NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 C New Update 2023

NHA: Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 C New Update 2023 A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for a drug screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this specimen? - CORRECT ANSWER Send the specimen to the testing laboratory on the same day as the collection. A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the following locations should the assistant place the thermometer? - CORRECT ANSWER In the ear The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode placement. A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient's medical record at which of the following times? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately following the procedure. Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the code on the glucometer? - CORRECT ANSWER Before a patient is tested. Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty breathing? - CORRECT ANSWER Dyspnea Difficulty breathing A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patient purchase an over-thecounter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistant that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the assistant make? - CORRECT ANSWER It is a medication that suppresses the cough reflex. Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip represents ventricular depolarization? - CORRECT ANSWER QRS complex The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization (VD). A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. Which of the following health care providers should the assistant identify as being able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER physician assistant A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual activity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following distances away? - CORRECT ANSWER 20 feet