Exam 21: Patient Assessment

It is important for the medical assistant to keep arms and legs crossed during an interview to communicate authority to the patient.

It is acceptable to skip lines when documenting to give the physician room to enter a note after the patient has been seen.

The __________ in POMR charts lists the patient's diagnoses in chronologic order.

The most effective distance between a patient and the medical assistant conducting an interview is approximately 2 to 3 feet.

Which of the following is not true of holistic patient care?

Which of the following are learned behaviors that are greatly influenced by our family and cultural backgrounds?

A sign is a patient-reported indication of disease.

The SOMR begins with a list of the patient's health problems.

The physician's initial impression of the patient's presenting problem is called the __________.

The physician's initial impression of what is wrong with the patient is called the __________ diagnosis.

The chief complaint may also be called the patient's present illness.

The size and shape of a wound would be included in the objective area of the progress notes of SOAPE documentation.

Which of the following is an open-ended question or statement?

Therapeutic interactions with children include all of the following except

Objective data include which of the following?

The medical assistant is responsible for documenting all of the following information except the

During patient assessment, which of the following is an example of a subjective finding?

Which of the following is a stage 3 requirement for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program?

When conducting a patient interview, the medical assistant should sit behind a desk with arms crossed and wait for the patient to establish eye contact.

When communicating with a sick child, it is important to direct all questions toward the child's parent.