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NHA CCMA PRACTICE TEST #6A medical assistant is educating an older adult patient on wound care. Which of
the following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when
bandaging a wound? - CORRECT ANSWER-Wrap the wound from distal to
proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the
following documents should the assistant locate information about provide
referrals or follow-up appointment requests for the patient? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Encounter form
A medical assistant is preparing for wearing a holter monitor. Which of the
following instructions should the assistant include? - CORRECT ANSWER-"You
should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring"
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to several abrasions on a
patient's leg. Which of the following supplies should the medical assistant use to
remove the medication from the jar? - CORRECT ANSWER-A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of the following information
should a medical assistant report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER-Recent
laboratory results
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? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mononucleosis
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 patient's health history and laboratory
results? - CORRECT ANSWER-Database
, A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting
the total cost of a surgical procedure. Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the assistant? - CORRECT ANSWER-Provide the patient with an
estimated cost for the procedure
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? - CORRECT
ANSWER-physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. Which of
the following statements should the assistant make? - CORRECT ANSWER-"I'll
be collecting a blood sample from you today. There will be a small stick in your
arm."
A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patient's visual
acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand in which of the following
distances away? - CORRECT ANSWER-20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a
medical assistant? - CORRECT ANSWER-A notification letter to a patient about
surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's
condition
A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a stress test. The patient
becomes increasingly short of breath and tachycardic. Abnormalities appear in
his EKG rhythm. What action should the assistant take first? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for patient who has come in contact with concrete
debris. Upon inspection of the eye, the assistant sees debris on the surface of
the sclera. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Irrigate the eye starting at the inner canthus & flowing to the outer
canthus.
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