(CCMA) NHA Final Exam with verified detailed answers

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Which of the following procedures requires a medical assistant to perform a surgical scrub
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prior to assisting? - ✔✔Needle biopsy
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The abbreviation "ac" stands for which of the following? - ✔✔Before eating
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According to the CDC, which of the following information must be included on a vaccine
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inventory log? - ✔✔Manufacturer || || ||




At work, a medical assistant cared for a neighbor who sustained multiple injuries in a fall.
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After work, another neighbor asks the assistant what happened to the neighbor who fell.
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Following the American Association of Medical Assistants' (AAMA) Code of Ethics, which
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of the following responses should the assistant make? - ✔✔"I can't share any information
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about what happens at my job."
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A provider asks a medical assistant to assist with an orthopedic examination. Which of the
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following instruments should the assistant prepare for the examination? - ✔✔Goniometer
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A medical assistant is preparing the autoclave for the sterilization process. Which of the
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following temperatures is recommended to effectively perform sterilization? - ✔✔121° to
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123° C (250° to 255° F)
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When performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, which of the the
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following indicates the level at which a medical assistant should inflate the cuff? - ✔✔30
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mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
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A medical assistant is checking a patient in for a sex reassignment preoperative
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appointment. How should the assistant identify the patient's gender? - ✔✔Address the || || || || || || || || || || || ||




patient as they wish. || || ||




Which of the following individual diversity factors may result in a patient's bias toward
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receiving medical treatment? - ✔✔Religion || || || ||




When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks
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should a medical assistant anticipate? - ✔✔Receive and prepare tissue specimens for
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processing.



A medical assistant is communicating with a patient's best friend, who is making decisions
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regarding the medical care of the patient, who is comatose. In which of the following
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capacities is the patient's friend acting? - ✔✔Durable power of attorney for health care
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Based on The Joint Commission's (TJC) "Do Not Use" list, which of the following should the
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medical assistant recognize as easily mistaken and should avoid using when documenting
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in the electronic medical record? - ✔✔QD
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Which of the following respiration rates falls into the expected reference range for a 9-year
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old child? - ✔✔19/min
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Which of the following should the medical assistant obtain from an insurance company
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prior to performing an outpatient surgery? - ✔✔Preauthorization
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A medical assistant is performing a capillary puncture. Which of the following steps should
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the assistant take to promote blood flow? - ✔✔Keep the patient's hand below heart level.
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A medical assistant is scheduling a patient for an outpatient procedure. Which of the
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following actions should the assistant take first? - ✔✔Obtain an oral or written order from
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the provider for the procedure.
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Which of the following sterilization methods is being used with an autoclave device? -
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✔✔Moist heat ||




For which of the following reasons should a medical assistant place a specimen in a
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biohazard specimen bag when transporting to an outside laboratory? - ✔✔The biohazard
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bag prevents a potential exposure incident
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Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to gather additional
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information from a patient who is having chest pain? - ✔✔Ask open-ended questions.
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A medical assistant is providing a patient with community resource information. Which of
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the following resources provides medical care for patients and their families dealing with
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end-of-life issues? - ✔✔Hospice care || || || ||




Which of the following is a common root word? - ✔✔arthr
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A provider prescribed oxygen therapy for a patient who is experiencing labored breathing.
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Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take? - ✔✔Place a nasal cannula
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on the patient with a nasal prong in each nostril.
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Which of the following is the term for the allergy test that involves small injections just
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under the skin? - ✔✔Intradermal test
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The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends female patients who are considered at
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average risk of breast cancer to start having yearly mammograms at which of the following
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ages? - ✔✔40 years old|| || || ||