Question 1

Which organization works with the Medical Assisting Educational Review Board to ensure that accredited schools provide a competency-based education?

Accepted Answer

A)   Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
B)   National Center for Competency Testing
C)   National Association for Health Professionals
D)   National Healthcareer Association
E)   Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools A

Question 2

A multiskilled health-care professional is not trained for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   Facilitating treatment for patients with physical disabilities
B)   Scheduling teleconferences for doctors in different locations
C)   Making judgments or interpretations concerning a patient's diagnosis
D)   Collecting, preparing, and transmitting laboratory specimens
E)   Performing medical billing and coding C

Question 3

An example of a laboratory duty for a medical assistant is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   removing sutures or changing dressings
B)   examining a patient
C)   maintaining laboratory equipment
D)   supervising personnel
E)   preparing a patient for an examination C

Question 4

Becoming cross-trained demonstrates ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   good critical thinking skills
B)   commitment to your profession
C)   a questionable deviation from the medical assisting practice
D)   a reduction in your marketability
E)   a lack of interest in medical assisting

Question 5

Which of the following organizations offers certification exams for Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician, and Medical Transcriptionist?

Accepted Answer

A)   American Association of Medical Assistants
B)   American Medical Technologists
C)   Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
D)   National Association for Health Professionals
E)   National Healthcareer Association

Question 6

All accredited medical assisting programs are ________ based.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Who is eligible to take the AAMA's certification examination?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anyone who has a high school diploma or the equivalent
B)   Medical assistants who have been working in the field for a minimum of 5 years
C)   Students who have completed a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited medical assisting program
D)   Anyone who holds a current CPR card
E)   Medical assistants who have passed the AMT certification exam

Question 8

How many specific areas of competence are included in the Occupational Analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   4
C)   6
D)   8
E)   10

Question 9

Which of the following is not a purpose of the AAMA's Occupational Analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Help practitioners assess their own current competence in the field
B)   Find job opportunities for qualified medical assistants
C)   Prepare appropriate types of materials for home study
D)   Identify entry-level areas of competence for medical assistants
E)   Describe the field of medical assisting to other healthcare professionals

Question 10

Darryl is a medical assistant who works in a small facility that could offer him many different kinds of responsibilities, if he had the proper training, so his goal is to become a multiskilled health professional. He wants to expand his knowledge to become a phlebotomy technician and an ECG technician, and maybe a surgical technician. He realizes that if he becomes credentialed in all of these areas, the continuing education requirements will be quite large. Which of the following credentialing organizations would you recommend to Darryl?

Accepted Answer

A)   National Center for Competency Testing
B)   National Healthcareer Association
C)   American Association of Medical Assistants
D)   National Association for Health Professionals
E)   American Medical Technologists

Question 11

Testing the functioning of a patient's eyes and eye muscles is an example of which type of task?

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinical
B)   Administrative
C)   Unauthorized
D)   Laboratory
E)   Specialized

Question 12

To remain certified, RMAs who were certified after 2006 must accumulate ________ contact hours for continuing education units (CEUs) every three years.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Benefits offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) include ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   guaranteed salary and job
B)   opportunity to travel on the job
C)   free hepatitis vaccinations
D)   free admission to an accredited medical assisting program
E)   professional publications and educational opportunities

Question 14

Which of the following does not typically offer formal programs in medical assisting?

Accepted Answer

A)   Postsecondary vocational schools
B)   Vocational-technical high schools
C)   Four-year colleges and universities
D)   Local chambers of commerce
E)   Community and junior colleges

Question 15

Medical assistant programs must include a(n) _______, which is practical work experience for a specified time frame, usually in an ambulatory care setting.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Shelby has been working as a dental assistant at Brownville Dental Clinic for six years. She loves her job and wants to make this her career. She wants to show her commitment to her career by becoming credentialed. Her supervisor has told her that if she becomes credentialed, she will be offered a 5% raise. Which of the following organizations offers a credential that would be useful to Shelby in her job?

Accepted Answer

A)   National Healthcareer Association
B)   National Association for Health Professionals
C)   American Association of Medical Assistants
D)   National Center for Competency Testing
E)   American Medical Technologists

Question 17

The main purpose of the American Association of Medical Assistants is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   raise standards to a high professional level
B)   develop medical assisting at an increasing rate
C)   establish certification requirements
D)   provide on-the-job training
E)   help medical assistants find employment

Question 18

Professional associations set high ________ for quality and performance in a profession.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The independent agency that certifies the validity of competency and knowledge of the medical profession through examination and awards designations, such as the National Certified Medical Assistant is the ____.

Accepted Answer