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NHA CCMA practice test Exam 131Questionsand Answers 2024/2025 RATED A+
A MA is reinforcing instructions with a pt about how to take a buccal tablet. What
instructions should the MA give the pt? - CORRECT ANSWERS Place the tablet
between your gums and cheek
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?
- CORRECT ANSWERS Whistleblower Protection Act
A MA is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following pt conditions
should the MA perform a capillary collections rather than a venipuncture? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Previous thromboses
Which of the following is a MA's role in PFT Pulmonary function testing? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Coach the pt through the test
Which of the following items in a medical office are considered administrative office
supplies? - CORRECT ANSWERS Letterhead, envelopes, and business cards
A MA is performing a review of items in a clinic's inventory. How should the assistant
classify dressings and bandages for inventory purposes? - CORRECT ANSWERS
As clinical supplies
MA is caring for a child who has a varicella zoster virus. The MA should recognize
that varicella is transferred through which modes of transmissions? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Airborne
When completing documentation in a pt's paper medical record, a MA realizes she
made an error, What action should MA take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Draw a
line through the error and initial it
A pt asks a MA to explain the difference between a liniment and a medicated lotion.
What response should the MA make? - CORRECT ANSWERS Liniments contain
a higher portion of oil than a medicated lotion
,NHA CCMA practice test Exam 131Questions
and Answers 2024/2025 RATED A+
A MA is measuring the vital signs of an adult pt. The MA should identify which of the
following B/P readings as stage 2 hypertension? - CORRECT ANSWERS 150/95
mm Hg
A MA is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the
following statements should the assistant include in the teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Remove your nail polish before the test
A MA is assisting with the physical examination of a patient who has scabies.
Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal equipment should the
assistant wear? - CORRECT ANSWERS Gown
A MA is collecting data from a patient who has cold sores on his lips. The assistant
should identify that which of the following viruses causes this condition? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Herpes simplex type I
A MA works at an urgent care center that uses open hours scheduling. Which of the
following describes this form of scheduling? - CORRECT ANSWERS Pt arrives
at their convenience and are seen on a first-come, first-served basis
A patient calls the clinic to cancel a postoperative appointment and states that she
will reschedule at a later date. For which of the following reasons should the medical
assistant document this information on the patient's chart? - CORRECT ANSWERS
To prove that the office was not negligent
A MA is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy.
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid a needle stick injury
A MA is responsible for cleaning the instruments used in a minor surgery. Which of
the following is the first step in this process? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Sanitization
A MA is entering a new prescription into a patient's electronic medical record (EMR).
While entering the prescription, an alert notifying the assistant of a medication
interaction appears on the screen. Which of the following actions should the
, NHA CCMA practice test Exam 131Questions
and Answers 2024/2025 RATED A+
assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWERS Consult with the provider before
continuing to process the prescription
A pt tells a MA that his provider's office is incompetent, as there is no improvement
in his condition. What is an appropriate response for the MA to make? - CORRECT
ANSWERS I think that you feel that your treatment is not effective
A MA should use which of the following solutions to prepare pt's skin prior to
drawing blood cultures? - CORRECT ANSWERS Chlorhexidine
A MA is obtaining a blood pressure measurement from an adult patient. Which of
the following actions should the assistant take to ensure an accurate reading? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Place the stethoscope's diaphragm over the pt's
palpated artery
A MA is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits
moderate hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Remain within the pt's view to allow lip- reading
Which of the following techniques should a MA use for the routine cleaning of EKG
cables? - CORRECT ANSWERS Disinfection
A MA is explaining to a female patient how to collect a clean-catch urine specimen.
Which of the following instructions should the assistant include? - CORRECT
ANSWERS With the labia spread, urinate a small amount into the toilet before
collecting the sample
Which of the following positions is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Lithotomy
A MA is preparing a patient who has congestive heart failure (CHF) for an
examination by the provider. Which of the following manifestations should the
assistant expect? - CORRECT ANSWERS Shortness of breath
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