NHA- CCMA Exam 2020
A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the
following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding?
(ANS - Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging
a wound?
(ANS - Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the
following documents should the assistant locate information about provider
referrals or follow up appointment request for the patient?
(ANS - Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any
and all services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up
appointments
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of
the following instructions should the assistant include?
(ANS - You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on a
patient's leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant use to
remove the medication from the jar?
(ANS - A tongue blade
,Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information
should the medical system report to the provider?
(ANS - Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has
Epstein-barr virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can cause
which of the following conditions?
(ANS - Mononucleosis
The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized problem-
oriented medical record (POMR). into which of the following sections of the
POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results?
(ANS - Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the
total cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is an appropriate response
by the assistant?
(ANS - Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. which of
the following healthcare provider should the assistant I did the find as being able to
make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment?
(ANS - Physician assistant
, A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. which of
the following statements should the assistant take?
(ANS - "I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today, there will be a small
stick in your arm."
A medical system it is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual
acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following
distance away?
(ANS - 20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical
assistant?
(ANS - Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice?
(ANS - Order additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
The medical system is monitoring a patient during a stress test. the patient becomes
increasingly short of breath and tachycardia abnormalities appear in his EKG
rhythm. which of the following actions should the assistant take first?
(ANS - Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete
debris. upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the surface of the
sclera which of the following actions should the assistant take?
(ANS - Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer
canthus.
A medical assistant is educating an older patient on wound care. Which of the
following should the assistant do to ensure patient understanding?
(ANS - Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when bandaging
a wound?
(ANS - Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the clinic. In which of the
following documents should the assistant locate information about provider
referrals or follow up appointment request for the patient?
(ANS - Encounter form also known as super bill it contains information about any
and all services provided by Clinic staff including referrals a follow up
appointments
A medical assistant is preparing a patient for wearing a Holter monitor. which of
the following instructions should the assistant include?
(ANS - You should avoid using an electric blanket during monitoring.
Medical system is preparing to reply appointments for several abrasions on a
patient's leg. which of the following supply should the medical assistant use to
remove the medication from the jar?
(ANS - A tongue blade
,Prior to a patient's follow up appointment, which of the following information
should the medical system report to the provider?
(ANS - Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient who has
Epstein-barr virus.The assistant should identify that the micro-organisms can cause
which of the following conditions?
(ANS - Mononucleosis
The medical assistant is adding information to a patient computerized problem-
oriented medical record (POMR). into which of the following sections of the
POMR should the assistant enter the patient's health history and laboratory results?
(ANS - Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a patient who is requesting the
total cost of a surgical procedure. which of the following is an appropriate response
by the assistant?
(ANS - Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the procedure
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal allergies. which of
the following healthcare provider should the assistant I did the find as being able to
make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary treatment?
(ANS - Physician assistant
, A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. which of
the following statements should the assistant take?
(ANS - "I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today, there will be a small
stick in your arm."
A medical system it is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult patients visual
acuity. The assistant should instruct the patient to stand which of the following
distance away?
(ANS - 20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be signed by medical
assistant?
(ANS - Notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements
Which of the following is outside of medical assistant scope of practice?
(ANS - Order additional laboratory test to confirm the patient's condition
The medical system is monitoring a patient during a stress test. the patient becomes
increasingly short of breath and tachycardia abnormalities appear in his EKG
rhythm. which of the following actions should the assistant take first?
(ANS - Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has come in contact with concrete
debris. upon inspection of the eye the assistant sees debris on the surface of the
sclera which of the following actions should the assistant take?
(ANS - Irrigate that I starting at the inner canthus and following to the outer
canthus.
