Clinical Duties of a Medical Assistant Flashcards
What practice is essential in preventing infections in a medical environment?
Maintaining asepsis and controlling infection
What task involves preparing areas where medical examinations and treatments take place?
Preparing the examination and treatment areas
Which clinical duty involves gathering patient information such as vital signs and medical history?
Interviewing patients and documenting patients’ vital signs and medical histories
What task involves getting patients ready for examinations and explaining what will happen during treatment?
Preparing patients for examinations and explaining treatment procedures
What role does the medical assistant play during a physician’s examination of a patient?
Assisting the physician during examinations
What task involves safely discarding medical supplies that have been used in a procedure?
Disposing of contaminated supplies
What diagnostic procedure involves recording the electrical activity of the heart?
Performing diagnostic tests, such as electrocardiograms (ECGs)
What clinical duty involves administering shots to patients where legally permitted?
Giving injections(where allowed by law)
What task involves performing life saving measures when a patient is in critical condition?
Performing first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
What task involves preparing and giving medications as directed by the physician, while following state laws?
Preparing and administering medications as directed by the physician, and following state laws for invasive procedures
Which task involves removing sutures or changing the dressing on a patient’s wounds?
Removing sutures or changing wound dressings
What duty involves making sure medical instruments are free from harmful microorganisms?
Sterilizing medical instruments
How should medical assistants interact with patients from various backgrounds or those with disabilities?
Assisting patients from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as patients with hearing or vision impairments or physical and mental disabilities
What task involves helping patients understand and get prepared for medical tests?
Preparing patients for tests
What task can be performed in the physician office laboratory to check for pregnancy?
Performing tests such as urine pregnancy tests in the physician office laboratory (POL)
Which type of test is considered low-risk for errors and can be done in a medical office, such as urinalysis?
Performing Clinical Laboratory Improvements Act(CLIA)-waived tests that have a low risk of an erroneous result, which include urinalysis and blood chemistry
What clinical duty involves handling and processing specimens like blood and or urine for lab analysis?
Collecting, preparing, and transmitting laboratory specimens, including blood, body fluids, cultures, tissue samples, and urine specimens
What task involves showing patients how to properly collect samples for testing?
Teaching specimen collection to patients
What role involves organizing and coordinating laboratory tests and services for patients?
Arranging laboratory services
What responsibility ensures that the medical office complies with safety and fire protection regulations?
Meeting safety standards and fire protection mandates
What role involves ensuring that the medical office follows OSHA regulations for workplace safety?
Performing as an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance officer
What task involves gathering specimens like blood, urine, or tissue for testing?
Collecting samples
What is the role of providing patients with the information they need about their health and care?
Educating patients
Which responsibility involves performing the necessary procedures to conduct medical tests?
Completing tests
What is the role of communicating the results of a test to the physician?
Reporting the results of tests to a physician
What is the task of conveying test results and related information from the physician to the patient?
Reporting information about the tests from the physician to the patient
