Page 10 - ractice Exam Questions and rationales

a task the medical office assistant should be able to do with the new software?

A. patient registration

B. charting

C. transcribe a report

D. fax a consent form

Your response:
charting
Correct response:
patient registration
Rationale: Electronic record manangement software, once patients are first registered with the
medical office, allows users to capture patient demographics, schedule appointments, maintain
lists of insurance payors, perform billing tasks, and generate reports.
A medical assistant is hired at a Family Medical Practice. According to OSHA requirements the
medical assistant must be offered a vaccine within 10 days of hire, free of charge. The medical
assistant knows that this vaccination is to protect him from which of the following?

A. Tetanus

B. Varicella

C. Hepatitis B

D. Haemophilus influenza

Your response:
Hepatitis B
Correct response:
Hepatitis B
Rationale: All health care employees are required to have access to the Hepatitis B injection. All
employers must offer the series of injection with no cost to employees within 10 days of
employment. Employees can decline their right to the vaccination, but must sign denial form.
Which of the following is the correct definition of Standard Precautions?

A. Control measures that treat all body fluid as if it could be infectious.

B. Control measures that are taken with patients that are known to be infected.

C. OSHA guidelines stating that health care workers should take proper precautions.

D. Control measures that are taken when handling specimens known to be infected.