NHA Quiz 9: General patient care
Restock medical supplies in the examination rooms - correct answer which of the
following actions should a medical assistant take when closing the clinical area at the
end of the day
clean a spill on the hallway floor using a towel - correct answer which of the following
actions should the medical assistant take to prevents patient accidents in the clinical
setting?
Chief complaint - correct answer A medical assistant is preparing a patient for an
examination. which of the following is a component of the patients medical history?
Radial - correct answer A medical assistant is preparing to obtain vital signs from an
adult patient during a routine physical examination. which of the following arteries
should the medical assistant use to palpate the patient's pulse
Head circumference - correct answer which of the following is an anthropometric
measurement that a medical assistant should collect from a 2-year-old child?
Cerebrovascular accident - correct answer A medical assistant notices that the patient
is slurring speech and has developed a slight drooping of one side of the mouth. these
manifestations are indications of which of the following emergent conditions?
prone - correct answer A provider instructs a medical assistant to position a patient for
examination of the patient's dorsal cavity. the medical assistant should place the patient
in which of the following positions?
place the medication under the tongue - correct answer A patient in a clinical is
experiencing symptoms of myocardial infarction. the provider prescribes sublingual
nitroglycerin. which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?
remove each suture after cutting next to the knot - correct answer A medical assistant
is performing suture removal. which of the following actions should the medical
assistant take ?
use gloves when instilling the medication - correct answer A medical assistant is
caring for a patient who has conjunctivitis. which of the following actions should the
medical assistant take when performing an eye instillation?
the temperature of the water is too cold - correct answer A medical assistant is
performing an ear irrigation. the patient reports dizziness. these symptoms could be
caused by which of the following?
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