NHA CCMA PRACTICE TEST #4
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell? -
Answer️️ -Mitochondria
A medical assistant is testing a patients visual acuity using a snellen chart.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Ans...
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell? -
Answer✔️✔️-Mitochondria
A medical assistant is testing a patients visual acuity using a snellen chart.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-
Make sure the patient does not lean forward during the test.
During a routine venipuncture, the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic.
What condition is most likely to occur in this patient? - Answer✔️✔️-
Syncope
A patient calls the clinic to cancel a postoperative appointment and states
that she will reschedule at a later date. For which of the following reasons
should the medical assistant document this information on the patients
chart? - Answer✔️✔️-To prove the office was not negligent.
When completing documentation in a patient's paper medical record, a
medical assistant realizes she made an error. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-Draw a line through the
error and initial it.
Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 claim form should
a medical assistant recognize as indicating the medical necessity of a
procedure? - Answer✔️✔️-Diagnosis code
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to
confirm patients understanding of insulin administration? - Answer✔️✔️-
Observe the patient as she performs a self-demonstration.
A medical assistant is preparing a community resource library. Which of
the following actions should the assistant first take? - Answer✔️✔️-Compile
a list of local community agencies.
A medical assistant is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject
a seasonal influenza vaccine. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-Drop the syringe, needle first into the
biohazardous sharps container
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined
by the provider. When inspecting the patients lesions, the assistant should
expect observe which of the following characteristics? - Answer✔️✔️-silver,
scaly
A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for a patient's
cholecystectomy. The reason stated is " noncovred service." If this
procedure was deemed emergent by the provider, which of the following
actions should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-Instruct the patient to
contact the insurer about the denial of payment.
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to verify the
quality of venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw? -
Answer✔️✔️-Inspect the integrity of the needle's seal.
Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a
patient when administering an enteric-coated tablets? - Answer✔️✔️-"
Swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water"
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. Which of the following actions should
the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-Remain within the patient's view to allow
lip-reading
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✔️✔️-Gown
A clinic schedules all cardiac patients on Mondays and Wednesdays and
all oncology patients Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which of the following
types of scheduling is the clinic using? - Answer✔️✔️-Cluster Scheduling
The parent of child who has pediculosis is asking a medical assistant for
more information about her child's condition. The assistant should begin
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