NHA FINAL PRACTICE TEST WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
1. Which l of l the l following l preventative l screenings l are l matched
l correctly l with l the lage lat lwhich lthey lshould lbe linitially lcompleted?:
lPSA ltest, l50 lyears lold
2. When l assisting l a l provider l with l a l punch l biopsy l of l a l mole,
l which l of l the lfollowing ltasks lshould la lmedical lassistant lexpect lto
lperform?: lReceive land lprepare ltissue lspecimens lfor lprocessing
3. A l medical l assistant l is l preparing l to l perform l an l EKG l on l a l 3-year-
old l patient. lWhich l of l the l following l is l an l appropriate l action l for l the
l assistant l to l take l before lthe lprocedure?: lTell lthe lchild lthe lprocedure lwill lnot lhurt
4. When ldischarging la lpatient lfrom la lminor lsurgery, lwhich lof lthe
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,lfollowing lfindings lshould la lmedical lassistant linstruct lthe lpatient
lto lrecognize las lan lexpected lpart lof lthe lrecovery lprocess?: lSlight
ldiscomfort lat lsurgery lsite
5. A l medical l assistant l is l administering l ear l drops l to l an l adult
l patient. l Which l of lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lassistant ltake l?: lWarm lthe
lmedication lbottle lbefore linstilling lthe ldrops
6. A lmedical lassistant lis lpreparing lto luse la lglucometer lto lmeasure
la lpatient's lblood l glucose l level. l Which l of l the l following l actions
l should l the l assistant l take?-
: l Obtain lthe lblood lsample lafter linserting lthe ltest lstrip linto lthe lglucometer
7. Which l of l the l following l is l a l medical l assistant's l priority l action
l when l handling la lcall lfrom la lpatient lwho lis lupset labout la lprescription
lrefill?: lStay lcalm land ltalk lto lclient lin lan lempathetic ltone
8. A l medical l assistant l is l performing l a l capillary l puncture. l Which l of
l the l following lsteps lshould lthe lassistant ltake lto lpromote lblood lflow?:
lKeep lthe lpatient's lhand lbelow lheart llevel
9. Which lof lthe lfollowing lshould lthe lmedical lassistant lobtain lfrom
lan linsurance lcompany lprior lto lperforming lan loutpatient lsurgery l?:
lPreauthorization
10. A lmedical lassistant lis lcollecting la l24-hour lurine lspecimen.
lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lshould lthe lassistant ldocument lduring lthe
l24 lhour lurine lspecimen lcollection?: lTemperature
11. When la lmedical lassistant lis lcommunicating lwith la lpatient
lwho lis lupset. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lmechanisms lindicates lthe
lassistant lis lreceptive land llistening?: lMaintaining lan lopen lposture ltoward lthe
lpatient
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,12. A lmedical lassistant lis lcommunicating lwith la lpatient's lbest
lfriend, lwho lis lmaking ldecisions lregarding lthe lmedical lcare lof lthe
lpatient, lwho lis lcomatose. lIn lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lcapacities lis lthe
lpatient's lfriend lacting?: lDurable lpower lof lattorney
13. Which l of l the l following l methods l is l the l best l way l to
l measure l the l amount l of lbody lfat lon la lpatient?: lBody lmass lindex l(BMI)
14. When lassisting la lprovider lwith la lmedical lemergency, lthe
lmedical lassistant lshould lrecognize lthat lwhich lof lthe lfollowing ltypes
lof lshock linvolves lan lexces- lsive lloss lof lblood lor lother lbodily lfluids?:
lHypovolemic lshock
15. A lmedical lassistant lis lreviewing ltreatment loptions lwith la
lpatient lwho lhas lGraves' ldisease. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing ltreatments
lshould lthe lassistant lexpect lthe lpatient lto lrecieve?: lRadiation lto lthe lthyroid
