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EWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSW
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ERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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The nopeningninside nthe nskullnthatnholdsnthe nbrainnisnthe:
a. Cranialncavity
b. Orbitalncavity
c. Nasalncavity
d. Thoracicncavityn-nanswer-*The ndorsalncavitynisndividednintonthe ncranialncavityn(whichnhousesnthe nbrain)
The nanswernis:nCranialncavity
Ancrime npunishable nbynanfine nornimprisonmentnfornlessnthannone nyearnisnknownnasna:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigationn-nanswer-
*Misdemeanorsnare nlessnseriousncrimesnthannfeloniesnandnrenpunishable nbynfinesnornimprisonmentnupnt
onanyearnornless.
The ncorrectnanswernis:nMisdemeanor
Professionalnnegligence nisnalsoncalled:
a. Malfunction
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice n-nanswer-Medicalnnegligence nisncommonlynknownnasnmalpractice
The ncorrectnanswernis:nMalpractice
Whichnof nthe nfollowingnitemsnisnthenmostnimportantnfornassistivenpersonnelntonkeepninnmindnduringntheirnd
ailynroutine ninnmedicalnsettings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
,c. Privilege ngrantedntonanphysician
d. Consentn-nanswer-
*Innthe nStandardnof nCare nthenfirstnitemnthenmedicalnassistantnshouldnupholdnisnmaintainingnconfide
ntiality
The ncorrectnanswernis:nConfidentiality
Innwhichnofnthe nfollowingnsituationsnisnitnpermissible ntonrelease ninformationnfromnanpatient'snrecords?
a. Whennthe npatient'snemployernrequestsnit
b. Whennannattorneynrequestsnit
c. Whennancourtnrequestsnitnbynmeansnof nansubpoena
d. Whennthe npatient'snbestnfriendnrequestsnitn-nanswer-
*The nlawnmaynrequire nthe nphysicianntonrelease nthe nrecordnwhennancourtnsubpoenasnit
The ncorrectnanswernis:nWhennancourtnrequestsnitnbynmeansnofnansubpoena
Undernwhichnofnthe nfollowingncircumstancesnisnitnpermissible ntonreleaseninformationnfromnanpatient'snreco
rds?
a. Whennthe nphysicianncallsntonrequestnit
b. Whennthe npatientnsignsnanrelease
c. Whennthe ninsurance ncompanynsignsnanrelease
d. Whennthe npatientnhasnsignednanlivingnwilln- nanswer-
*Informationncannbe nreleasednonlynafternanpatientnsignsnanrelease nstatement
The ncorrectnanswernis:nWhennthe npatientnsignsnanrelease
Thisncavityncontainsnthe nheartnandnlungs,namongnothernorgans.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasaln- nanswer-*The nthoracicncavityncontainsnthe nlungs,nheart,nesophagusnandntrachea
The ncorrectnanswernis:nThoracic
,Locatednnearnthenbacknofnthenbody,nthisnbodyncavitynisnancontinuousninternalnopeningnthatnincludesnthencra
nialnandnspinalncavities.
