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NHA CCMA questionA medical assistant is filling out an incident report following exposure to a
patient's blood. Which of the following actions should the assistant
take?
Submit the incident report to the front desk.
Include a copy of the incident report in the patient's health record.
Document witness statements in the incident report.
Document the incident report in pencil for easy editing. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Document witness statements in the incident report.
A patient's inability to trust health care workers is an example of which of the
following barriers in health care?
Language
Boundaries
Cultural competence
Cultural differences - CORRECT ANSWER-Cultural differences
A medical assistant is administering eye ointment to a patient. Which of the
following actions should the assistant take?
Hold the ointment tube parallel to and above the patient's eye
Apply a thin ribbon of ointment along the conjunctival sac.
Apply the ointment from the outer canthus to the inner canthus.
Have the patient keep their eye open after application. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Apply a thin ribbon of ointment along the conjunctival sac.
Which of the following statements explains the purpose of Meaningful Use
guidelines?
Providers must show they are using electronic health record (EHR) systems in
ways that only quality can be measured.
Providers must show they are using electronic health record (EHR) systems in
ways that only quantity of care can be measured.
Providers must show they are using electronic health record (EHR) systems in
ways that can be measured significantly in both quantity and
,quality.
Providers must show they are using electronic health record (EHR) systems in
ways that show quantity of care does not impact quality
measurement. - CORRECT ANSWER-Providers must show they are using
electronic health record (EHR) systems in ways that can be measured
significantly in both quantity and
quality.
A medical assistant notices that the medical office is not providing personal
protective equipment (PPE) for staff. Which of the following regulatory agencies
should the assistant contact?
OSHA
CLIA
The Joint Commission (TjC)
Department of Health and Human Services' - CORRECT ANSWER-OSHA
Which of the following clinical roles identifies patient needs and barriers, assists
with coordination of care, and assists patients with finding community resources?
Coders
Patient navigators
Billers
Medical laboratory assistant - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient navigators
A medical assistant is caring for an infant who weighs 15 kg. How many pounds
does the infant weigh?
12.8 1b
6.82 Ib
33 Ib
17 Ib - CORRECT ANSWER-33 Ib
A medical assistant is viewing a patient's medical record to determine which
diagnosis and procedure codes should be used for billing purposes.
Which of the following describes this process?
Auditing
Reviewing
Unbundling
, Abstracting - CORRECT ANSWER-Abstracting
A medical assistant is performing an EKG for a patient and notes a
life-threatening arrhythmia. Which of the following actions should the assistant
take?
Unhook the patient from the machine and tell them to return later for their results.
Tell the patient that their EKG is normal.
Tell the patient that their EKG is abnormal.
Keep the patient hooked up to the machine and notify the provider immediately. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Keep the patient hooked up to the machine and notify the
provider immediately.
Which of the following laboratory values should a medical assistant report to the
provider immediately?
Blood glucose 500 mg/dL
Potassium 4.1 mEg/L
Hematocrit 42%
Hemoglobin 15 g/dL - CORRECT ANSWER-Blood glucose 500 mg/dL
During a routine venipuncture, the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. The
medical assistant should identify that the patient is experiencing
which of the following?
Syncope
Seizure
Nausea
Shock - CORRECT ANSWER-Syncope
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined by
the provider. When inspecting the patient's skin lesions, the assistant should
expect to observe which of the following characteristics?
Yellow, waxy
Gray, crusty
Silvery, scaly
Brown, flat - CORRECT ANSWER-Silvery, scaly
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