lgland
16. A l medical l assistant l is l drawing l five l blood l collection l tubes.
l When l should l the lassistant lrelease lthe ltourniquet?: lWithin l1 lminute lof
lapplication
17. Which l of l the l following l instructions l should l a l medical
l assistant l provide l to l a lpatient lregarding ltransdermal lpatch luse land
lcare?: lmake lsure lto lrotate lthe lpatch's lplacement lto lavoid lskin lirritation
18. Which lof lthe lfollowing lindividual ldiversity lfactors lmay lresult
lin la lpatient's lbias ltoward lreceiving lmedical ltreatment?: lReligion
19. Which l of l the l following l should l occur l after l exposure l to
l chemicals l in l the leyes?: lFlush lthe leyes lfor l15 lminutes
20. A lprovider lis ltrying lto lrule lout lcoronary lartery ldisease land
lwants lto lexamine lthe lpatient's lblood lflow ldirection land lspeed. lWhich
lof lthe lfollowing lcardiology ldiagnostic lprocedures lshould lthe lmedical
lassistant lschedule?: lDoppler lultrasound
21. In l Erikson's l Stages l of l Psychosocial l Development, l which l of
l the l following lstages l is l associated l with l an l adolescent l needing
l privacy l and l providing l some l independence?: lIdentity lvs. lrole lconfusion
22. When l coaching l a l patient, l which l of l the l following l is l an
l example l of l disease lprevention?: lProviding linstructions labout lettective lhand
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, lwashing
23. According lto lthe lCDC, lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe
lminimum llength lof ltime l recommended l for l using l medical
l aseptic l handwashing l after l using l the
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ANSWERS
1. Which l of l the l following l preventative l screenings l are l matched
l correctly l with l the lage lat lwhich lthey lshould lbe linitially lcompleted?:
lPSA ltest, l50 lyears lold
2. When l assisting l a l provider l with l a l punch l biopsy l of l a l mole,
l which l of l the lfollowing ltasks lshould la lmedical lassistant lexpect lto
lperform?: lReceive land lprepare ltissue lspecimens lfor lprocessing
3. A l medical l assistant l is l preparing l to l perform l an l EKG l on l a l 3-year-
old l patient. lWhich l of l the l following l is l an l appropriate l action l for l the
l assistant l to l take l before lthe lprocedure?: lTell lthe lchild lthe lprocedure lwill lnot lhurt
4. When ldischarging la lpatient lfrom la lminor lsurgery, lwhich lof lthe
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,lfollowing lfindings lshould la lmedical lassistant linstruct lthe lpatient
lto lrecognize las lan lexpected lpart lof lthe lrecovery lprocess?: lSlight
ldiscomfort lat lsurgery lsite
5. A l medical l assistant l is l administering l ear l drops l to l an l adult
l patient. l Which l of lthe lfollowing lactions lshould lthe lassistant ltake l?: lWarm lthe
lmedication lbottle lbefore linstilling lthe ldrops
6. A lmedical lassistant lis lpreparing lto luse la lglucometer lto lmeasure
la lpatient's lblood l glucose l level. l Which l of l the l following l actions
l should l the l assistant l take?-
: l Obtain lthe lblood lsample lafter linserting lthe ltest lstrip linto lthe lglucometer
7. Which l of l the l following l is l a l medical l assistant's l priority l action
l when l handling la lcall lfrom la lpatient lwho lis lupset labout la lprescription
lrefill?: lStay lcalm land ltalk lto lclient lin lan lempathetic ltone
8. A l medical l assistant l is l performing l a l capillary l puncture. l Which l of
l the l following lsteps lshould lthe lassistant ltake lto lpromote lblood lflow?:
lKeep lthe lpatient's lhand lbelow lheart llevel
9. Which lof lthe lfollowing lshould lthe lmedical lassistant lobtain lfrom
lan linsurance lcompany lprior lto lperforming lan loutpatient lsurgery l?:
lPreauthorization
10. A lmedical lassistant lis lcollecting la l24-hour lurine lspecimen.
lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lshould lthe lassistant ldocument lduring lthe
l24 lhour lurine lspecimen lcollection?: lTemperature
11. When la lmedical lassistant lis lcommunicating lwith la lpatient
lwho lis lupset. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing lmechanisms lindicates lthe
lassistant lis lreceptive land llistening?: lMaintaining lan lopen lposture ltoward lthe
lpatient
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,12. A lmedical lassistant lis lcommunicating lwith la lpatient's lbest
lfriend, lwho lis lmaking ldecisions lregarding lthe lmedical lcare lof lthe
lpatient, lwho lis lcomatose. lIn lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lcapacities lis lthe
lpatient's lfriend lacting?: lDurable lpower lof lattorney
13. Which l of l the l following l methods l is l the l best l way l to
l measure l the l amount l of lbody lfat lon la lpatient?: lBody lmass lindex l(BMI)
14. When lassisting la lprovider lwith la lmedical lemergency, lthe
lmedical lassistant lshould lrecognize lthat lwhich lof lthe lfollowing ltypes
lof lshock linvolves lan lexces- lsive lloss lof lblood lor lother lbodily lfluids?:
lHypovolemic lshock
15. A lmedical lassistant lis lreviewing ltreatment loptions lwith la
lpatient lwho lhas lGraves' ldisease. lWhich lof lthe lfollowing ltreatments
lshould lthe lassistant lexpect lthe lpatient lto lrecieve?: lRadiation lto lthe lthyroid
lgland
16. A l medical l assistant l is l drawing l five l blood l collection l tubes.
l When l should l the lassistant lrelease lthe ltourniquet?: lWithin l1 lminute lof
lapplication
17. Which l of l the l following l instructions l should l a l medical
l assistant l provide l to l a lpatient lregarding ltransdermal lpatch luse land
lcare?: lmake lsure lto lrotate lthe lpatch's lplacement lto lavoid lskin lirritation
18. Which lof lthe lfollowing lindividual ldiversity lfactors lmay lresult
lin la lpatient's lbias ltoward lreceiving lmedical ltreatment?: lReligion
19. Which l of l the l following l should l occur l after l exposure l to
l chemicals l in l the leyes?: lFlush lthe leyes lfor l15 lminutes
20. A lprovider lis ltrying lto lrule lout lcoronary lartery ldisease land
lwants lto lexamine lthe lpatient's lblood lflow ldirection land lspeed. lWhich
lof lthe lfollowing lcardiology ldiagnostic lprocedures lshould lthe lmedical
lassistant lschedule?: lDoppler lultrasound
21. In l Erikson's l Stages l of l Psychosocial l Development, l which l of
l the l following lstages l is l associated l with l an l adolescent l needing
l privacy l and l providing l some l independence?: lIdentity lvs. lrole lconfusion
22. When l coaching l a l patient, l which l of l the l following l is l an
l example l of l disease lprevention?: lProviding linstructions labout lettective lhand
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l31
, lwashing
23. According lto lthe lCDC, lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe
lminimum llength lof ltime l recommended l for l using l medical
l aseptic l handwashing l after l using l the
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