CCMA NHA 306 questions with complete solutions

What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? Correct Answer: 1. Educating patients on how to take their medication 2. Health promotion of the patient. 3. Performing an EKG. 4. Taking patients vitals. 5. Performing urinalysis. 6. Performing a throat culture. 7. Patient education. What is outside the scope of practice ? Correct Answer: 1. Diagnosing patients. 2. Administering narcotics. 3. Interpreting laboratory results. 4. Pathogenic identification. 5. Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) What is assault ? Correct Answer: Open threat of bodily harm against another person. What is battery ? Correct Answer: An action that causes bodily harm. How do you define fraud ? Correct Answer: Deception with the intent to deprive another person of his or her own rights. What is invasion of privacy ? Correct Answer: Intruding on a patients private affairs, or disclosure of private information. Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having permission. Malpractice ? Correct Answer: The negligent delivery of professional services. Negligence ? Correct Answer: The failure to do something that a reasonably prudent individual would do under similar circumstances. Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse ? Correct Answer: Provides a list of organizations within the local community that can assist in the situation. What should you do if you suspect child abuse ? Correct Answer: Report suspected child abuse to the provider. Tort ? Correct Answer: A civil wrong committed against a person or property. (fraud) Chain of custody ? Correct Answer: In legal context, refers to the chronological documentation showing the paper trail, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence.