NCCPA Professional Standards 3

Question 1

A PA is treating a patient who is a minor. The patient asks the PA not to share information about a sexually transmitted infection with the parents. In most US states, the PA should:

Accepted Answer

Respect the minor's confidentiality regarding STI treatment as permitted by law

Answer

Most states grant minors the right to confidential STI treatment, and PAs must follow applicable state law protecting this confidentiality.

Question 2

Which of the following situations requires a PA to break patient confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

A patient makes a credible threat of serious harm to an identifiable third party

Answer

PAs have a duty to warn when a patient makes a credible, specific threat of violence against an identifiable third party (Tarasoff principle).

Question 3

The NCCPA's Physician Assistant Professional Practice Experience (PAPE) pathway allows PAs to:

Accepted Answer

Demonstrate specialty-level competency through documented clinical experience

Answer

The PAPE pathway allows experienced PAs to demonstrate specialty competency through documented practice experience for Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ).

Question 4

A PA who disagrees with a physician's treatment plan should:

Accepted Answer

Communicate concerns professionally to the supervising physician

Answer

Professional communication of clinical concerns to the supervising physician is the appropriate and ethical response to treatment disagreements.

Question 5

Which scenario best illustrates appropriate professional boundaries for a PA?

Accepted Answer

Declining a patient's gift and explaining the professional boundary policy

Answer

Politely declining gifts and explaining professional boundary policies maintains appropriate therapeutic relationships.

(NCCPA) National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Practice Test

(NCCPA) National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Practice Test

NCCPA Professional Standards 3