CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) Certification Practice Test 2.0

CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) Certification Practice Test 2.0. WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? - Answer OBSERVE THE PATIENT AS SHE PERFORMS A SELF-DEMONSTRATION A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE 1ST? - Answer COMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Answer DROP THE SYRINGE, NEEDLE FIRST, INTO THE BIOHAZARDS SHARP CONTAINER A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE PROVIDER. WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD EXPECT TO OBSERVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? - Answer SILVERY, SCALY A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DEEMED EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - Answer INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO CONTACT THE INSURER ABOUT THE DENIAL OF PAYMENT WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? - Answer INSPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEEDLE'S SEAL WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING AN ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? - Answer SWALLOW THE TABLET WHOLE WITH GLASS OF WATER A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? - Answer REMAIN WITHIN THE PATIENT'S VIEW TO ALLOW LIP-READING A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS SCABIES. BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE MA WEAR? - Answer GOWN A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS & ALL ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF SCHEDULING IS THE CLINIC USING? - Answer CLUSTER SCHEDULING THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? - Answer PARASITIC A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE PATIENT PURCHASE AN OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD THE MA MAKE? - Answer IT IS A MEDICATION THAT SUPPRESSES THE COUGH REFLEX WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE. WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF? - Answer 30 mm Hg ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE CESSATION A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical assistant say first? - Answer "HELLO. WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE" A MA IS ADMINISTERING AN INTRAMUSCULAR IMMUNIZATION TO A PATIENT. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? - Answer CLEANSE THE SITE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION FROM THE CENTER OUTWARD A MA IS EXPLAINING A VENIPUNCUTURE PROCEDURE TO A PATIENT. WHICH STATEMENTS SHOULD MA MAKE? - Answer ILL BE COLLECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM YOU TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL STICK IN YOUR ARM. A MA is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record? - Answer PAPULES A PATIENT TELLS A MA THAT HIS PROVIDER'S OFFICE IS INCOMPETENT, AS THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION. WHICH IS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR MA TO MAKE? - Answer I THINK THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOUR TREATMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE A MA IS ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH AN ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION. WHEN THE PROVIDER PALPATES THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LIVER, THE ASSISTANT SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT HE IS PALPATING WHICH OF ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS ? - Answer RIGHT UPPER A PATIENT IS SEEN IN AN URGENT CARE CENTER FOR A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOOT. THE PROVIDER EVALUATES THE INJURY, DETERMINES SUTURES ARE NOT NEEDED, APPLIES A DRESSING & RELEASES THE PATIENT. WHICH LEVELS OF EXAMINATIONS SHOULD MA USE FOR THE PROCEDURE CODING FOR THE VISIT? - Answer PROBLEM-FOCUSED EXAMINATION WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD THE MA ENTER INTO THE APPOINTMENT CALENDAR WHEN SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR A SKIN RASH? - Answer DAYTIME PHONE # A MA DISCOVERS A GARBAGE CAN FIRE HAS STARTED IN THE BREAK ROOM. ACCORDING TO THE "RACE" ACRONYM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE FIRST? - Answer EVACUATE STAFF & PATIENTS IMMEDIATE A MA IS ENCOURAGING A PATIENT TO INCREASE HER INTAKE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER TO HELP PREVENT CONSTIPATION & HEMORRHOIDS. WHICH FOODS SHOULD THE MA RECOMMEND AS THE BEST SOURCE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER? - Answer PEARS W/ SKIN A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) FOR AN EXAMINATION BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH MANIFESTATIONS SHOULD MA EXPECT? - Answer SHORTNESS OF BREATH A MA IS DISCUSSING INFORMATION WITH A PATIENT ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION THAT THE PROVIDER PRESCRIBED. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - Answer REINFORCE TEACHING ABOUT FREQUENCY OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION A PATIENT ARRIVES AT A CLINIC W/ BILL FOR X-RAYS THAT WERE REQUIRED DUE TO AN INJURY AT THE PATIENT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE PATIENT HAS PRIVATE INSURANCE & IS ELIGIBLE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION. THE MA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT WHICH PARTIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THIS BILL? - Answer PAID IN FULL BY WORKERS' COMPENSATION A MA IN AN OUTPATIENT FACILITY IS PREPARING A PATIENT FOR A VENIPUNCTURE. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT TAKE TO CONFIRM THE PATIENT'S IDENTIFY? - Answer ASK THE PATIENT TO STATE AND SPELL THEIR FULL NAME & PROVIDE THEIR DOB A MA IS USING A SCALE W/ HEIGHT BAR TO MEASURE A PATIENT'S HEIGHT. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE MA TAKE? - Answer LOWER THE HORIZONTAL BAR GENTLY SO THAT IT RESTS ON THE TOP OF THE PATIENTS HEAD A MA IS REPLACING A SHARPS CONTAINER IN AN EXAMINATION ROOM & RECIEVES A SMALL LACERATION ON HER ARM FROM THE PLASTIC LID. WHICH TYPES DOCUMENTATION SHOULD THE MA COMPLETE AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT? - Answer OSHA FORM 301 WHICH MEDICAL RECORD DOCUMENTATION TEMPLATES IS ORGANIZED BY THE ENTITY THAT SUPPLIED THE DATA? - Answer SOURCE-ORIENTED WHICH LABORATORY RESULTS SHOULD THE MA RECOGNIZE IS ABNORMAL ? - Answer POTASSIUM 3 mEq/L A MA is transcribing a prescription for magnesium sulfate into a patient's medical record. Which of the following should the assistant use to document this medication? - Answer MAGNESIUM SULFATE WHICH EKG ARTIFACTS IS CAUSED BY A DISCONNECTED ELECTRODE & RESULTS IN THE TRACING GOING INTO THE MARGINS OF THE PAPER? - Answer INTERRUPTED BASELINE CCMA EXAM 2021 (NHA) Certification Practice Test 2.0 A MA IS MEASURING A PATIENT'S OXYGEN SATURATION W/ PULSE OXIMETER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - Answer CHECK CAPILLARY REFILL IN THE PATIENT'S FINGER A MA IS CARING FOR A CHILD WHO HAS VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS. THE MA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT VARICELLA IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH WHICH MODES OF TRANSMISSIONS? - Answer AIRBORNE WHICH STEPS FOR FINGERSTICK SHOULD A MA COMPLETE 1ST? - Answer CONFIRM THE CORRECT IDENTITY OF THE PATIENT A MA IS SCHEDULING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR A PATIENT'S LIVER & PANCREAS. WHICH SYSTEMS IS BEING ASSESSED? - Answer DIGESTIVE