Clo 5

Complete, thorough

ensures that the provider will have detailed notes about each contact

with the patient and about the treatment plan, patient responses and progress, and treatment outcomes.

1. If an error is made while documenting in a patient's chart, how should the correction be made?

1. As a medical assistant, you may be responsible for processing tests done in the physician's office laboratory (POL), including:

• 1. all of these choices are correct

• reporting the results to the physician

• collecting the sample

• preparing the patient for the test

• completing the test

Patient X-ray and lab tests should be placed in the medical record according to facility policy, but always in reverse

order.

When should you record exam and test results?

1. Mr. Pierce arrived for his scheduled blood test at 10:00 this morning. When you asked if he followed instructions and fasted since midnight, he proudly states that he hasn't had anything "except my morning

1. Information such as laboratory results that are required quickly are commonly sent to the medical facility by which method?

When documenting what color ink should a medical assistant use?

Mrs. Casanello had a glucose tolerance test last Friday. She calls Wednesday afternoon and asks if the results are back yet. The results came in Wednesday morning, and you know that the results were within normal range. What should you tell Mrs. Casanello?

To identify the patient correctly prior to blood collection, you should