NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank 20 24. NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank 2024.
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is
true of a Schedule 1 drug? - CORRECT ANSWER have no accepted medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits moderate hearing loss. What following action should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER remain within the patient's view to allow lip-reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an examination by a provider. what manifestation should the assistant expect to
find? - CORRECT ANSWER irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from - CORRECT ANSWER denial of care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a medical assistant is preparing. what instrument should the assistant include on the tray? - CORRECT ANSWER scissors
what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables? - CORRECT ANSWER Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? - CORRECT ANSWER EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? - CORRECT ANSWER non adherent dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a terminal diagnosis and is crying? what action should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER allow the patient to cry
what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - CORRECT ANSWER
lithotomy
NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank 2024. what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical office? - CORRECT ANSWERNotice of Private Practices (NPP)
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet. what instructions should the assistant give the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER "place the tablet between the gums and cheek."
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy. what action should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank 2024. a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should perform? - CORRECT ANSWER head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-child visit? - CORRECT ANSWERposition the infant on his back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when administering an enteric-coated tablet? - CORRECT ANSWER "swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. And medical assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient
to which of the following ancillary services? - CORRECT ANSWER Home health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which patient first? - CORRECT ANSWER an older adult patient who has diabetes and has a high blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test. what action should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER ask the patient if he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions should assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER previous thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what is
the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - CORRECT
ANSWER 30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER 15 degree angle
a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports persistent pain in the left upper quadrant. the assistant should note that this area contains which of the following organs? - CORRECT ANSWER
stomach
what position should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in preparation for a rectal examination? - CORRECT ANSWER Sims
NHA Medical Assistant (CCMA) Exam solution Test bank 2024.