NHA Practice Exam Questions 2023 Accurate 100%
Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing?
Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice?
A patient loses consciousness....
1). Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a
patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing?
Ans: Dyspnea
2). Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice?
Ans: Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition.
3). A patient loses consciousness. the ekg tracing revels ventricular fibrillation. which of the
following actions should a medical assistant take first?
Ans: B. Call for help and begin CPR
4). A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching a patient about pulse oximetry. which of the
following statements should the assistant include in the teaching?
Ans: "Remove your nail polish before the test."
5). A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for patient's cholecystectomy. the reason
stated is "non-covered service." if this procedure was deemed emergent by the provider,
which of the following action, should the assistant take?
Ans: Instruct the patient to contract ensure about the denial of payment.
6). When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks
should a medical assistant expect to perform?
Ans: Receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing.
7). Which of the following laboratory results of the medical assistant recognizes abnormal?
Ans: Potassium 3 mEq/L
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, 8). A medical assistant is scheduling diagnostic test for patients liver and pancreas. which of
the following systems is being assessed?
Ans: Digestive
9). A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile field for a
procedure. he picks up the instrument in places it back on the sterile field. a few days after
the procedure, the patient calls, the office, concerned that the area surrounding the
procedure say is infected. which of the following torts has assistant committed?
Ans: Negligence
10). Medic assistant is using a butterfly needle said to obtain a blood sample from a vein in a
patient's hand. which of the following action should the assistant take?
Ans: Hold the needle by its wings.
11). The parent of a child pinworms is asking a medical assistant for more information about
his child's condition. this is sent should begin by explaining that pinworms her, which of
the following types of micro-organism?
Ans: Helminths
12). Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of the following information should a
medical assistant report to the provider?
Ans: Recent laboratory results
13). Which of the following cells structures is instrumental in helping the body mobilizing
secrete mucus from the respiratory tract?
Ans: Cilia
14). A patient ask medic assistant to explain the difference between a liniment and a
medicated lotion. which of the following responses should the assistant make?
Ans: "Liniments container higher portion of oil than medicated lotion."
15). Medic assistant is using a scale with a height by to measure patient's height. which of the
following action should the assistant take?
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, Ans: Lower the horizontal bar gently so that it rests on the top of the patient's head.
16). A medical assistant is reviewing a patient's medical history prior to the patient's
appointment. which of the following laboratory results indicates the need to schedule an
extension of the current visit?
Ans: Fasting blood glucose 168 mg/dL
17). Which of the following items in a medical office are considered administrative office
supplies?
Ans: Letterhead, envelopes, and business cards.
18). A medical assistant should follow a chain of custody guidelines for which of the following
types of laboratory results?
Ans: Parentage testing
19). Medic assistant received a telephone call from a patient who seems anxious about the
results of a test. which of the following responses should the assistant make?
Ans: "I know you were concerned about your test results. Will call you as soon as
results come in."
20). A patient reports getting a bill that includes services that she did not receive. which of the
following action should a medical assistant take to reconcile the charges?
Ans: Review the days encounter forms to determine if patient receive the services.
21). A medical assistant has a request to collect the routine cbc from a healthy 10 month old
infant. which of the following is the most appropriate collection site?
Ans: Left heel
22). A medical assistant is assisting a patient who is obese with an insulin injection. which of
the following is the correct angle for the patient injection?
Ans: 90°
23).
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, 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?
Ans: 150/95 MM Hg
24). Medic assistant is reviewing a list of medication so patient reports currently taking. this is
not should recognize that which of the following medication is available and sublingual
form?
Ans: Nitroglycerin
25). A patient calls the clinic to cancel her postoperative appointment and says that she will
reschedule at a later date. for which of the following reasons for the medical assistant
document this information on the patient's chart?
Ans: To prove the office was not negligent.
26). Medic assistant is faxing a prescription to a patient's pharmacy. which of the following
actions should the assistant take?
Ans: Call the pharmacy to confirm receipt of the faxed prescription.
27). Which of the following is a medical assistant's role in pulmonary function testing (pft)?
Ans: Coach the patient through the test.
28). A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has active tuberculosis. which of the
following pieces of personal protective equipment (ppe) must be used during the patient's
care?
Ans: N95 respirator
29). A primary care provider suspects that a patient has fibromyalgia. a medical assistant
should expect the provider to refer the patient to which of the following specialists?
Ans: Rheumatologist
30). In which of the following scenarios should a medical assistant choose a cpt modifier?
Ans: For special circumstances applied to a procedure performed by the provider
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