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NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 C Correctly Answered

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NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification

Practice Test 2.0 C Correctly Answered

A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening.

Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of

custody for this specimen? - ✔️✔️Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the

same day as the collection.

A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's temperature via the tympanic

membrane. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the

thermometer? - ✔️✔️In the ear

The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal.

When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should a

medical assistant take? - ✔️✔️Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode

placement.

A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at

which of the following times? - ✔️✔️Immediately following the procedure.

Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the code on the glucometer?

- ✔️✔️Before a patient is tested.

,Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a

patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? - ✔️✔️Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to

leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over-the-

counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not know what an

antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - ✔️✔️It is a

medication that suppresses the cough reflex.

Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents

ventricular depolarization? - ✔️✔️QRS complex

The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization (VD).

A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of the

following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to make a

diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment? - ✔️✔️physician assistant

A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual activity.

The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away?

- ✔️✔️20 feet

Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a medical

assistant? - ✔️✔️A notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements.

,An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about surgery and medical facility

arrangements.

A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infants head. Which of the

following actions should the assistant take? - ✔️✔️Place the zero mark of the measuring

tape against the infants forehead.

A medical assistant is checking a patients hearing using the Rinne test. Which of the

following actions should the assistant take? - ✔️✔️Ask the patient to raise his hand when

he no longer hears any sound.

A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patients forearm where the patient

reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less

than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to

document his observation in the patients medical record? - ✔️✔️Papules

Papules are solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. A common

cause is allergic eczema.

A medical assistant receives a call from a patient who is irate about a letter she

received from her insurance carrier denying a claim. Which of the following statements

should the assistant make? - ✔️✔️"Let's see if there is something we can do at our end.

I'll ask our claims specialists to review the claim."

A patient is entitled to which of the following medical records? - ✔️✔️list of medications

with diagnosis

A medical assistant is measuring a patents blood pressure with an aneroid

sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. Which of the following actions should the

, assistant take? - ✔️✔️Make sure the midpoint of the patients arm is at the level of the

patients heart.

A medical assistant is preparing to perform a capillary collection from an older adult

patient who has poor circulation in his hands. Which of the following techniques should

the assistant use to increase circulation at the collection site? - ✔️✔️Warm the patients

hand.

A medical assistant is witnessing a patient sign an informed consent form. Which of the

following is the responsibility of the assistant acting as a witness? - ✔️✔️Validate the

patients signature.

Which of the following terms describes the body's internal adaptation and change to

keep body functions in balance? - ✔️✔️Homeostasis

Homeostasis is the body's internal adaptation and change to keep the body functions

within balance.

A medical assistant in an acute care facility is checking in a patient who has a deep

laceration. The patient tells the assistant that he cannot accept blood transfusions due

to his religious beliefs. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? -

✔️✔️Document the statement in the patients chart.

The assistant should document the patients wishes in the patients chart. By

documenting the patients statement, the provider will have the patient's statement to

refer to if a blood transfusion is recommended at a later time.

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