NHA CCMA practice test

A MA is reinforcing instructions with a pt about how to take a buccal tablet. What instructions should the MA give the pt? - Answer - Place the tablet between your gums and cheek Which of the following pieces of legislation keeps health care staff safe from retaliation by their employers when they report cases of patient neglect and abuse? - Answer - Whistleblower Protection Act A MA is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following pt conditions should the MA perform a capillary collections rather than a venipuncture? - Answer - Previous thromboses Which of the following is a MA's role in PFT Pulmonary function testing? - Answer - Coach the pt through the test Which of the following items in a medical office are considered administrative office supplies? - Answer - Letterhead, envelopes, and business cards A MA is performing a review of items in a clinic's inventory. How should the assistant classify dressings and bandages for inventory purposes? - Answer - As clinical supplies MA is caring for a child who has a varicella zoster virus. The MA should recognize that varicella is transferred through which modes of transmissions? - Answer - Airborne When completing documentation in a pt's paper medical record, a MA realizes she made an error, What action should MA take? - Answer - Draw a line through the error and initial it A pt asks a MA to explain the difference between a liniment and a medicated lotion. What response should the MA make? - Answer - Liniments contain a higher portion of oil than a medicated lotion A MA is measuring the vital signs of an adult pt. The MA should identify which of the following B/P readings as stage 2 hypertension? - Answer - 150/95 mm Hg A MA is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in the teaching? - Answer - Remove your nail polish before the test A MA is assisting with the physical examination of a patient who has scabies. Besides gloves, which of the following pieces of personal equipment should the assistant wear? - Answer - Gown