NHA- CCMA 2020 REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following
should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? -
\Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a
wound? -
\Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following
documents should the assistant locate information about provider referrals or follow up
appointment request for the patient? -
\Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any and all
services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up appointments
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of the
following instructions should the assistant include? -
\You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on a patient's
leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant use to remove the
medication from the jar? -
\A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the
medical system report to the provider? -
\Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has Epstein-barr
virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can cause which of the
following conditions? -
\Mononucleosis
The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized problem-oriented
medical record (POMR). into which of the following sections of the POMR should the
assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results? -
\Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the total
cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is an appropriate response by the
assistant? -
\Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
, A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. which of the
following healthcare provider should the assistant I did the find as being able to make a
diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment? -
\Physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. which of the
following statements should the assistant take? -
\"I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today, there will be a small stick in your arm."
A medical system it is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual acuity.
The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distance away?
-
\20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical
assistant? -
\Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice? -
\Order additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
The medical system is monitoring a patient during a stress test. the patient becomes
increasingly short of breath and tachycardia abnormalities appear in his EKG rhythm.
which of the following actions should the assistant take first? -
\Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete debris.
upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the surface of the sclera which
of the following actions should the assistant take? -
\Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer canthus.
when preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should the
medical assistant take? -
\Vigorously dry the patient skin prior to electrode placement
A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. the assistant should
identify which of the following blood pressure readings as stage two hypertension? -
\150/95 mm Hg
A medical system is talking with an older adult patient who sustained a foot fracture in
the fall. she reports managing most tasks at home well but has difficulty navigating with
her crutches and is currently homebound. to which of the following resources should the
assistant refer the patient? -
\Meals on wheels
AND ANSWERS.
A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the following
should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? -
\Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a
wound? -
\Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the following
documents should the assistant locate information about provider referrals or follow up
appointment request for the patient? -
\Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any and all
services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up appointments
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of the
following instructions should the assistant include? -
\You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on a patient's
leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant use to remove the
medication from the jar? -
\A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the
medical system report to the provider? -
\Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has Epstein-barr
virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can cause which of the
following conditions? -
\Mononucleosis
The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized problem-oriented
medical record (POMR). into which of the following sections of the POMR should the
assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results? -
\Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the total
cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is an appropriate response by the
assistant? -
\Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
, A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. which of the
following healthcare provider should the assistant I did the find as being able to make a
diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment? -
\Physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. which of the
following statements should the assistant take? -
\"I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today, there will be a small stick in your arm."
A medical system it is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual acuity.
The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distance away?
-
\20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical
assistant? -
\Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice? -
\Order additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
The medical system is monitoring a patient during a stress test. the patient becomes
increasingly short of breath and tachycardia abnormalities appear in his EKG rhythm.
which of the following actions should the assistant take first? -
\Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete debris.
upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the surface of the sclera which
of the following actions should the assistant take? -
\Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer canthus.
when preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should the
medical assistant take? -
\Vigorously dry the patient skin prior to electrode placement
A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. the assistant should
identify which of the following blood pressure readings as stage two hypertension? -
\150/95 mm Hg
A medical system is talking with an older adult patient who sustained a foot fracture in
the fall. she reports managing most tasks at home well but has difficulty navigating with
her crutches and is currently homebound. to which of the following resources should the
assistant refer the patient? -
\Meals on wheels
