NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification
Practice Test 2.0 C Exam Questions and
Answers
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.
-A medical assistant is adding information to a patient's computerized
problem-oriented medical record (POMR). Into which of the following sections
of the POMR should the assistant enter the patients health history and
laboratory results? - -Database
-A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has
the Epstein Barr virus. The assistant should identify that this micro-organism
can cause which of the following conditions? - -Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis is a contagious disease that is caused by the Epstein-Barr
Virus.
-A medical assistant is discussing information with a patient about a new
medication that the provider prescribed. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take? - -Reinforce teaching about the frequency of
medication administration.
-Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to put a 7
year old hold at ease prior to administering an injection? - -Explain the
procedure to the child in simple steps.
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