Famous People in Medical History
Founder of nursing, the lady with the lamp
Who is Florence Nightingale
This type of nurse requires further education and training and can write prescriptions
Who is a nurse practitioner
This is the credentialing agency that grants your medical assistant certification
NHA - National Healthcare Association
Long nails and colored polish are always acceptable in a medical facility - True or False
What is False
What is the constant practice of considering all aspects of a situation when deciding what to believe and what to do
What is critical thinking
The American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton
A DO (doctor of osteopathy) places emphasis on the relationship of the musculoskeletal structure
True or False
What is True
This legislation that affects which laboratory tests can be performed in a healthcare facility and or doctor office
What is CLIA
Prioritizing patients so that the most urgent cases receive care first
What is failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would under similar circumstances, such conduct falls below the standards of behavior established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm
What is negligence
Developed the Polio Vaccine
Who is Albert Sabin or Jonas Salk
This dr is a medical doctor who specializes in the treatment of disorders of the eye
Who is an ophthalmologist
An organization that provides certification for medical assistants with an associates degree
What is AAMA
Specific tasks that are within the medical assistant standards of care
Scope of Practice
What is a learning device, an image, rhyme or order of letters that a person uses to help them remember information
What is a mnemonic
William Harvey is famous for this
What is first describing the circulatory system
This health care worker performs ultrasound diagnostic procedures under the supervision of the physician
Who is a medical sonographer
This is the certification you will get for learning about the electrical conductivity of the heart
What is EKG - Electrocardiogram
What are - weighing patient, obtaining vital signs, giving vaccinations, patient education, documentation, charting, cleaning room & replacing paper on table in between patients, communicating with the physician, obtaining labs or samples...
When you are dependable and able to be trusted
What is reliable
This person implemented hand washing to prevent puerperal fever in maternity wards, which reduced deaths
Who is Ignaz Semmelweis
This healthcare professional diagnoses hearing loss and issues of the ear
Who is an audiologist
This is the certification you will get for drawing blood from a vein
What is phlebotomy
3 duties that an administrative medical assistant performs
A system of medical practice that treats disease by use of remedies such as medications and surgery
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