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Medical Assisting Test NHA 2023 What cardiac procedures is within a medical assistant's scope of practice and does not require a licensed technician or provider to assist or perform it? - ANSWER Holter monitor application What EKG artifacts is caused by a disconnected electrode and results in t...

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  • May 14, 2023
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Medical Assisting Test NHA 2023
What cardiac procedures is within a medical assistant's scope of practice and does not
require a licensed technician or provider to assist or perform it? - ANSWER Holter
monitor application

What EKG artifacts is caused by a disconnected electrode and results in the tracing
going into the margins of the paper? - ANSWER Interrupted baseline

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? - ANSWER a gown

A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals ventricular fibrillation. Which of
the following actions should a medical assistant take first? - ANSWER Call for help and
begin CPR

A medical assistant is composing business correspondence using the simplified letter
style. Which of the following features should the assistant use? - ANSWER A subject
line in all capital letters

Where should a medical assistant place the electrode for the lead V5? - ANSWER On
the left anterior axillary line, horizontal to V4

A medical assistant is caring for a patient who is 5' 7" tall. Which of the following is the
patient's height in centimeters? - ANSWER 170 cm

Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging a
wound? - ANSWER Wrap the wound from distal to proximal

Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice? - ANSWER
Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patients condition

A patient is seen in an urgent care center for a laceration to the left foot. The provider
evaluates the injury, determines sutures are not needed, applies a dressing, and
releases the patient. Which of the following levels of examination should a medical
assistant use for the procedural coding for this visit? - ANSWER Problem-focused
examination

Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of the following information should a
medical assistant report to the provider? - ANSWER Recent laboratory results

A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to
leave the office. The provider recommends that a patient purchases an over-the-counter

, antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does nor know what an antitussive
is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - ANSWER It is a
medication that suppresses the cough reflex

A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about the use and care of a
transdermal patch. Which instructions should the assistant include in the teaching? -
ANSWER Select a different application location for each new patch

In which of the following positions should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in
preparation for a rectal examination? - ANSWER Sim's

Which of the following steps for a fingerstick should medical assistant complete first? -
ANSWER Confirm the correct identity of the patients

Which of the following cell structure is instrumental in helping the body mobilize and
secrete mucus from the respiratory tract? - ANSWER Cilia

A medical assistant in an outpatient facility is preparing a patient for a venipuncture.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take to confirm the patient's identify?
- ANSWER Ask the patient to state a spell their full name and provide their date of birth

A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching about a cardiac event monitor with a patient.
Which of the following statements by the patients indicates an understanding of the
procedure? - ANSWER I will record any symptoms I experience in the event log

When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks
should a medical assistant expect to preform? - ANSWER Receive and prepare tissue
specimens for the processing

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to verify the quality of the
venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw/ - ANSWER Inspect that integrity
of the needle's seal

A medical assistant is contracting a patient to schedule a repeat Papanicolaou test due
to abnormal results. The assistant should identify that which of the following factors can
interfere with the test results? - ANSWER Using an over-the-counter vaginal cream prior
to the test

A medical assistant has requested a preauthorization for a patient's referral to a
specialist. Which is a reason for the claim submitted by the specialist to be denied? -
ANSWER The service is provided after the expiration date

A medical assistant has a request to collect a routine CBC from a healthy 10-month-old
infant. Which is the most appropriate collection site? - ANSWER Left heel

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