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MA 111 PREFESSIONAL MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT TERM 1 EXAM
MA 111 PREFESSIONAL MEDICAL ENVIRONMENT TERM 1 EXAM
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1
Match the OSHA agency with its role(s) in medical assisting. (Select all that apply.)
Supports and conducts biomedical research
Establishing regulations to protect individuals at work
Child services, including immunizations
Development of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
2
Match abstract perceivers with all the appropriate applications. (Select all that apply.)
Watch, observe, and reflect
Prefer learning things that have personal meaning
Need time to think about it
Use a step-by-step approach to learning
3
The way an individual looks at information and sees it as real
Perceiving
Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Interpreting
4
The health professional who provides basic patient care services is a
nurse practitioner.
vocational nurse.
licensed practical nurse.
nurse anesthetist.
5
What type of registered nurse has advanced training to diagnose and treat common illnesses?
Practitioner
Practical
Anesthetist
Dietician
6
Organization that is a clearinghouse for info and statistics associated with healthcare is the
DHHS
CDC
USAMRIID
WHO
7
Doctors of osteopathy usually practice allopathic medicine.
false
true
8
The agency that inspects facilities for workplace safety violations is
DHHS
CLIA
OSHA
the CDC
9
Which procedure was first performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard?
Catheterization for diagnosis of heart disease
Operation to save babies born with malformed hearts
Injection of penicillin to cure infectious diseases
Heart transplant from one human to another
10
A comprehensive portfolio includes which of the following?
Examples of work completed in each course
Proof of the skills achieved
Certificates or awards
All of the above
11
Medical centers and regional and specialty hospitals are considered _________________.
primary level of care
tertiary level of care
secondary level of care
interconnected level of care
12
Sensitivity to the individual needs and reactions of patients
ignore them
empathy
weakness
pity
13
A hospitalist spends most of his or her time in the office.
true
false
14
A doctor of chiropractic receives less training than a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy.
false
true
15
Which agency is a national certified agency for multiple allied health professionals?
AAMA
CAAHEP
NHA
AMT
16
Most medical assisting positions are in hospitals.
true
false
17
Which legislation most affects the quality of laboratory reports and results?
OSHA
WHO
CLIA
CDC
18
Which of the following mind maps would display the cause and effect of events?
Spider map
Fishbone map
Cycle map
Chain-of-events map
19
Which statement best describes the main difference between the DO and the MD?
The DO emphasizes the relation of bone stucture to organs
Training for the DO is more courses and longer residency.
License for the MD has more requirementsand is hard to earn.
Only the MD can prescribe drugs
20
What contribution made by Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis reduced deaths that occured in hospitals?
Promotion of the use of vaccinations in Hungary
That heat killed disease-causing microorganisms in water
Pushed for better educational methods for hospital staff
The disinfection of physicians’ hands before a childbirth
21
The first step to reaching a solution to a problem or conflict is to identify the ____________.
mood you are in
problem and central issue
what the person's problem is
hardest way to punch them
22
Considering all aspects of a situation in deciding what to believe or what to do
Critical thinking
Pondering
Ignore and start over
Decision Making
23
Which of the following is NOT part of critical thinking?
Weighing your knowledge about the information
Incorporating personal beliefs
Sorting out conflicting information
Deciding on a reasonable belief or action
24
One shifts his or her weight when dealing with conflict, is which of the following behaviors?
Aggressive
Passive
Assertive
Passive Aggressive
25
A registered nurse who administers anesthetics to patients is called a nurse _____________.
maid
practitioner
anesthetist
respiratory technician
26
Koch’s ___________ apply to bacteriology in relation to the cause of disease.
postulates
theory
underarms
directive
27
A medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of disorders of the eye is called an
optometrist
ophthalmologist
otolaryngologist
obstetrician
28
A standard is an item or indicator that is used as a measure of quality or compliance.
false
true
29
Which of the following patients is not receiving care in an ambulatory center?
