RMA ALL CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The process of achieving sterilization includes which of the following? - ✔✔D. All of
the above (A - Use of an autoclave; B - Steam in the autoclave that has been heated to
250 degrees F; C - Pressure in the autoclave that has reached 15 pounds of pressure)
✔✔Which of the following is not acceptable for wrapping items for the autoclave - ✔✔D.
Aluminum foil
✔✔The proper cleaning of an area with soap and water is called - ✔✔B. Sanitization
✔✔Items that enter parts of the body lined with mucous membranes need to be - ✔✔D.
Disinfected
✔✔Cleaning an area or soaking instruments with chemicals is called - ✔✔D.
Disinfecting
✔✔A forceps is an instrument used for - ✔✔B. Grasping
✔✔Tissue and dressing forceps usually have - ✔✔C. A handle that can be grasped with
the thumb and forefinger
✔✔The device used to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood is - ✔✔D. Oximeter
✔✔The popliteal pulse is found - ✔✔D. At the back of the knee
✔✔The medical assistant who is responsible for obtaining the patient's vital signs
should - ✔✔C. Document them in the patient's chart as soon as they are taken
✔✔The normal adult has a respiratory rate of - ✔✔B. 14-20 breaths per minute
, ✔✔Which of the following heart rates would be considered tachycardia - ✔✔B. 100
✔✔A patient who weighs 45 kg also weighs how many pounds? - ✔✔B. 99
✔✔A patient who is 72 inches tall is - ✔✔A. 6 feet
✔✔A patient's statement "I feel like someone is pounding nails into my head" would be
documented in the SOAP format under - ✔✔A. S
✔✔The first round of pediatric immunizations is usually completed by the time the child
is - ✔✔C. 15 months old
✔✔What position is used for better access to the rectal area and lower back? - ✔✔B.
Sims'
✔✔Before a pelvic examination, the patient from whom a Pap smear will be taken
should be instructed to - ✔✔B. Not douche
✔✔The chart to test visual acuity is the - ✔✔D. Snellen chart
✔✔Which of the following would be considered a subjective finding? - ✔✔D. Dizziness
✔✔Which of the following would be considered an objective finding? - ✔✔A. Redness
✔✔In which section of the patient's medical history would you document that the patient
had recently lost 20 pounds without being on a diet? - ✔✔B. Present illness
✔✔Measurements recorded at the patient's first visit are the measurements against
which all subsequent measurements are compared. These initial measurements are
known as the - ✔✔B. Baseline values
✔✔Which of the following examination methods is used in listening with a
stethoscope?` - ✔✔D. Auscultation
✔✔A patient lying on his or her back for the abdominal examination is the what
position? - ✔✔A. Supine
✔✔When the patient lies on his or her back with the knees bent and feet on the end of
the examination table, the patient is in what position? - ✔✔D. Dorsal recumbent
✔✔A normal and healthy infant should, at the end of 1 year, have - ✔✔B. Tripled in
weight and and grown 10-12 inches in length
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The process of achieving sterilization includes which of the following? - ✔✔D. All of
the above (A - Use of an autoclave; B - Steam in the autoclave that has been heated to
250 degrees F; C - Pressure in the autoclave that has reached 15 pounds of pressure)
✔✔Which of the following is not acceptable for wrapping items for the autoclave - ✔✔D.
Aluminum foil
✔✔The proper cleaning of an area with soap and water is called - ✔✔B. Sanitization
✔✔Items that enter parts of the body lined with mucous membranes need to be - ✔✔D.
Disinfected
✔✔Cleaning an area or soaking instruments with chemicals is called - ✔✔D.
Disinfecting
✔✔A forceps is an instrument used for - ✔✔B. Grasping
✔✔Tissue and dressing forceps usually have - ✔✔C. A handle that can be grasped with
the thumb and forefinger
✔✔The device used to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood is - ✔✔D. Oximeter
✔✔The popliteal pulse is found - ✔✔D. At the back of the knee
✔✔The medical assistant who is responsible for obtaining the patient's vital signs
should - ✔✔C. Document them in the patient's chart as soon as they are taken
✔✔The normal adult has a respiratory rate of - ✔✔B. 14-20 breaths per minute
, ✔✔Which of the following heart rates would be considered tachycardia - ✔✔B. 100
✔✔A patient who weighs 45 kg also weighs how many pounds? - ✔✔B. 99
✔✔A patient who is 72 inches tall is - ✔✔A. 6 feet
✔✔A patient's statement "I feel like someone is pounding nails into my head" would be
documented in the SOAP format under - ✔✔A. S
✔✔The first round of pediatric immunizations is usually completed by the time the child
is - ✔✔C. 15 months old
✔✔What position is used for better access to the rectal area and lower back? - ✔✔B.
Sims'
✔✔Before a pelvic examination, the patient from whom a Pap smear will be taken
should be instructed to - ✔✔B. Not douche
✔✔The chart to test visual acuity is the - ✔✔D. Snellen chart
✔✔Which of the following would be considered a subjective finding? - ✔✔D. Dizziness
✔✔Which of the following would be considered an objective finding? - ✔✔A. Redness
✔✔In which section of the patient's medical history would you document that the patient
had recently lost 20 pounds without being on a diet? - ✔✔B. Present illness
✔✔Measurements recorded at the patient's first visit are the measurements against
which all subsequent measurements are compared. These initial measurements are
known as the - ✔✔B. Baseline values
✔✔Which of the following examination methods is used in listening with a
stethoscope?` - ✔✔D. Auscultation
✔✔A patient lying on his or her back for the abdominal examination is the what
position? - ✔✔A. Supine
✔✔When the patient lies on his or her back with the knees bent and feet on the end of
the examination table, the patient is in what position? - ✔✔D. Dorsal recumbent
✔✔A normal and healthy infant should, at the end of 1 year, have - ✔✔B. Tripled in
weight and and grown 10-12 inches in length
