MLT CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|100%
CORRECT|GRADE A+
certification - ANSWER documentation usually from a professional organization that an individual has
met certain requirements and standards set forth by that organization
clinical manager - ANSWER person who has additional education and experience in the health-care field
to manage a facility
continuing education units (CEUs) - ANSWER these are awarded to professionals within a particular field
after gaining additional knowledge at a workshop or seminar
credential - ANSWER evidence of having achieved a certain level of knowledge through education and
experience
endorsement - ANSWER an agreement in which one state recognizes the licensing procedure of another
state, considers it valid, and grants a license to practice; sometimes referred to as reciprocity
licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - ANSWER a graduate from a 9-month to
1-year practical nurse vocational or college program who has passed the state licensing examination for
practical or vocational nurses
licensure - ANSWER legal permission, granted by state statuses, to perform specific acts; for instance, a
physician is licensed to practice or vocational medicine
medical assistant (MA) - ANSWER person who assists the provider in both administrative and clinical
duties; education varies from on-the-job instruction to 2 years in an accredited program for medical
assisting
medical/professional coder - ANSWER person who has had education and experience in Current
procedural Terminology, 4th Edition (CPT-4) and International Classification of diseases (ICD-9; soon to be
diagnoses used for billing professional medical services
VERIFIED ANSWERS|100%
CORRECT|GRADE A+
certification - ANSWER documentation usually from a professional organization that an individual has
met certain requirements and standards set forth by that organization
clinical manager - ANSWER person who has additional education and experience in the health-care field
to manage a facility
continuing education units (CEUs) - ANSWER these are awarded to professionals within a particular field
after gaining additional knowledge at a workshop or seminar
credential - ANSWER evidence of having achieved a certain level of knowledge through education and
experience
endorsement - ANSWER an agreement in which one state recognizes the licensing procedure of another
state, considers it valid, and grants a license to practice; sometimes referred to as reciprocity
licensed practical nurse (LPN) or licensed vocational nurse (LVN) - ANSWER a graduate from a 9-month to
1-year practical nurse vocational or college program who has passed the state licensing examination for
practical or vocational nurses
licensure - ANSWER legal permission, granted by state statuses, to perform specific acts; for instance, a
physician is licensed to practice or vocational medicine
medical assistant (MA) - ANSWER person who assists the provider in both administrative and clinical
duties; education varies from on-the-job instruction to 2 years in an accredited program for medical
assisting
medical/professional coder - ANSWER person who has had education and experience in Current
procedural Terminology, 4th Edition (CPT-4) and International Classification of diseases (ICD-9; soon to be
diagnoses used for billing professional medical services
