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MA Chapter 1
Medical Assistant Practices and Essentials Chapter 1: Professionalism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do Clinical skills include? | Assisting during physical exams Perform patient screening Assist with minor surgical procedures obtain and record vital signs and medical histories CLIA lab tests administer vaccinations and medications patient advocate/navigator |
| CLIA is | Clinical laboratory improvement Amendments Any test that can be done in an office setting |
| Characteristics of professionalism | professionalism Courtesy and Respect Empathy, sympathy and compassion Tact and diplomacy Respect for individual diversity Honesty, dependability and responsibility |
| Empathy | knowing first hand what someone is going through |
| Sympathy | understanding what someone is feeling |
| Compassion | recognize suffering and helping lessen it |
| What organization is in charge of medical assistants | American association of medical assistants (AAMA) American Medical Technologists (AMT) |
| Four Stages of learning styles | Stage 1: Concrete reflective style Stage 2: Abstract reflective style Stage 3: abstract active style Stage 4: concrete active |
| Doctors of medicine are considered? | Allopathic |
| Doctor of osteopathy is considered? | holistic |
| Doctors of chiropractic is considered? | complementary and alternative medicine |
| Ophthalmologist do? | eye doctor |
| Doctor of osteopathy do? | musculoskeletal structures and organ functions |