MA 055 Question and answers 100% correct MA 055- Scope of Practice
Whom may a medical assistant receive training from to assure the medical assistant is competent in performing that service with the correct standard of care? - correct answer Supervising Physician, Podiatrist or Instructor
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MA 055- Scope of Practice
Whom may a medical assistant receive training from to assure the medical
assistant is competent in performing that service with the correct standard of
care? - correct answer ✔Supervising Physician, Podiatrist or Instructor
How shall training of medical assistants be administered? - correct answer
✔1) Under a licensed physician or podiatrist, or under a registered nurse,
licensed vocational nurse, a physician assistant or a qualified medical
assistant
2) In a secondary, post secondary, or adult education program in a public
school authorized by the Department of Education, in a community college
program provided for in the Education Code, or a post secondary institution
accredited or approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and
Vocational Education in the Department of Consumer Affairs.
To administer medications by intramuscular, subcutaneous and intradermal
injections, to perform skin tests or to perform venipuncture or skin puncture for
the purpose of withdrawing blood, a medical assistant shall complete the
minimum training prescribed in regulations by a supervising physician,
podiatrist or instructor. How many hours of training are involved? - correct
answer ✔-10 clock hours of training in administering injections and
performing skin tests, and/or 10 clock hours of training in venipuncture and
skin puncture for the purpose of withdrawing blood
-Satisfactory performance by the trainee of at least 10 each of intramuscular,
subcutaneous, and intradermal injections and 10 skin tests, and/or at least 10
venipuncture and 10 skin punctures.
-For those only administering medicine by inhalation, 10 clock hours of
training in administering medical by inhalation.
-Training in everything above, shall include instruction and demonstration in:
--pertinent anatomy and physiology appropriate to the procedures
--choice of equipment
, --proper technique including sterile technique
--hazards and complications
--patient care following treatment or tests
--emergency procedures
--California law and regulations for medical assistants
Are medical assistants required to be licensed or certified by the State of
California to perform procedures within their scope of practice? - correct
answer ✔No. Medical assistants are not licensed, certified, or registered by
the State of California.
How may medical assistants legally "administer medications"? - correct
answer ✔To inject, handle, or provide medications to a patient after
verification by a physician, podiatrist or another appropriate licensed person.
Are medical assistants allowed to administer injections of scheduled drugs? -
correct answer ✔Yes, with proper training they are allowed to administer
injections of scheduled drugs only if the dosage is verified and the injection is
intramuscular, intradermal or subcutaneous, and the supervising physician or
podiatrist must be on the premises
Are medical assistants allowed to start or disconnect IV's or administer
injections or medications into IV's? - correct answer ✔No. Medical assistants
may not place the needle or start and disconnect the infusion tube of an IV.
These procedures are considered invasive, and therefore, not within the
medical assistant's scope of practice.
Are medical assistants allowed to perform nasal smears? - correct answer
✔Yes. Only if the procedure is limited to the opening of the nasal cavity.
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