Chapter 1 Worksheet: The Medical Assisting Profession (MEDA 100)

Accreditation

Process whereby recognition is granted to an educational program for maintaining standards that qualify its graduates for professional practice

Scope of Practice

The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession

Improvise

To make, invent, or arrange in an unplanned or spontaneous manner

Proprietary

Privately owned and managed facility, or a profit making organization

Empathy

Ability to be objectively aware of and have insight into another’s feelings or emotions

Dexterity

The ability to use one’s hands skillfully

Credentialed

Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power

Compliance

__________with standards and guidelines as stated by CAAHEP allows a medical assisting program to obtain programmatic certification and accreditation status

Professionalism

Demonstrating______is a key to being a successful medical assistant. This combines your acquired knowledge and skills with the types of behavior that are important when interacting with patients and colleagues

Ambulatory Care Settings

Medical assistants find employment most often in_______

License

Medical assistants are certified, but they do not hold a________

Competency

Successfully obtaining certification demonstrates_______as a medical assistant

Practicum

An externship, or_______, is an opportunity for the student to apply classroom knowledge and skills in a real-world medical settings

Attributes

Integrity, responsibility, and compassion are_______that are necessary for a medical assistant

AAMA

American Association of Medical Assistant

ACA

Affordable Care Act

AMT

American Medical Technologists

CCMA

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

CMAA

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant

CMA

Certified Medical Assistant

NHA

National Healthcare Association

RMA

Registered Medical Assistant

Empathy

Which term describes stepping into a patient’s place, discovering what the patient is experiencing and then recognizing and identifying with those feelings?

All of these are correct!

The medical assistant has good written and oral communication skills

The medical assistant looks and acts professional at all times

The medical assistant is aware of the scope of practice and stays within the legal boundaries

The medical assistant assists the provider in all areas of the ambulatory care setting

Which of the following statements best describes the professional medical assistant?

Ethics

Which term describes a system of values that each individual has that determines perceptions of right and wrong

By helping patients in a friendly and empathetic manner

In what way does a medical assistant display his or her professional attitudes?

All of these are correct!

Good nutrition and exercise

Healthy looking skin, teeth and nails

Daily showering and use of deoderant

Which of the following contributes to a professional appearance?

All of these are correct!

By attending local chapter or state meetings

By attending a national conference or state convention

By joining his or her national organization

How does a medical assistant become involved with his or her professional organization?

All of these are correct!

Assisting with minor surgery

CPR

Medical terminology

Courses in a professional medical assisting program include a complement of general knowledge classes such as anatomy and physiology and which of the following?

Practicum

The period in which a student is able to apply his or her newly acquired skills as a medical assistant prior to graduation is known as which of the following?