Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a Schedule
1 drug? have no accepted medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who ...
NHA CCMA Questions and Answers
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Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? ✔✔Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a Schedule
1 drug? ✔✔have no accepted medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits
moderate hearing loss. What following action should the assistant take? ✔✔remain within the
patient's view to allow lip-reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an examination by a provider.
what manifestation should the assistant expect to find? ✔✔irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from ✔✔denial of care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a medical assistant is
preparing. what instrument should the assistant include on the tray? ✔✔scissors
,what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables?
✔✔Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? ✔✔EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? ✔✔non adherent
dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a terminal diagnosis and is
crying? what action should the assistant take? ✔✔allow the patient to cry
what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? ✔✔lithotomy
what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical
office? ✔✔Notice of Private Practices (NPP)
,A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet.
what instructions should the assistant give the patient? ✔✔"place the tablet between the gums
and cheek."
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy.
what action should the assistant take? ✔✔hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick
injury
a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what describes the
anthropometric measurement that the assistant should perform? ✔✔head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-
child visit? ✔✔position the infant on his back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when administering an enteric-
coated tablet? ✔✔"swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. And
medical assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient to which of the following ancillary
services? ✔✔Home health care
, A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should
recognize that the provider should see which patient first? ✔✔an older adult patient who has
diabetes and has a high blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test. what action should the
assistant take? ✔✔ask the patient if he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient
conditions should assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture?
✔✔previous thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what is the level at which
the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? ✔✔30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a venipuncture? ✔✔15 degree
angle
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