Title 1 of the Americans with disabilities act ADA mandates that individuals with disabilities are -Correct Answer Not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following healthcare issues is not covered under the health insurance portability and accountability act HIPAA -Cor...
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Title 1 of the Americans with disabilities act ADA mandates that individuals with
disabilities are -Correct Answer ✔Not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
Which of the following healthcare issues is not covered under the health insurance
portability and accountability act HIPAA -Correct Answer ✔Outlining payment of
Medicare and Medicaid
Under the doctrine of respondeat superior, who can potentially be held legally
responsible for an act of negligence by a medical assistant -Correct Answer ✔But the
medical assistant and the employer/ provider
Which of the following constitutes a breach of contract by healthcare provider -Correct
Answer ✔Discontinuing treatment because the patient did not pay in a timely manner
Touching a patient in a manner to which they have not consented is considered a tort of
-Correct Answer ✔Battery
All of the following minors under age 18 I considered emancipated except a minor who
is -Correct Answer ✔Being treated for a sexually transmitted disease
Unless public safety is involved what is required in all cases to release patient medical
records after a subpoena Is issued? -Correct Answer ✔The patients written consent
According to typical statutes of limitations involving negligence or malpractice which of
the following time points is not used as a starting point? -Correct Answer ✔When the
litigant filed a claim
What normal patient right is suspended upon discovery of child abuse -Correct Answer
✔Confidentiality
A POLST form is a type of -Correct Answer ✔living will or advance directive
Generally, medical assistance are permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under
the supervision of an employer provider because they are not -Correct Answer
✔Licensed
Which of the following best describes ethics -Correct Answer ✔Personal values
governing and individuals perceptions of right and wrong
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Bio ethics is defined as -Correct Answer ✔Any ethical matter that pertains to life and or
healthcare
Which of the following principles for a medical assistant is not set forth by the American
Association of medical assistance (AAMA) code of ethics -Correct Answer ✔Specific
ways of dealing with certain situations
At present, what is the main difference between reporting child abuse and reporting
elder or intimate partner abuse -Correct Answer ✔Child abuse must be reported to
authorities in all 50 states while other types of abuse do not always need to be reported
A provider is dealing with a patient with HIV or AIDS. Which of the following statements
regarding the providers legal or ethical requirements is not true? -Correct Answer ✔The
provider can ethically deny treatment
What is the time frame during which an abortion can be legally performed in all states -
Correct Answer ✔Abortion can be performed during the first trimester
Therapeutic communication interjects what element into communication -Correct
Answer ✔Empathy
Active listening requires -Correct Answer ✔Being attuned to what the other person is
saying and what they are communicating nonverbally
In order for verbal communication between two people to be effective the sender
message must be -Correct Answer ✔Complete, clear and concise, cohesive. All of the
above
In the United States what do most people consider a comfortable personal space for
dealing on a personal ( not intimate) level with another individual -Correct Answer
✔Between 1-1/2 and 4 feet
The use of a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously describes their own
Undesirable acts or impulses to someone else is known as -Correct Answer ✔Projection
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what is the first level of need that people
must satisfy before all others -Correct Answer ✔Psychological and survival needs
A cultural broker is someone who -Correct Answer ✔Acts as an intermediary or
advocate for another person or cultural group within the health care community
When interviewing a patient, which of the following types of questions prompts only a
yes or no response -Correct Answer ✔Closed questions
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Which of the following does not Initially occur when a person is exposed to an acute
stressor -Correct Answer ✔Triggering of the parasympathetic nervous system
In order, what are the four stages of job burn out -Correct Answer ✔Honeymoon,
Reality, dissatisfaction, a sad state.
Which of the following activities does not relieve stress? -Correct Answer ✔Gladly
accepting all assigned work
The symptoms lethargy and weight loss can be associated with which of the following
conditions -Correct Answer ✔AIDS, cancer, End- stage renal disease, all of the above
According to Dr. Kubler-Ross, What are the most likely stages of grief experienced by a
patient with a life-threatening illness, in order? -Correct Answer ✔denial, anger,
bargaining, depression, acceptance
Which of the following management styles offers rewards to subordinates in terms of
teamwork, recognition by other workers, and self actualization? -Correct Answer
✔participatory management
If an office manager is using a teamwork approach, what is the first step in getting the
team started? -Correct Answer ✔Developing a work statement with the team
As an office manager, when is the best time to carry out a salary review for employees?
-Correct Answer ✔At the beginning of each year
A medical assistant who functions as a human resources manager is responsible for
developing and updating which of the following documents? -Correct Answer ✔the
office policy manual
Which of the following actions during an initial employment interview is discouraged? -
Correct Answer ✔Offering the applicant the job at that time
The standard rate of overtime pay for administrative or clinical medical assistant is
generally -Correct Answer ✔At least 1 1/2 times the regular hourly rate for each hour
over 40 in the week
Medical assistance and other individuals who handle finances in the medical office
should -Correct Answer ✔Be bonded
When must a medical assistant functioning as an office manager pay federal and state
taxes related to employee wages -Correct Answer ✔Quarterly
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