SCOPE OF
TEST # 33 – MEDICAL ASSISTING
PERCENT
OF TEST:
15
% FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL ASSISTING
- Emergency Care/Triage
- Careers in Healthcare
- Orientation to Healthcare
- Infection Control
- Lab Safety
30
% ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT
- Patient Interaction
- Materials Management
- Financials
- Records Management
- Administrative Practices
- Insurance/Bill/Coding
35
% CLINICAL SKILLS
- Special Laboratory Procedures
- Urinalysis
- Hematology
- Nutrition
- Pharmacology
- Medication Administration
- Radiology
- Rehabilitative Medicine
- Physical Assessment
5 % PHLEBOTOMY
10
% EKG
5 % MEDICAL ASSISTANT RELATED MATHEMATICS
- Medication Dosage
- Metric Calculations and Conversions
SCOPE OF
TEST #33 – MEDICAL ASSISTING
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THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED
WITH THE MATCHING
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
.
THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM
CANDIDATES:
Delmar's
Comprehensive Medical Assisting, 2nd Edition
Wilburta Lindh, Marilyn Pooler, Tamparo,
Carol, Delmar, 2002
Dosage
Calculations, 7e
Gloria D. Pickar, Delmar, 2004
Fundamentals of Medical Assisting, Sue A.
Hunt, Saunders, 2002
Clinical Procedures for Medical
Assisting: A Patient-Centered Approach
Prickett-Ramutkowski,
ICD-9-CM Expert for Physicians,
Volumes 1 & 2, First Edition, Ingenix, Delmar,
2004
Medical Laboratory Procedures, Palko & Palko, Glencoe 1999
Saunders Textbook of
Medical Assisting, Diane
Klieger, Saunders 2006
YOU
MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH
THE INTERLIBRARY PROGRAM.
SCOPE OF
TEST #33 – MEDICAL ASSISTING
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The written exam consists of 100 multiple
choice questions. Each question consists
of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
A
client with bradycardia would have
which of the following?
a. a
respiratory rate of 29
* b. a
pulse rate of 48
c. a
respiratory rate of 10
d. a
pulse rate of 116
A
life-threatening complication of untreated hyperglycemia:
* a. Keto-acidosis
b. Oliguria.
c. Dysuria.
d. Hematuria
* indicates
correct answer
THE
TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN
COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 7/2008
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE #33 MEDICAL ASSISTING
PART 1:
ADMINISTRATIVE – MEDICAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT
11% - Intake
7% - Outtake
3% - Coding
9% - Billing
10% - Reimbursement
PART 2:
CLINICAL PROCEDURES
4% - Exam
Preparation
19% - Clinical Skills
- Electrocardiography
- Venipuncture
- Dry Sterile Dressing
- Incision and Drainage
21% - Laboratory
Analysis
- Clean Catch U/A
- Stool for Occult Blood
9% - Patient
Discharge with Medication
3% - Professional Qualities
4% - Safety
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE #33 MEDICAL ASSISTING
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UNIFORM:
Candidates
WILL NOT be tested unless a clean, professional uniform is worn,
which is a Scrub Top and Pants (white or solid colored ONLY) and white nursing
shoes (no open toes) are worn. Hair must be worn pulled back and up off
the shoulder. No jewelry other than
wedding band and one pair of stud earrings are to be worn. No facial piercings are allowed. No artificial nails will be allowed. Length of nails is at working length and may
not exceed the tip of the finger. No
colored nail polish.
BASIC
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY):
Watch (with
second hand)
Stethoscope
Safety
Glasses must be worn as needed
Pens and
Pencils
**Candidates
must bring a person dressed to act
as a patient for those aspects of the test as required. Patient must not be in the Medical Field, be 18 years or older, and must wear
short sleeved removable top and loose fitting pants (NO JEANS).
ADDITIONAL
LAB EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED
NO
BOOKS OR NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
UPDATED: 7/2008