(CCMA) NHA Final Exam
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CONSIST 180 Q’S & A’S
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES REQUIRES A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO PERFORM A SURGICAL SCRUB PRIOR
TO ASSISTING ?
ANSWER NEEDLE BIOPSY
2. THE ABBREVIATION "AC " STANDS FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ?
ANSWER BEFORE EATING
3.ACCORDING TO THE CDC, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED ON A VACCINE
INVENTORY LOG ?
ANSWER MANUFACTURER
4.AT WORK, A MEDICAL ASSISTANT CARED FOR A NEIGHBOR WHO SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES IN A FALL. AFTER
WORK, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR ASKS THE ASSISTANT WHAT HAP- PENED TO THE NEIGHBOR WHO FELL . FOLLOWING THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS ' (AAMA) CODE OF ETHICS , WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
RESPONSES SHOULD THE ASSISTANT MAKE ?
ANSWER "I CAN 'T SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT MY JOB."
,5. A PROVIDER ASKS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO ASSIST WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION . WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT PREPARE FOR THE EXAM- INATION ?
ANSWER GONIOMETER
6.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PREPARING THE AUTOCLAVE FOR THE STERILIZATION PROCESS . WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING TEMPERATURES IS RECOMMENDED TO EFFECTIVELY PERFORM STERILIZATION ?
ANSWER 121° TO 123° C (250° TO 255° F)
7.WHEN PERFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE, WHICH OF THE THE FOLLOWING
INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH A MEDICAL ASSISTANT SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF ?
ANSWER 30 MM HG ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE CESSATION
8.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS CHECKING A PATIENT IN FOR A SEX REASSIGNMENT PREOPER- ATIVE APPOINTMENT . HOW
SHOULD THE ASSISTANT IDENTIFY THE PATIENT 'S GENDER? ANSWER AD- DRESS THE PATIENT AS THEY WISH .
9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL DIVERSITY FACTORS MAY RESULT IN A PATIENT 'S BIAS TOWARD
RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ?
ANSWER RELIGION
10. WHEN ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH A PUNCH BIOPSY OF A MOLE, WHICH OF THE FOL- LOWING TASKS SHOULD A
MEDICAL ASSISTANT ANTICIPATE ?
ANSWER RECEIVE AND PREPARE TISSUE SPECIMENS FOR PROCESSING .
11.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS COMMUNICATING WITH A PATIENT 'S BEST FRIEND , WHO IS MAKING DECISIONS
REGARDING THE MEDICAL CARE OF THE PATIENT, WHO IS COMATOSE . IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAPACITIES IS
THE PATIENT 'S FRIEND ACTING ?
ANSWER DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE
,12. BASED ON THE JOINT COMMISSION 'S (TJC) "DO NOT USE" LIST, WHICH OF THE FOLLOW - ING SHOULD THE
MEDICAL ASSISTANT RECOGNIZE AS EASILY MISTAKEN AND SHOULD AVOID USING WHEN DOCUMENTING IN THE
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ?
ANSWER QD
13.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPIRATION RATES FALLS INTO THE EXPECTED REFERENCE RANGE FOR A 9-YEAR
OLD CHILD ?
ANSWER 19/MIN
14.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT OBTAIN FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY PRIOR TO
PERFORMING AN OUTPATIENT SURGERY ?
ANSWER PREAUTHORIZATION
15.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PERFORMING A CAPILLARY PUNCTURE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS SHOULD THE
ASSISTANT TAKE TO PROMOTE BLOOD FLOW ?
ANSWER KEEP THE PATIENT'S HAND BELOW HEART LEVEL.
16. A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ACTIONS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT TAKE FIRST ?
ANSWER OBTAIN AN ORAL OR WRITTEN ORDER FROM THE PROVIDER FOR THE PROCEDURE.
17. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STERILIZATION METHODS IS BEING USED WITH AN AUTOCLAVE DEVICE ?
ANSWER MOIST HEAT
18.FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT PLACE A SPEC- IMEN IN A BIOHAZARD
SPECIMEN BAG WHEN TRANSPORTING TO AN OUTSIDE LABORATO - RY? ANSWER THE BIOHAZARD BAG PREVENTS A
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE INCIDENT
, 19.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT USE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FROM A PATIENT WHO IS HAVING CHEST PAIN ? ANSWER A SK OPEN - ENDED QUESTIONS .
20.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PROVIDING A PATIENT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE INFORMA- TION. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING RESOURCES PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DEALING WITH END - OF - LIFE
ISSUES ? ANSWER HOSPICE CARE
21. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMON ROOT WORD? ANSWER ARTHR
22.A PROVIDER PRESCRIBED OXYGEN THERAPY FOR A PATIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING LABORED BREATHING.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TAKE? ANSWER PLACE A NASAL CANNULA ON
THE PATIENT WITH A NASAL PRONG IN EACH NOSTRIL .
23.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TERM FOR THE ALLERGY TEST THAT INVOLVES SMALL INJECTIONS JUST
UNDER THE SKIN ? ANSWER INTRADERMAL TEST
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100% Verified.
CONSIST 180 Q’S & A’S
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES REQUIRES A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO PERFORM A SURGICAL SCRUB PRIOR
TO ASSISTING ?
