CMA Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers
1. What are the 10 R's of administering a medication?:
Right patient Right medication
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right
education
Right to
refuse
Right assessment
Right evaluation
Right
documentation
2. A winged or butterfly set is used for patients that have?: fragile veins
3. When drawing blood what should you have your patient do?: make a
fist
4. The sims position is the best position to put a patient obtain a?:
rectal temp
1/
9
, 5. A patient w/ TB should be in?: airborne precautions
6. What might be some of the duties a CMA preforms?: venipuncture, injections,
taking vitals, paperwork
7. What does MSDS stand for?: Material Safety Data Sheet
8. The MSDS is a vital component of?: OSHA
9. What does OSHA stand for?: Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
10. Following a blood draw what should the CMA check the patient
for?: shaking or twitching
11. Apical pulse is used for?: determining heart rate of infants
12. How often should alcohol swabs be ordered?: monthly
13. Why is a intradermal injection given?: to see if a patient has allergies
14. What technique should the CMA use to clean an exam table?:
medical asepsis to disinfect
2/
9
Answers
1. What are the 10 R's of administering a medication?:
Right patient Right medication
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right
education
Right to
refuse
Right assessment
Right evaluation
Right
documentation
2. A winged or butterfly set is used for patients that have?: fragile veins
3. When drawing blood what should you have your patient do?: make a
fist
4. The sims position is the best position to put a patient obtain a?:
rectal temp
1/
9
, 5. A patient w/ TB should be in?: airborne precautions
6. What might be some of the duties a CMA preforms?: venipuncture, injections,
taking vitals, paperwork
7. What does MSDS stand for?: Material Safety Data Sheet
8. The MSDS is a vital component of?: OSHA
9. What does OSHA stand for?: Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
10. Following a blood draw what should the CMA check the patient
for?: shaking or twitching
11. Apical pulse is used for?: determining heart rate of infants
12. How often should alcohol swabs be ordered?: monthly
13. Why is a intradermal injection given?: to see if a patient has allergies
14. What technique should the CMA use to clean an exam table?:
medical asepsis to disinfect
2/
9