A patient in a day surgery center
A patient in a physician’s office
A hospital inpatient
A patient in a freestanding emergency center
30
Which healthcare professional is trained to practice under the supervision of a physician?
Medical technologist
Medical assistant
Physician assistant
Paramedic
31
The process of considering new information to create new ways of examining information
Denying
Learning
Reflection
Accepting
32
One who performs ultrasound diagnostic procedures under the supervision of a phys. is called a
diagnostic medical sonographer.
cytotechnologist
electroneurodiagnostic technologist.
perfusionist
33
Quality refers only to whether the pt liked the food in a hospital or had to wait for a proc.
false
true
34
Salk and Pasteur developed the polio vaccine.
false
true
35
Podiatrists care for the patient’s __________.
bones
body odor
psyche
feet
36
Match concrete perceivers with all the appropriate applications. (Select all that apply.)
Use a step-by-step approach to learning
Prefer learning things that have personal meaning
Learn by doing
Watch, observe, and reflect
37
Which of the following organizations became a famous medical school in the world in the 1800s?
Royal Society of London
Geneva Medical College
General Medical Council of Britain
Johns Hopkins University
38
The first national organization formed for medical assistants was the
ABHES
AMT
CAAHEP
AAMA
39
Which of the following phys. are trained to find pressure pts and weight distribution problems?
Podiatrists
Osteopaths
Dentists
Chiropractors
40
All of the following are specific tasks that are beyond the scope of practice of MAs except one
Making recommendations about OTC drugs and remedies
Giving out drug samples with provider permission
Analyzing test results
Operating laser equipment
41
DO refers to which of the following physicians?
Doctor of medicine
Osteopathic physicians
Doctor of chiropractic
Doctor of optometry
42
A physician whose primary professional focus is hospitalized patients is called a _________.
general surgeon
hospitalist
candy striper
nurse practioner
43
Learning styles are determined by your individual way of _____ material, the way you process it
understanding
reading
perceiving
learning
44
Learning _____ are the ways that you like to learn and that have proven successful in the past.
hobbies
preferences
graphs
charts
45
Match the CDC agency with its role(s) in medical assisting. (Select all that apply.)
Establishes regulations that affect healthcare facilities
Focuses on specific health-related issues
Clearinghouse for info and statistics assoc. with healthcare
Provides funding for research projects
46
Which scientist first described how the heart functions as a pump that circulates the blood?
John Hunter
Andreas Vesalius
William Harvey
Edward Jenner
47
Match active processors with all the appropriate applications. (Select all that apply.)
Jump in and start doing
Look for practical ways to apply the new material
Observe and consider what is going on
Make sense of the new material by using it now
48
Match reflective processors with all the appropriate applications. (Select all that apply.)
Observe and consider what is going on
Spend time thinking and learning before acting
Think about the information before they internalize it
Jump in and start doing
49
Match the DHHS agency with its role(s) in medical assisting. (Select all that apply.)
Provides funding for research projects
Supports and conducts biomedical research
Child services, including immunizations
Oversight of Medicare and Medicaid programs
50
Holistic refers to the individual parts of the body rather than all of its systems.
false
true
51
Which of the following is not a category of compliance for meeting standards of care?
Assessment and care of patients
Physicians’ rights
Medical staff qualifications
Orientation, education, and training of staff
52
Match the NIH agency with its role(s) in medical assisting. (Select all that apply.)
Oversight of Medicare and Medicaid programs
Supports and conducts biomedical research
Establishes regulations that affect healthcare facilities
Provides funding for research projects
53
The National Library of Medicine is part of what organization?
WHO
NIH
USAMRIID
CDC
54
Many hospitals are designed as an integrated delivery system (IDS).
true
false
55
Chiropractors treat only bone and joint disorders.
true
false
56
An occupational therapist works to help pts regain functions and improve their quality of life.
false
true
57
Physician assistants are allowed to write prescriptions in most states.
true
false