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NHA CCMA Practice Questions 1. A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet. Which of the following instructions should the assistant give the patient? 2. A medical office assistant is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined by the provider. When inspecting the patient’s skin lesions, the assistant should expect to observe which of the following characteristics? 3. A patient requests a female provider to perform her examination due to a religious conviction. A female provider is not available. Which of the following is the appropriate response by the medical assistant? 4. Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical assistant? 5. Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe from retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient neglect and abuse? 6. A medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions should the assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? 7. A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infant’s head. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? . 8. Which of the following is a medical assistant's role in pulmonary function testing (PFT)? 9. Which of the following items in a medical office are considered administrative office supplies? 10. A medical assistant is composing business correspondence using the simplified letter style. Which of the following features should the assistant use?
11. A medical assistant is performing a review of items in a clinic’s inventory. How should the assistant classify dressings and bandages for inventory purposes? . 12. A medical assistant is caring for a child who has varicella zoster virus. The assistant should recognize that varicella is transferred through which of the following modes of transmission? 13. When completing documentation in a patient's paper medical record, a medical assistant realizes she made an error. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? 14. A patient asks a medical assistant to explain the difference between a liniment and a medicated lotion. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? 15. A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. The assistant should identify which of the following blood pressure reading stage two hypertension? 16. According to OSHA guidelines for universal precautions, which of the following types of patient contact would require a medical assistant to wear gloves, a mask, a face shield, and protective apparel? 17. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in the teaching? 18. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching was a patient about the self-administration of insulin injections. Which of the following patient statements indicates an understanding of the teachings? 19. A medical assistant is assisting with the physical examination of a patient who has scabies. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the assistant wear? 20. A patient arrives at a clinic with a build for X Rays that were required due to an injury at the patient's place of employment. The patient has private insurance and is eligible for worker’s compensation. The assistant should recognize that which of the following parties is responsible for payment of this bill?
21. A medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who has cold sores on his lips. The assistant should identify which of the following viruses can cause this condition? 22. A medical assistant works at an urgent care center that uses open hour scheduling. Which of the following describes this form of scheduling? 23. A patient calls the clinic to cancel a postoperative appointment and states that she will reschedule at a later date. For which of the following reason should the medical assistant document this information on the patient's chart? 24. A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy which of the following actions should the assistant take? 25. A medical assistant is responsible for cleaning the instruments used in a minor surgery. Which of the following is the first step in this process? 26. A medical assistant is using a butterfly needle set to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a patient’s hand. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? 27. When should the code on glucose cuvettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? 28. A medical assistant is writing a piece of professional correspondence to a consulting provider in which of the following range should the assistant record the date on the letter? 29. A medical assistant is entering a new prescription into a patient's electronic medical record (EMR). While entering the prescription, an alert notifying the assistant of a medication interaction appears on the screen. Which of the following action should the assistant take? 30. A patient tells the medical assistant that his provider’s office is incompetent, as there is no improvement in his condition. Which of the following is an appropriate response for the assistant to make?
31. A medical assistant should use which of the following solutions to prepare a patient skin prior to drawing blood cultures? 32. A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure measurement from an adult patient. Which of the following action should be assistant take to ensure an accurate reading? 33. A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits moderate hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? 34 . A medical assistant is administering an intradermal injection for allergy testing. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? 35. Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables? 36 . Where should a medical assistant place the electrode for lead V5? 37. In which of the following positions should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in preparation for a rectal exam? 38 . A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has intermittent peripheral cyanosis for and examination by the provider. The assistant should understand that healthy perfusion of the hands and feet depends on adequate interaction between which of the following two body systems? 39 . A first time patient is late arriving to the office. Which of the following should the medical assistant say first? 40 . A medical assistant is reviewing a Medicare claim denial. The assistant determines that there are charges that exceed the usual, customary, and reasonable fees. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? 41 . Which of the following techniques should the medical assistant use to confirm a patient understanding of insulin administration?
42 . A medical assistant is explaining to a female patient how to collect a clean patch urine specimen. which of the following instructions should the assistant include? 43 . Which of the following medical record documentation template is organized by the entity that supplied the data? 44 . A medical assistant is preparing 1 g/kg of activated charcoal for a patient who weighs 176 pounds. How many grams of charcoal should the assistant prepare? 45 . A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile tray for a procedure. He picks up the instrument and places it back on the sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office, concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of the following torts has the assistant committed? 46 . Which of the following positions is appropriate for pelvic examination? 47 . A medical assistant is preparing to perform a capillary collection of an older adult patient who has poor circulation in his hands. Which of the following techniques should the assistant use to increase circulation at the collection site? 48 . At work a medical assistant cared for a neighbor he sustained multiple injuries in a fall. After work another neighbor asked the assistant what happened to the neighbor who fell. following the American Association of medical assistance code of ethics, which of the following responses should the assistance make? 49 . A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has congestive heart failure (CHF)for an examination by the provider. Which of the following manifestation should the assistant expect? 50. A medical assistant has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following is the most appropriate collection site? . 51 . A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with the patient about the use and care of transdermal patch. Which of the following instructions should the assistant include in the teaching?
52 . A medical assistant needs to remove all living microorganisms from a contaminated towel clamp. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to clean the instrument? 53 . Which of the following EKG artifacts is caused by a disconnect electron and result in tracing going into the margins of the paper? 54 . A medical assistant is administering heparin subcutaneously to a patient. Which of the following action should the assistant take? 55 . A medical assistant is checking a patient’s hearing using the Weber test period which of the following action should the assistant take? . 56 . A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile trade that a medical assistant is preparing. Which of the following instruments should the assistant include on the tray? . 57 . A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below the knee amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant select for electrode placement? 58. A medical assistant is witnessing a patient sign an informed consent form. Which of the following is the responsibility of the assistant acting as a witness? 59 . Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell? 60 . A medical assistant is transcribing a prescription for a medication that a patient should take before meals. Which of the following abbreviation should the assistant use to indicate when the patient should take the medication? ” 61. The medical assistant is contracting a patient to schedule a repeat Papanicolaou test due to abnormal results. This should identify that which of the following factors can interfere with the test results? 62 . When using a centrifuge, a medical assistant must do which of the following to ensure safety and accuracy?
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