NHA CCMA Practice Questions and Answers
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to
take a buccal tablet. Which of the following instructions should the
assistant give the patient? - Answer️️ -"Place the tablet between your
gums and cheek."
A medical assista...
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to
take a buccal tablet. Which of the following instructions should the
assistant give the patient? - Answer✔️✔️-"Place the tablet between your
gums and cheek."
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? -
Answer✔️✔️-Silvery, scaly
A patient requests a female provider to perform her examination due to a
religious conviction. A female provider is not available. Which of the
following is the appropriate response by the medical assistant? -
Answer✔️✔️-Assist the patient in locating a provider to accommodate the
patient's needs.
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by a
medical assistant? - Answer✔️✔️-A notification letter to a patient about
surgery arrangements
Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe
from retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient
neglect and abuse? - Answer✔️✔️-Whistleblower Protection Act
A medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the
following patient conditions should the assistant perform a capillary
collection rather than a venipuncture? - Answer✔️✔️-Previous thromboses
A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infant's head.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-The
assistant should place the zero mark of the measuring tape on the infant's
forehead.
Which of the following is a medical assistant's role in pulmonary function
testing (PFT)? - Answer✔️✔️-Coach the patient through the test.
Which of the following items in a medical office are considered
administrative office supplies? - Answer✔️✔️-Letterhead, envelopes, and
business cards
A medical assistant is composing business correspondence using the
simplified letter style. Which of the following features should the assistant
use? - Answer✔️✔️-A subject line in all capital letters
A medical assistant is performing a review of items in a clinic's inventory.
How should the assistant classify dressings and bandages for inventory
purposes? - Answer✔️✔️-As clinical supplies
A medical assistant is caring for a child who has varicella zoster virus. The
assistant should recognize that varicella is transferred through which of the
following modes of transmission? - Answer✔️✔️-Airborne
When completing documentation in a patient's paper medical record, a
medical assistant realizes she made an error. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-Draw a line through the
error and initial it.
(The assistant should draw a line through the error, insert the correction,
write the date next to the correction, and initial or sign the correction)
A patient asks a medical assistant to explain the difference between a
liniment and a medicated lotion. Which of the following responses should
the assistant make? - Answer✔️✔️-"Liniments contain a higher portion of oil
than medicated lotions."
A medical assistant is measuring the vital signs of an adult patient. The
assistant should identify which of the following blood pressure readings as
stage 2 hypertension? - Answer✔️✔️-150/95 mm Hg
According to OSHA guidelines for universal precautions, which of the
following types of patient contact would require a medical assistant to
wear gloves, a mask, a face shield, and protective apparel? - Answer✔️✔️-
Assisting a provider with the removal of a cyst
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse
oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in
the teaching? - Answer✔️✔️-"Remove your nail polish before the test.
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