boot camp week 1

Question 1

Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is______.

a) malpractice
b) . libel
c) respondeat superior
d) civil law

Answer 1

respondeat superior

Question 2

The patient who refuses to pay their medical bill at the established rate after receiving health care services is in breach of which of the following?

a) contract
b) HIPAA
c) patient’s bill of rights
d) security

Answer 2

contract

Question 3

The patient with goiter has which of the following abnormalities?

a) lateral spine deformity
b) profound muscular weakness
c) thyroid gland enlargement
d) chronic back pain

Answer 3

thyroid gland enlargement

Question 4

while reconciling electronic payments at the end of the day, the medical assistant leaves the front desk to help a coworker. when the medical assistant returns, the computer screen is blank. there is evidence that the office cleaning crew has vacuumed and emptied the trash around the front desk. how should the medical assistant initially troubleshoot this issue? (select 4)

a) replace the monitor connector cable
b) verify that the computer is plugged in and turned on
c) click the mouse
d) check to see that the monitor is connected to the computer
e) press a key on the key board

Answer 4

• verify that the computer is plugged in and turned on
• click the mouse
• check to see that the monitor is connected to the computer
• press a key on the keyboard

Question 5

which of the following is an event that must be reported to a government agency?

a) sports injury
b) surgical injury
c) hospital-related injury
d) violence-related injury

Answer 5

violence-related injury

Question 6

failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or person’s property is____.

a) malpractice
b) neglience
c) slander
d) defamation

Answer 6

negligence