CHAPTER 17 QUIZ WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

Which of the following punctuation is used to create possessive forms of nouns?

Which is the correct punctuation for between independent clauses that aren't joined by a connecting word?

A medical assistant asks a vendor for information about new medical office management software.

When you start the process of writing a report on a health care topic, it is recommended that you start by

The word “it’s” is an example of a ______ meaning that it is a combination of two words

A medical receptionist reminds a patient to call and schedule her annual physical exam.

In medical usage, which is the correct way to express the percentage?

Some professional writers suggest that a good way to prevent being overwhelmed by a long writing project is to:

Which word correctly applies the rule for adding a final suffix?

Most serious consequence of sending a poorly written ______ is that the patient may lose confidence in the level of care

A physician requests that a physical therapist see a patient.

A physician informs a patient about the results of diagnostic tests.

_______________ is the set of rules that determines how a given language is organized.

Which sentence is written correctly?

The HC worker can't depend on spell checkers to catch all the spelling errors in a document prepared on the

Which of the following professional titles is written correctly?

The exact words of a speaker or writer should be enclosed by ___________ marks

Which is the correct way to punctuate the salutation in a business letter?

Four major purposes of writing health care documents are to persuade, gather information, encourage action, and ________

Which of the following punctuation is after most abbreviations?

Confidentiality rules only apply to written materials if they contain potential embarrassing information about patients

Which word correctly applies the rule about forming plurals?

Many English words (as well as medical terms) can be changed by adding a word part called a _____ to the end of the word

Why must written communication be organized even more carefully than oral communication?