a. Posteriorn(dorsal) ncavity
b. Transverse nplane
c. Pelvicncavity
d. Abdominalncavityn-nanswer-*The ndorsalncavitynisndividednintonthe ncranialncavitynandnthe nspinalncavity
The ncorrectnanswernis:nPosteriorn(dorsal) ncavity
Thisnisnthe nscrubbingnofninstrumentsnwithnspecialnbrushesnandndetergentsntonremove nblood,nmucous,netc.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfectionn-nanswer-
*Sanitizationnisnthenscrubbingnofninstrumentsnandnequipmentnwithnspecialnbrushesnandndetergents
n ton remove n blood, n mucous n andn othern contaminants
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSanitization
Thisnisnthe nprocessnthatninvolvesnansoakingnornwipingnprocessnandninhibitsnthe nactivitynofndisease-
causingnorganisms.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitizing
c. Disinfection
d. Treatednwithnantisepticsn-nanswer-
*Disinfectionnisnthe nprocessnthatndestroysnmostnmicronorganisms;nhowevernitncannotnkillnall
The ncorrectnanswernis:nDisinfection
The nprocessnusednfornsuppliesnthatnwouldncomeninncontactnwithninternalnbodyntissuenornannopennwound.nIt
n involves n the n use n of n heatn (steam) n andn ann autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. SurgicalnAsepsis
, d. Sanitizationn-nanswer-
*Sterilizationnisnrequirednfornallninstrumentsnandnsuppliesnthatnwillnpenetratenanpatient'snskin.nSterilizat
ionnusuallyninvolvesnannautoclave nornchemicaln(cold) nprocess
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSterilization
Younare ntakingnvitalsnonnanpatientnandntheyncomplainnthatntheynhave ndizzinessneverynonceninnanwhile.nWhat
n type n of n symptomn isn this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Socialn-nanswer-*Subjective ndate nisnobtainednfromnanconversationnwithnthe npatient
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSubjective
Younare ntakingnvitalsnonnanpatientnandntheyncomplainntheirnrightneyenisnthrobbing.nTheirnrightneye nisnswoll
ennandnbruised.nWhatntype nofnsymptomnisnthis?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Social
d. Objective n- nanswer-*Objective ndatanisnreadilynapparentnandnmeasurable
The ncorrectnanswernis:nObjective
Ifnyounarenrecordingnanpatient'snheightnandnarenusingncentimeters,nwhatnisnthe nconversionnformulantongonfr
omncentimetersntoninches?
a. Mulitplynbyn2.5
b. Subtractn2.5nfromnthe nnumber
c. Divide nbyn2.5
d. Addn2.5ntonthe nnumbern-nanswer-*TongonfromnCMntoninches,nthe nformulanwouldnbe n
CMn÷2.54n= nInches
The ncorrectnanswernis:nDivide nbyn2.5
Younare ntakingnthe nvitalsnofnanpatientnwithnpneumonia.nThe npatientncoughsnnearnyournface.nWhatncouldny
ounhave ndone ntonminimize nthe nrisknof ncontractingnthe ndisease?
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EWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSW
n n n n n
ERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
n n n
The nopeningninside nthe nskullnthatnholdsnthe nbrainnisnthe:
a. Cranialncavity
b. Orbitalncavity
c. Nasalncavity
d. Thoracicncavityn-nanswer-*The ndorsalncavitynisndividednintonthe ncranialncavityn(whichnhousesnthe nbrain)
The nanswernis:nCranialncavity
Ancrime npunishable nbynanfine nornimprisonmentnfornlessnthannone nyearnisnknownnasna:
a. Misdemeanor
b. Arbitration
c. Felony
d. Mitigationn-nanswer-
*Misdemeanorsnare nlessnseriousncrimesnthannfeloniesnandnrenpunishable nbynfinesnornimprisonmentnupnt
onanyearnornless.
The ncorrectnanswernis:nMisdemeanor
Professionalnnegligence nisnalsoncalled:
a. Malfunction
b. Arbitration
c. Malice
d. Malpractice n-nanswer-Medicalnnegligence nisncommonlynknownnasnmalpractice
The ncorrectnanswernis:nMalpractice
Whichnof nthe nfollowingnitemsnisnthenmostnimportantnfornassistivenpersonnelntonkeepninnmindnduringntheirnd
ailynroutine ninnmedicalnsettings?
a. Burglary
b. Confidentiality
,c. Privilege ngrantedntonanphysician
d. Consentn-nanswer-
*Innthe nStandardnof nCare nthenfirstnitemnthenmedicalnassistantnshouldnupholdnisnmaintainingnconfide
ntiality
The ncorrectnanswernis:nConfidentiality
Innwhichnofnthe nfollowingnsituationsnisnitnpermissible ntonrelease ninformationnfromnanpatient'snrecords?
a. Whennthe npatient'snemployernrequestsnit
b. Whennannattorneynrequestsnit
c. Whennancourtnrequestsnitnbynmeansnof nansubpoena
d. Whennthe npatient'snbestnfriendnrequestsnitn-nanswer-
*The nlawnmaynrequire nthe nphysicianntonrelease nthe nrecordnwhennancourtnsubpoenasnit
The ncorrectnanswernis:nWhennancourtnrequestsnitnbynmeansnofnansubpoena
Undernwhichnofnthe nfollowingncircumstancesnisnitnpermissible ntonreleaseninformationnfromnanpatient'snreco
rds?
