Unit 1 Chapter 1

Question 1

Accreditation

Answer 1

process whereby recognition is granted to an educational program for maintaining standards that qualify its graduates for professional practice; to provide with credentials

Question 2

ambulatory care setting

Answer 2

health care environment where services are provided on an outpatient basis

Question 3

associate’s degree

Answer 3

a degree granted by a junior college at the end of a two-year course

Question 4

attribute

Answer 4

inherent characteristics

Question 5

bachelor’s degree

Answer 5

four-year academic degree conferred by colleges and universities

Question 6

certification

Answer 6

guarantees as being true or as represented by or as meeting a standard

Question 7

Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) AMT

Answer 7

an NHA certification for a clinical medical assistant

Question 8

Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CCMA)

Answer 8

an NHA certification for a medical administrative assistant

Question 9

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) AAMA

Answer 9

a certified medical assistant who has successfully completed the AAMA’s national certification examination

Question 10

competency

Answer 10

legally qualified or adequate

Question 11

compliance

Answer 11

conformity in fulfilling official requirements

Question 12

credentialed

Answer 12

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

Question 13

dexterity

Answer 13

skill and ease in using the hands

Question 14

diploma

Answer 14

a document bearing record of graduation form or of a degree conferred by an educational institution

Question 15

disposition

Answer 15

temperament, character, personality

Question 16

empathy

Answer 16

ability to be objectively aware of and have insight into another’s feelings, emotions, and behaviors, and to be aware of the significance and meaning of these to the other person

Question 17

externship

Answer 17

transition stage between the classroom and actual employment; may also be referred to as internship or practicum

Question 18

facilitate

Answer 18

to make an action or process easier

Question 19

improvise

Answer 19

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

Question 20

internship

Answer 20

transition stage between classroom and employment

Question 21

license

Answer 21

permission to competent authority (the state) to engage in a profession; permission to act; permission statement authorizing the use of copyrighted computer software

Question 22

licensure

Answer 22

granting of licenses to practice a profession

Question 23

practicum

Answer 23

transitional state providing opportunity to apply theory learned in the classroom to a health care setting through practical, hands-on experience

Question 24

professionalism

Answer 24

combines your acquired knowledge and skills with the types of behavior that demonstrate your moral, ethical, and respectful attributes when interacting with patients and colleagues

Question 25

proprietary

Answer 25

privately owned and managed facility, a profit-making organization

Question 26

Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) AMT

Answer 26

credential awarded for successfully passing the AMT examination

Question 27

scope of practice

Answer 27

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