NHA CBS 2024 GUIDELINES QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
\CWhich of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? - --
the Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
\CA 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
\CA 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.
\CMedical 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
\CPrior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the medical
system report to the provider? - --Recent laboratory results
\CA 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
\CThe 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
\CA 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
\CA 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
, \CA 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."
\CA 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
\CWhich of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical assistant? - --
Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
\CWhich of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice? - --Order additional
laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
\CThe 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
\CA 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.
\Cwhen 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
\CA 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
\CA 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
\CA patient arrives at a clinic with a bill for x-rays the 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
ANSWERS
\CWhich of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a wound? - --
the Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
\CA 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
\CA 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.
\CMedical 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
\CPrior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information should the medical
system report to the provider? - --Recent laboratory results
\CA 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
\CThe 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
\CA 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
\CA 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
, \CA 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."
\CA 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
\CWhich of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical assistant? - --
Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
\CWhich of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice? - --Order additional
laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
\CThe 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
\CA 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.
\Cwhen 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
\CA 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
\CA 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
\CA patient arrives at a clinic with a bill for x-rays the 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