ANSWER NEEDLE BIOPSY
2. THE ABBREVIATION "AC " STANDS FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ?
ANSWER BEFORE EATING
3.ACCORDING TO THE CDC, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE INCLUDED ON A VACCINE
INVENTORY LOG ?
ANSWER MANUFACTURER
4.AT WORK, A MEDICAL ASSISTANT CARED FOR A NEIGHBOR WHO SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES IN A FALL. AFTER
WORK, ANOTHER NEIGHBOR ASKS THE ASSISTANT WHAT HAP- PENED TO THE NEIGHBOR WHO FELL . FOLLOWING THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANTS ' (AAMA) CODE OF ETHICS , WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
RESPONSES SHOULD THE ASSISTANT MAKE ?
ANSWER "I CAN 'T SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT MY JOB."
,5. A PROVIDER ASKS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TO ASSIST WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC EXAMINATION . WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT PREPARE FOR THE EXAM- INATION ?
ANSWER GONIOMETER
6.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PREPARING THE AUTOCLAVE FOR THE STERILIZATION PROCESS . WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING TEMPERATURES IS RECOMMENDED TO EFFECTIVELY PERFORM STERILIZATION ?
ANSWER 121° TO 123° C (250° TO 255° F)
7.WHEN PERFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE, WHICH OF THE THE FOLLOWING
INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH A MEDICAL ASSISTANT SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF ?
ANSWER 30 MM HG ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE CESSATION
8.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS CHECKING A PATIENT IN FOR A SEX REASSIGNMENT PREOPER- ATIVE APPOINTMENT . HOW
SHOULD THE ASSISTANT IDENTIFY THE PATIENT 'S GENDER? ANSWER AD- DRESS THE PATIENT AS THEY WISH .
9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL DIVERSITY FACTORS MAY RESULT IN A PATIENT 'S BIAS TOWARD
RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ?
ANSWER RELIGION
10. WHEN ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH A PUNCH BIOPSY OF A MOLE, WHICH OF THE FOL- LOWING TASKS SHOULD A
MEDICAL ASSISTANT ANTICIPATE ?
ANSWER RECEIVE AND PREPARE TISSUE SPECIMENS FOR PROCESSING .
11.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS COMMUNICATING WITH A PATIENT 'S BEST FRIEND , WHO IS MAKING DECISIONS
REGARDING THE MEDICAL CARE OF THE PATIENT, WHO IS COMATOSE . IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAPACITIES IS
THE PATIENT 'S FRIEND ACTING ?
ANSWER DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR HEALTH CARE
,12. BASED ON THE JOINT COMMISSION 'S (TJC) "DO NOT USE" LIST, WHICH OF THE FOLLOW - ING SHOULD THE
MEDICAL ASSISTANT RECOGNIZE AS EASILY MISTAKEN AND SHOULD AVOID USING WHEN DOCUMENTING IN THE
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD ?
ANSWER QD
13.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPIRATION RATES FALLS INTO THE EXPECTED REFERENCE RANGE FOR A 9-YEAR
OLD CHILD ?
ANSWER 19/MIN
14.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT OBTAIN FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY PRIOR TO
PERFORMING AN OUTPATIENT SURGERY ?
ANSWER PREAUTHORIZATION
15.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PERFORMING A CAPILLARY PUNCTURE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS SHOULD THE
ASSISTANT TAKE TO PROMOTE BLOOD FLOW ?
ANSWER KEEP THE PATIENT'S HAND BELOW HEART LEVEL.
16. A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
ACTIONS SHOULD THE ASSISTANT TAKE FIRST ?
ANSWER OBTAIN AN ORAL OR WRITTEN ORDER FROM THE PROVIDER FOR THE PROCEDURE.
17. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STERILIZATION METHODS IS BEING USED WITH AN AUTOCLAVE DEVICE ?
ANSWER MOIST HEAT
18.FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT PLACE A SPEC- IMEN IN A BIOHAZARD
SPECIMEN BAG WHEN TRANSPORTING TO AN OUTSIDE LABORATO - RY? ANSWER THE BIOHAZARD BAG PREVENTS A
POTENTIAL EXPOSURE INCIDENT
, 19.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT USE TO GATHER ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FROM A PATIENT WHO IS HAVING CHEST PAIN ? ANSWER A SK OPEN - ENDED QUESTIONS .
20.A MEDICAL ASSISTANT IS PROVIDING A PATIENT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE INFORMA- TION. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING RESOURCES PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DEALING WITH END - OF - LIFE
ISSUES ? ANSWER HOSPICE CARE
21. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A COMMON ROOT WORD? ANSWER ARTHR
22.A PROVIDER PRESCRIBED OXYGEN THERAPY FOR A PATIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING LABORED BREATHING.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TAKE? ANSWER PLACE A NASAL CANNULA ON
THE PATIENT WITH A NASAL PRONG IN EACH NOSTRIL .
23.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE TERM FOR THE ALLERGY TEST THAT INVOLVES SMALL INJECTIONS JUST
UNDER THE SKIN ? ANSWER INTRADERMAL TEST
