OMA Chapter 16 Self-assessment test study guide questions and answers 100% verified answers.
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The doctor is with a patient who requires unexpected additional examination time. You have apologized to the waiting patients and explained that the doctor will be delayed another 15 minutes, but Mrs. Wright now tells you she is concerned about getting home later than she had planned. Which of the ...
The doctor is with a patient who requires unexpected additional examination time. You have apologized
to the waiting patients and explained that the doctor will be delayed another 15 minutes, but Mrs.
Wright now tells you she is concerned about getting home later than she had planned. Which of the
following would be the best action for you to take?
a. Explain the nature of the test the doctor is conducting on the patient presently being seen so that
Mrs. Wright can appreciate its importance.
b. Suggest that Mrs. Wright take a walk and return in 15 minutes.
c. Ask Mrs. Wright to stop into a private part of the office with you and explain that you understand how
important her time is to her.
d. Offer to reschedule Mrs. Wright's appointment or allow her to telephone home to say she will be
delayed.
e. Tell Mrs. Wright that an emergency has occurred but that she should have to wait only a few more
minutes. - correct answer a,d
List 4 areas of common deficits of visual impairment - correct answer No
peripheral vision but good central vision, no central vision, less than 20/200 visual acuity, only portions
of the visual field perceived, light perception only, no light perception, fluctuations in vision.
Describe how you might handle being called away while guiding a visually impaired patient to a room. -
correct answer Either proceed to a room with the patient or have another
office staff member take over guiding the patient for you.
Write the visual acuity recording for patients who require the Snellen chart to be 8 feet away before
they can see the 200 optotype. - correct answer 8/200
Name the 3 principal procedures for determining visual acuity in an older child or adult patients who
cannot read the Snellen chart at 3 feet. - correct answer See and count
fingers, detect hand movements, perceive light
A papoose board is principally used for which of the following tasks?
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