a. Whennthe nphysicianncallsntonrequestnit
b. Whennthe npatientnsignsnanrelease
c. Whennthe ninsurance ncompanynsignsnanrelease
d. Whennthe npatientnhasnsignednanlivingnwilln- nanswer-
*Informationncannbe nreleasednonlynafternanpatientnsignsnanrelease nstatement
The ncorrectnanswernis:nWhennthe npatientnsignsnanrelease
Thisncavityncontainsnthe nheartnandnlungs,namongnothernorgans.
a. Thoracic
b. Cranial
c. Orbital
d. Nasaln- nanswer-*The nthoracicncavityncontainsnthe nlungs,nheart,nesophagusnandntrachea
The ncorrectnanswernis:nThoracic
,Locatednnearnthenbacknofnthenbody,nthisnbodyncavitynisnancontinuousninternalnopeningnthatnincludesnthencra
nialnandnspinalncavities.
a. Posteriorn(dorsal) ncavity
b. Transverse nplane
c. Pelvicncavity
d. Abdominalncavityn-nanswer-*The ndorsalncavitynisndividednintonthe ncranialncavitynandnthe nspinalncavity
The ncorrectnanswernis:nPosteriorn(dorsal) ncavity
Thisnisnthe nscrubbingnofninstrumentsnwithnspecialnbrushesnandndetergentsntonremove nblood,nmucous,netc.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitization
c. Distillation
d. Disinfectionn-nanswer-
*Sanitizationnisnthenscrubbingnofninstrumentsnandnequipmentnwithnspecialnbrushesnandndetergents
n ton remove n blood, n mucous n andn othern contaminants
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSanitization
Thisnisnthe nprocessnthatninvolvesnansoakingnornwipingnprocessnandninhibitsnthe nactivitynofndisease-
causingnorganisms.
a. Sterilization
b. Sanitizing
c. Disinfection
d. Treatednwithnantisepticsn-nanswer-
*Disinfectionnisnthe nprocessnthatndestroysnmostnmicronorganisms;nhowevernitncannotnkillnall
The ncorrectnanswernis:nDisinfection
The nprocessnusednfornsuppliesnthatnwouldncomeninncontactnwithninternalnbodyntissuenornannopennwound.nIt
n involves n the n use n of n heatn (steam) n andn ann autoclave.
a. Disinfection
b. Sterilization
c. SurgicalnAsepsis
, d. Sanitizationn-nanswer-
*Sterilizationnisnrequirednfornallninstrumentsnandnsuppliesnthatnwillnpenetratenanpatient'snskin.nSterilizat
ionnusuallyninvolvesnannautoclave nornchemicaln(cold) nprocess
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSterilization
Younare ntakingnvitalsnonnanpatientnandntheyncomplainnthatntheynhave ndizzinessneverynonceninnanwhile.nWhat
n type n of n symptomn isn this?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Objective
d. Socialn-nanswer-*Subjective ndate nisnobtainednfromnanconversationnwithnthe npatient
The ncorrectnanswernis:nSubjective
Younare ntakingnvitalsnonnanpatientnandntheyncomplainntheirnrightneyenisnthrobbing.nTheirnrightneye nisnswoll
ennandnbruised.nWhatntype nofnsymptomnisnthis?
a. Familial
b. Subjective
c. Social
d. Objective n- nanswer-*Objective ndatanisnreadilynapparentnandnmeasurable
The ncorrectnanswernis:nObjective
Ifnyounarenrecordingnanpatient'snheightnandnarenusingncentimeters,nwhatnisnthe nconversionnformulantongonfr
omncentimetersntoninches?
a. Mulitplynbyn2.5
b. Subtractn2.5nfromnthe nnumber
c. Divide nbyn2.5
d. Addn2.5ntonthe nnumbern-nanswer-*TongonfromnCMntoninches,nthe nformulanwouldnbe n
CMn÷2.54n= nInches
The ncorrectnanswernis:nDivide nbyn2.5
Younare ntakingnthe nvitalsnofnanpatientnwithnpneumonia.nThe npatientncoughsnnearnyournface.nWhatncouldny
ounhave ndone ntonminimize nthe nrisknof ncontractingnthe ndisease?
