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NHA 180 Pre-testWhich of the following spatial considerations should the medical assistant
make when checking in a patient? - correct answer ✔18 inches to 4 feet
Which of the following classes of fire extinguisher should be used on
flammable liquids? - correct answer ✔Class B
A medical assistant is working with a patient who has a cognitive impairment
that causes them to display short-term memory loss. Which of the following
ways should the assistant adapt to this barrier? - correct answer ✔Provide
easy-to-read handouts
A medical assistant is examining a patient who has a third-degree burn on
their hands. Which of the following is a first aid procedure the assistant can
perform? - correct answer ✔Separate the patient's burned fingers
Which of the following is a component of medical terminology used to ensure
the ease of pronunciation? - correct answer ✔Combining vowel
A patient informs a medical assistant that they get headaches when they read
from a computer monitor. The assistant should enter this information into
which of the following locations when using SOAP approach to organizing
medical records? - correct answer ✔Subjective
Which of the following assessments of a patient's pulse is demonstrated by a
extremely strong and full feeling? - correct answer ✔Bounding pulse
,Which of the following aseptic techniques can be achieved using dry heat,
moist heat, ultraviolet light, gas, chemicals, or ionizing radiation? - correct
answer ✔Sterilization
Which of the following coaching recommendations should a medical assistant
provide when educating a patient and their family on reducing the spread of
infection? - correct answer ✔Routinely wash hands before and after meals
Which of the following pulmonary function tests involves measuring the
oxygen saturation of a patient's blood by placing a probe on their finger? -
correct answer ✔Pulse oximetry
If a medical assistant experiences an exposure to a infectious disease via a
human bite, which of the following steps should they take first? - correct
answer ✔Immediately flush the exposed area following the exposure
A medical assistant drops an instrument on the floor while setting up a sterile
tray for a procedure. They pick up the instrument and place it back on the
sterile field. A few days after the procedure, the patient calls the office
concerned that the area surrounding the procedure site is infected. Which of
the following torts has the assistant committed? - correct answer
✔Negligence
Which of the following section of the clinical medical record includes a
collection of the patient's subjective data obtained by a medical assistant
during the clinical intake process? - correct answer ✔Health history
Which of the following conditions involves an overload of iron in the body? -
correct answer ✔Hemochromatosis
, When performing venipuncture, which of the following is the correct order of
draw? - correct answer ✔Green, lavender, gray
A medical assistant is billing a patient's third-party payer for today's office visit.
Which of the following documents does this require? - correct answer ✔An
837P/CMS-1500 claim form
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient about their social history and
the assistant notices the patient is fidgeting and appears anxious. Which of
the following nonverbal communication styles is the patient exhibiting? -
correct answer ✔Passive communication
A medical assistant calls a patient from the waiting area to obtain a specimen.
Which of the following actions should the assistant do first? - correct answer
✔Identify the patient
Which of the following is a positive nonverbal behavior? - correct answer
✔Leaning towards the other person
Which of the following means the absence of infection or infectious materials?
- correct answer ✔Asepsis
A medical assistant is sorting mail and is not sure where a particular piece of
mail should go. Which of the following steps should the assistant take? -
correct answer ✔Ask the office manager or provider how to distribute the
item
A medical assistant is labeling a blood sample for anemia. Which of the
following tests should the assistant label on the requisition form? - correct
answer ✔STAT-CRIT hematocrit
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