NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following forms of medication can be administered vaginally?
A. Transdermal and buccal
B. Creams and buccal
C. Creams and suppositories
D. Transdermal and suppositories
C. Creams and suppositories
Which of the following actions by the medical assistant demonstrates compliance
with the ADA?
A. Ensure hallways to exam rooms remain free of obstructions
B. Wear personal protective equipment prior to irrigating a wound
C. Obtain hepatitis B vaccination series offered by employer
D. Maintain confidentiality of protected health information
A. Ensure hallways to exam rooms remain free of obstructions
The primary objective of which of the following agencies is to regulate and ensure
quality of clinical laboratory testing?
A. OSHA
B. FDA
C. DEA
D. CLIA
D. CLIA
What abbreviation would a physician write on an order to "discontinue" a
treatment or medication?
A. DIC
B. D&C
,C. dx
D. d/c
D. d/c
The medical assistant is collecting a urine sample on a patient to test for
pregnancy. Which of the following is the correct CLIA-waived test?
A. hgb
B. hCG
C. FBG
D. hct
B. hCG
Which of the following documents is also called an advanced directive?
A. Assignment of benefits
B. Subpoena
C. Living will
D. Informed consent
C. Living will
A medical assistant obtains the tracing shown above on a patient. Which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take?
A. Check for incorrect lead placement.
B. Place the patient in Trendelenburg's position.
C. Ensure precordial lead wires are crossed to balance polarization.
D. Remind the patient to remain as still as possible.
D. Remind the patient to remain as still as possible.
The physician orders "Xanax (alprazolam) 0.5mg po tid X 3 days." Xanax 1 mg
scored tablets are available. The medical assistant should write which of the
following numbers of tablets on the dispense line for this prescription?
A. 1.5
,B. 3
C. 4.5
D. 6
C. 4.5
In most cultures in the United States, when a medical assistant is speaking with a
patient, making direct eye contact encourages
A. Open communication
B. Emotional reasoning
C. A subordinate relationship
D. Control of the conversation
A. Open communication
Prior to purging and destroying paper medical charts, a medical assistant should
consult which of following guidelines?
A. Municipal
B. AMA
C. OSHA
D. State and Federal
D. State and Federal
A patient notices the symbol above on the door and asks what it means. The
medical assistant should tell the patient the symbol means
A. isolation precautions required.
B. hazardous chemicals in use.
C. emergency eye wash station.
D. biohazardous material present.
D. biohazardous material present.
The medical assistant documents a patient's temperature as 101.4F. Which of the
following types of medication is this patient most likely to receive?
, A. Antipyretic
B. Antihistamine
C. Anticoagulant
D. Antiemetic
A. Antipyretic
The medical assistant is preparing to remove her gloves after a venipuncture and
notices blood on the gloves. Where should the medical assistant dispose of her
gloves?
A. Biohazard waste container
B. Red sharps container
C. Regular trash container
Specimen transport bag
A. Biohazard waste container
A patient called the office complaining his hydromorphone prescription was not
honored at the pharmacy. The patient stated, "The doctor gave me this
prescription six weeks ago when I was in the office." The prescription was denied
because it is a schedule
A. I drug.
B. II drug.
C. III drug.
D. IV drug.
B. II drug.
A medical assistant posts damaging remarks on a social media site about a
provider at the clinic where she is employed. She may be legally found guilty of
which of the following?
A. Assault
B. Libel
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following forms of medication can be administered vaginally?
A. Transdermal and buccal
B. Creams and buccal
C. Creams and suppositories
D. Transdermal and suppositories
C. Creams and suppositories
Which of the following actions by the medical assistant demonstrates compliance
with the ADA?
A. Ensure hallways to exam rooms remain free of obstructions
B. Wear personal protective equipment prior to irrigating a wound
C. Obtain hepatitis B vaccination series offered by employer
D. Maintain confidentiality of protected health information
A. Ensure hallways to exam rooms remain free of obstructions
The primary objective of which of the following agencies is to regulate and ensure
quality of clinical laboratory testing?
A. OSHA
B. FDA
C. DEA
D. CLIA
D. CLIA
What abbreviation would a physician write on an order to "discontinue" a
treatment or medication?
A. DIC
B. D&C
,C. dx
D. d/c
D. d/c
The medical assistant is collecting a urine sample on a patient to test for
pregnancy. Which of the following is the correct CLIA-waived test?
A. hgb
B. hCG
C. FBG
D. hct
B. hCG
Which of the following documents is also called an advanced directive?
A. Assignment of benefits
B. Subpoena
C. Living will
D. Informed consent
C. Living will
A medical assistant obtains the tracing shown above on a patient. Which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take?
A. Check for incorrect lead placement.
B. Place the patient in Trendelenburg's position.
C. Ensure precordial lead wires are crossed to balance polarization.
D. Remind the patient to remain as still as possible.
D. Remind the patient to remain as still as possible.
The physician orders "Xanax (alprazolam) 0.5mg po tid X 3 days." Xanax 1 mg
scored tablets are available. The medical assistant should write which of the
following numbers of tablets on the dispense line for this prescription?
A. 1.5
,B. 3
C. 4.5
D. 6
C. 4.5
In most cultures in the United States, when a medical assistant is speaking with a
patient, making direct eye contact encourages
A. Open communication
B. Emotional reasoning
C. A subordinate relationship
D. Control of the conversation
A. Open communication
Prior to purging and destroying paper medical charts, a medical assistant should
consult which of following guidelines?
A. Municipal
B. AMA
C. OSHA
D. State and Federal
D. State and Federal
A patient notices the symbol above on the door and asks what it means. The
medical assistant should tell the patient the symbol means
A. isolation precautions required.
B. hazardous chemicals in use.
C. emergency eye wash station.
D. biohazardous material present.
D. biohazardous material present.
The medical assistant documents a patient's temperature as 101.4F. Which of the
following types of medication is this patient most likely to receive?
, A. Antipyretic
B. Antihistamine
C. Anticoagulant
D. Antiemetic
A. Antipyretic
The medical assistant is preparing to remove her gloves after a venipuncture and
notices blood on the gloves. Where should the medical assistant dispose of her
gloves?
A. Biohazard waste container
B. Red sharps container
C. Regular trash container
Specimen transport bag
A. Biohazard waste container
A patient called the office complaining his hydromorphone prescription was not
honored at the pharmacy. The patient stated, "The doctor gave me this
prescription six weeks ago when I was in the office." The prescription was denied
because it is a schedule
A. I drug.
B. II drug.
C. III drug.
D. IV drug.
B. II drug.
A medical assistant posts damaging remarks on a social media site about a
provider at the clinic where she is employed. She may be legally found guilty of
which of the following?
A. Assault
B. Libel
