NHA CCMA EXAM| 1119 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? correct answer: Sinoatrial node According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the following is true of a Schedule 1 drug? correct answer: have no accepted medical use A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient who exhibits moderate hearing loss. What following action should the assistant take? correct answer: remain within the patient's view to allow lip-reading A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an examination by a provider. what manifestation should the assistant expect to find? correct answer: irregular heartbeat The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from correct answer: denial of care due to the patient's age A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a medical assistant is preparing. what instrument should the assistant include on the tray? correct answer: scissors what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables? correct answer: Disinfection What additive should be used when performing a CBC? correct answer: EDTA what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? correct answer: non adherent dressing A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a terminal diagnosis and is crying? what action should the assistant take? correct answer: allow the patient to cry what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? correct answer: lithotomy what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and disclosed by a medical office? correct answer: Notice of Private Practices (NPP) A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to take a buccal tablet. what instructions should the assistant give the patient? correct answer: "place the tablet between the gums and cheek." A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a provider with a biopsy. what action should the assistant take? correct answer: hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should perform? correct answer: head circumference what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of an infant during a well-child visit? correct answer: position the infant on his back what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when administering an enteric-coated tablet? correct answer: "swallow the tablet whole with a glass of water." A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a lesion on her arm. And medical assistant should anticipate a referral for this patient to which of the following ancillary services? correct answer: Home health care A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients. The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which patient first? correct answer: an older adult patient who has diabetes and has a high blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test. what action should the assistant take? correct answer: ask the patient if he hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the following patient conditions should assistant perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? correct answer: previous thromboses when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what is the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? correct answer: 30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a venipuncture? correct answer: 15 degree angle a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports persistent pain in the left upper quadrant. the assistant should note that this area contains which of the following organs? correct answer: stomach what position should a medical assistant place a