their name and date of birth to
them.
If they are not paying attention they may say yes when they
didn't hear you.
What is implied consent ? - Correct Answer>>Extending an arm
for phlebotomy
Removing clothes for a medical procedure or examination.