CMA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
A winged or butterfly set is used for patients that have? - fragile veins
When drawing blood what should you have your patient do? - make a fist
The sims position is the best position to put a patient obtain a? - rectal temp
A patient w/ TB should be in? - airborne precautions
What might be some of the duties a CMA preforms? - venipuncture, injections, taking
vitals, paperwork
What does MSDS stand for? - Material Safety Data Sheet
The MSDS is a vital component of? - OSHA
What does OSHA stand for? - Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
Following a blood draw what should the CMA check the patient for? - shaking or
twitching
Apical pulse is used for? - determining heart rate of infants
How often should alcohol swabs be ordered? - monthly
Why is a intradermal injection given? - to see if a patient has allergies
What technique should the CMA use to clean an exam table? - medical asepsis to
disinfect
Where should hazardous waste go? - red bio-hazard bag
, How is aerial blood gas delivered? - on ice
If the CMA accidentally poked themselves when should they tell the supervisor? -
RIGHT AWAY
T or F... It could be considered an invasion of privacy if a CMA enters a patients room
w/ out introducing themselves or acknowledging the patient - true
Informed Consent - You are informing the patient of any possible risks and outcome of
procedure
Implied Consent - Extending an arm for phlebotomy or an unconscious patient who
needs help
Written Consent - must be written and signed by patient or guardian (HIV or pregnancy
test)
When collecting a urine sample where should you put the patients info? - on bottle--- not
on lid-- b/c it could get lost
Could you do an EKG on a patient w/ parkinsons disease? - no--- b/c most likely
somatic tremors would be present
A streptococcal test would be collected on? - the throat
What is the order of draw and lab dept? - Yellow- Microbiology (culture)
Light blue- coagulation
Red- Chemistry
Gold- Chemisty
Light green- Chemistry
Dark green- Chemistry
Purple - Hematology
Grey- chemistry
The ST segment is associated w/? - myocardial infarction
Nephrectomy - removal of kidney
T or F?? If a patient has large breats and you need to hook them up to a EKG machine
you should ask them to life them up? - true
How often should a patient complete a new patient form - if they have not been to the
doctor in over a year
sterilization is the process of? - getting rid of all forms of microbial life and spores
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
A winged or butterfly set is used for patients that have? - fragile veins
When drawing blood what should you have your patient do? - make a fist
The sims position is the best position to put a patient obtain a? - rectal temp
A patient w/ TB should be in? - airborne precautions
What might be some of the duties a CMA preforms? - venipuncture, injections, taking
vitals, paperwork
What does MSDS stand for? - Material Safety Data Sheet
The MSDS is a vital component of? - OSHA
What does OSHA stand for? - Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
Following a blood draw what should the CMA check the patient for? - shaking or
twitching
Apical pulse is used for? - determining heart rate of infants
How often should alcohol swabs be ordered? - monthly
Why is a intradermal injection given? - to see if a patient has allergies
What technique should the CMA use to clean an exam table? - medical asepsis to
disinfect
Where should hazardous waste go? - red bio-hazard bag
, How is aerial blood gas delivered? - on ice
If the CMA accidentally poked themselves when should they tell the supervisor? -
RIGHT AWAY
T or F... It could be considered an invasion of privacy if a CMA enters a patients room
w/ out introducing themselves or acknowledging the patient - true
Informed Consent - You are informing the patient of any possible risks and outcome of
procedure
Implied Consent - Extending an arm for phlebotomy or an unconscious patient who
needs help
Written Consent - must be written and signed by patient or guardian (HIV or pregnancy
test)
When collecting a urine sample where should you put the patients info? - on bottle--- not
on lid-- b/c it could get lost
Could you do an EKG on a patient w/ parkinsons disease? - no--- b/c most likely
somatic tremors would be present
A streptococcal test would be collected on? - the throat
What is the order of draw and lab dept? - Yellow- Microbiology (culture)
Light blue- coagulation
Red- Chemistry
Gold- Chemisty
Light green- Chemistry
Dark green- Chemistry
Purple - Hematology
Grey- chemistry
The ST segment is associated w/? - myocardial infarction
Nephrectomy - removal of kidney
T or F?? If a patient has large breats and you need to hook them up to a EKG machine
you should ask them to life them up? - true
How often should a patient complete a new patient form - if they have not been to the
doctor in over a year
sterilization is the process of? - getting rid of all forms of microbial life and spores
