NCCT Exam Study Guide- Pharmacology
1. Which angle should the needle be positioned when administering a
subcutaneous injection? - ✔ ✔ 45 degree
2. A patient who is suspect for allergies will be undergoing intradermal allergy
testing. Which area of the body is the appropriate injection site? - ✔ ✔
forearm
3. Which of the following muscles should the medical assistant use as the
appropriate site when instructed to administer an injection to a child less than 1
year of age? - ✔ ✔ vastus lateralis
4. When choosing a site to administer a HepB to an infant, the correct site is the
- ✔ ✔ vastus lateralis.
5. An adult patient presents with an order for allergies percutaneous scratch
testing, but has burn scars on the posterior portion of the body. Which of the
following is an acceptable test site for this patient? - ✔ ✔ forearm
, 6. When educating an average-sized adult patient on self-insulin injections, the
medical assistant should explain that a subcutaneous injection is given at which
of the following angles? - ✔ ✔ 90 degrees
7. The parenteral method of administering medications includes which of the
following? - ✔ ✔ intradermal
8. Which of the following medications is administered by the IM route to treat
strep throat? - ✔ ✔ penicillin (Bicilin-L-A)
9. A patient's wife has been assisting the patient in applying a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch as ordered by his physician. She calls the office today
complaining that she is experiencing dizziness and headache after applying a
new patch to her husband's chest. Which of the following questions should the
medical assistant ask the patient's wife first? - ✔ ✔ Are you wearing gloves
when applying the patch?
10. When calling a prescription in to a pharmacy, which of the following actions
should the medical assistant take? - ✔ ✔ Wait for the pharmacist to repeat
back prescription information before ending the call.
1. Which angle should the needle be positioned when administering a
subcutaneous injection? - ✔ ✔ 45 degree
2. A patient who is suspect for allergies will be undergoing intradermal allergy
testing. Which area of the body is the appropriate injection site? - ✔ ✔
forearm
3. Which of the following muscles should the medical assistant use as the
appropriate site when instructed to administer an injection to a child less than 1
year of age? - ✔ ✔ vastus lateralis
4. When choosing a site to administer a HepB to an infant, the correct site is the
- ✔ ✔ vastus lateralis.
5. An adult patient presents with an order for allergies percutaneous scratch
testing, but has burn scars on the posterior portion of the body. Which of the
following is an acceptable test site for this patient? - ✔ ✔ forearm
, 6. When educating an average-sized adult patient on self-insulin injections, the
medical assistant should explain that a subcutaneous injection is given at which
of the following angles? - ✔ ✔ 90 degrees
7. The parenteral method of administering medications includes which of the
following? - ✔ ✔ intradermal
8. Which of the following medications is administered by the IM route to treat
strep throat? - ✔ ✔ penicillin (Bicilin-L-A)
9. A patient's wife has been assisting the patient in applying a transdermal
nitroglycerin patch as ordered by his physician. She calls the office today
complaining that she is experiencing dizziness and headache after applying a
new patch to her husband's chest. Which of the following questions should the
medical assistant ask the patient's wife first? - ✔ ✔ Are you wearing gloves
when applying the patch?
10. When calling a prescription in to a pharmacy, which of the following actions
should the medical assistant take? - ✔ ✔ Wait for the pharmacist to repeat
back prescription information before ending the call.
