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What is the best way to address an elderly patient? - ✔✔Mr. or Mrs. ________
When calling a facility to schedule a patient, the most important factor to remember is: - ✔✔To maintain
patient confidentiality
At ________ minutes after a patient has missed an appointment, the medical assistant should call to
reschedule. - ✔✔15
Which of the following scheduling methods books several patients around the same time? - ✔✔Cluster
booking
Which temperature site would give the highest normal values? - ✔✔Rectal
Which of the following describes the patient's chief complaint? - ✔✔The main reason the patient is
seeking care that day
The selection of one of the three available blood pressure cuff sized depends on the: - ✔✔Weight of the
patient/ size of the arm
Latex sensitivity is a type of: - ✔✔Allergic reaction
This is the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc. -
✔✔Sanitization
This is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing
organisms. - ✔✔Disinfecting
The process used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open wound. It
involves the use of heat (steam) and an autoclave. - ✔✔Sterilization
, Your are taking vitals on a patient and they complain that they have dizziness every once in a while.
What type of symptom is this? - ✔✔Subjective
Any ____________ procedure that requires patient intervention should be documented for patient
reference. - ✔✔Clinical
The immune system protects the body from: - ✔✔Disease and infection
A procedure for filing insurance claims would be found under which policies section of the procedure
manual? - ✔✔Administrative
The proper sequence for CPR is: - ✔✔Circulation, airway, breathing
The general term for surgical suture is: - ✔✔Ligature
Which of the following instruments is used to drain an abscess? - ✔✔Scalpel
In which Stage of Infection is known as the time where the pathogen has had time to grow and establish
itself in the body? - ✔✔Incubation
Which of the following is one of the six C's of charting? - ✔✔Client's words
An RN asks you to start an IV. Which is true? - ✔✔Assisted personnel do not start IV's
- ✔✔Communicate your concerns to the nurse
Which of the following best defines a demographic? - ✔✔The statistical date of a population, such as
age, gender, etc.
Which of the following would be appropriate for free screenings? - ✔✔Blood Pressure