Theory and Practice lesson 1 quiz reveiw

nutrition, Lesson 1.1, Lesson 1.2

Why is MA growing?

Because of the increased focus on ambulatory (Outpatient) and preventive health services

How often do CCMA’s renew their certificate?

Every 2 years with 10 hours of approved continuing education

What is the full name of the organization we’re getting our CCMA certification from?

National Healthcare Association

What is “Meaningful Use”?

Meaningful use measures the quantity and the quality of healthcare services. It requires the use of electronic medical records too.

What is EMR?

A digital version of a patient’s chart for a SINGLE practice facility. For example: A patient’s digital chart at a private dental clinic.

What is EHR?

More comprehensive. And t is a digital version of a patient’s chart that is used by multiple practices, providers, and locations within a system. For example, Patient’s chart within Baylor Scott and White.

Who can enter in CPOE?

Only providers (Physicians, NPs, and PAs) may enter hospital orders in CPOE. MAs do NOT assist with hospital order entry.

What are the three providers you’ll repeatedly hear?

Physicians (MD or DO), Nurse Practitioners (NP), and Physician Assistants (PA).

What are additional providers?

Physical therapists, Occupational therapists, speech therapists, dentists, clinical psychologists, and podiatrists.

What do Physicians complete in order to be a provider?

They complete a 4-year undergraduate degree, four years of medical school, and three to seven years of residency. Residency is intense, on-the-job training for new physicians in their chosen practice areas. After residency, some physicians complete 1 to 3-year fellowships to further specialize in their practice.

What are examples of generalists?

Family practice and internal medicine providers

What are generalists?

Treat acute and chronic illness, provide preventative care, and educate patients on health maintenance.

What are specialists?

Assess, diagnose, and treat a more specific set of patients, symptoms, diagnoses, and conditions.

Difference in Licensure and Certification

Licensure is mandatory, and licensed personnel have the legal right and responsibility to engage in activity or occupation.

Certification is generally optional for practice, but it may be required by employers.

EMT

Provide life-saving care to patients in emergency situations, respond to 911 calls, and life-threatening accidents

Phlebotomists

Collect venous and capillary blood samples for lab testing

Athletic trainers

Prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate the musculoskeletal injuries of injured athletes

Audiologists

Diagnose, manage, and treat hearing, balance, and related ear disorders

What’s Western Medicine?

Approaches disease management with medications, radiation, and surgery.

What’s CAM?

Complementary and alternative medicine refers to healing practices outside of standard western medicine. Examples include acupuncture, chiropractic care, and dietary therapy.

Dietary Therapy

Uses foods, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements to improve health or prevent disease. Dietary supplements can interact with medications, cause allergic reactions, affect lab results, or increase bleeding risk, so they should be used under a provider’s supervision.

What is Scope of Practice?

Defines what a healthcare professional is trained and permitted to do in a clinical setting.

What are standards of practice?

They describe the minimum accepted level of performance, behavior, and clinical care that a CCMA is expected to follow while providing patient care and administration.

What is professionalism?

Is a reflected skill, good judgement, and polite behavior from a person trained to do a job well.

Hard skill

Skills you CAN teach

Soft skill

Skills you CAN’T teach

How does a MA’s scope of practice vary?

By state

Can a physician delegate a task outside of an MAs scope of practice, like suturing a laceration, as long as he provides direct supervision of the task?

No, because it’s out of the MAs scope of practice

What can MAs perform in most states?

Patient intake interviews, measuring vital signs and anthropometric measurements, performing 12-lead ECG, Pulmonary function test, Suture and staple Removal, wound dressing, Assisting the provider during minor surgery procedures, Assisting the provider during physical exams, Phlebotomy, non-blood specimen collection, administrating oral-sublingual-buccal-rectal-transdermal-intradermal-intramuscular-and subcutaneous meds, transmitting prescription refills as ordered, educating patients on the treatment procedures within the MAs scope, reinforcing provider education, scheduling appointments, and medical billing.

What CAN’T MA’s perform?

Medically diagnose patients, prescribe medications, make medical care decisions, create treatment plans, interpret test results, give medical or personal advice to patients, perform invasive procedures, place IVs, administer intravenous medications or blood transfusions, perform triage assessments, perform duties that require independent clinical judgement, and perform patient teaching that falls outside of an MAs scope of practice

Race

Physical characteristics of skin color, hair texture, and facial features

Ethnicity

Shared culture, traditions, language, nationality, and ancestry

Six

Biological (chromosomes, hormones, reproductive systems

Gender

How a person identifies as a man, woman, or neither

Stress

Is the natural physical and mental reaction your body experiences when facing challenges, demands, or changes

Burnout

A state of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive or prolonged stress