NHA CCMA exam prep

Which of the following is an alternate therapy for pain management?

Acupuncture

Which of the following is a common stereotype a medical assistant should avoid when interacting with patients?

Patients who have the same physical characteistics are from the same race.

Which of the following patients should a medical assistant place in Fowler's position?

A patient who has a breathing disorder.

A medical assistant is taking an adult patient's pulse at the fifth intercostal space. Which of the following locations is used to obtain the reading?

Apical.

A medical assistant needs to locate a CPT code for a documented procedure performed in the medical office. The assistant should reference which of the following?

Superbill.

Which of the following should a medical assistant recognize as a latent infection with periods of relapse and remission?

Herpes simplex .

A medical assistant notes that a 46-year-old female patient is coming in for an annual exam. They have prior blood work with findings that are within the expected reference range. Their height and weight do not indicate obesity and their vitals are within the expected reference range. Which of the following screenings should the assistant anticipate for this patient?

Mammogram .

Removal of debris and devitalized tissue from a wound is known as which of the following?

Debridement.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when preparing medication for an IM injection?

Invert the vial prior to drawing up the medication.

A medical assistant is performing a routine venipuncture on a patient who has fragile veins. Which of the following equipment should the assistant use?

Winged Infused Set.

A patient who is feeling angry accuses the medical assistant of being angry. This is an example of which of the following defense mechanisms?

Projection.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when preparing an examination room?

Check expiration dates on all packages and supplies.

A medical assistant is completing an intake for a patient who was the driver in a motor vehicle crash involving a fatality. The patient states, I wasn't driving that car. Which of the following defense mechanisms is the patient displaying?

Denial

Which of the following is true about the hepatitis B vaccine for employees at risk for occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens?

The vaccine is available free of charge to all employees.

Which of the following should a medical assistant note in a patient's electronic health record?

The patient reports they recently developed a strawberry allergy.

A medical assistant should provide detailed documentation in a patient's record to help which of the following individuals bill to the highest specifity?

Coder.

Which of the following prescription requires a Drug Enforcement Administration number?

Opioids.

Which of the following types of insurance plans allow a patient to see a specialist without a referral?

Preferred provider organization

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take if a patient is grasping their neck with both hands looking panicked?

Ask the patient if they are choking

Which of the following is included in the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?

Create an updated written exposure control plan.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when performing an eye irrigation using a bulb syringe?

Hold the kidney shaped basin next to the eye to be irrigated.

Which of the following parts of a business letter contains the greeting?

Salutation.

A patient has paid a $20 payment on their account. The clinical medical assistant should identify that this payment will be applied to which of the following?

Accounts receivable.

Which of the following information should a medical assistant document on a specimen label?

Collectors Initial.

A medical assistant observes that a patient did not receive laboratory monitoring while on a blood thinner medication. The assistant should identify that this is an example of which of the following?

Negligence.

Which of the following system specifies when to purge closed and inactive files?

Retention System

A medical assistant is preparing a patient for an EKG. The assistant should assist the patient in which of the following positions?

Supine.

Which of the following findings should a medical assistant recognize as a characteristics of obsessive- compulsive-disorder?

Repetitive behaviors.

Which of the following departments process the cellophane (Scotch) tape test?

Microbiology.

Which of the following is an anthropometric measurement?

Weight.

A medical assistant completed a 12- lead EKG on a patient, and upon review noticed wide QRS complexes greater than 0.12 seconds. The tracing indicates that which of the following types of beats occurred?

Premature Ventricular Contraction.

A medical assistant is recording a patients respiratory rate and counts their respiration for 30 seconds. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to complete the measurement?

Multiply the respiratory by two.

Which of the following is a symptom of shock?

Shallow respirations.

Which of the following is an attribute of a professional medical assistant?

Project a business-like appearance.

A medical assistant is applying bandage after covering a patients surgical wound with a gauze dressing. The assistant should instruct a patient to remove the bandage after which of the following time periods?

48 Hr.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to prepare a patient for venipuncture?

Cleanse the antecubital area with a 70% alcohol wipes.

A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has presbyopia. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Provide large-print educational materials.

A medical assistant is confronted by an angry patient in the waiting area. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take?

Speak using a low tone of voice.

Which of the following samples should a medical assistant place in a sterile container for transport?

Skin scraping for fungal culture.

A patient present with hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, and irregular periods. Which of the following tests should the medical assistant expect the provider to order to determine if the patient is menopausal?

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone FSH test.

Which of the following heart rate should a medical assistant recognize as outside the expected reference range?

120/ min in an adolescent./ 22yr old female

Which of the following is the correct order to remove personal protective equipment (PPE)?

Gloves, Goggles, Gown, Mask

A patient comes to the clinic reporting occasional chest pains, and the provider prescribes a medication to be taken sublingually during chest pain episodes. The clinical medical assistant should recognize that the medication prescribed most likely which of the following?

Nitroglycering.

Which of the following allows the clinical medical assistant to ensure that an autoclave run has successfully achieved sterilization?

Indicator Strip.

Which of the following methods of cardiovascular testing evaluates heart function over 24 Hr. or more?

Holter

Which of the following should a medical assistant ensure is the procedure room for a scheduled minor skin surgery?

Sterile Normal Saline.

When completing a procedure that requires a chain of custody form, which of the following would prohibit processing of the specimen?

The specimen seal is broken.

Which of the following regulates packaging and ground shipping of bodily fluids to outside lab?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

A medical assistant is performing venipuncture. At which of the following times should the assistant fix the computer-generated label to the tube?

After venipuncture is collected.

Which of the following equipment should a medical assistant use when preparing a sterile field for a minor surgical procedure?

Sterile gauze pad.

Which of the following is an effective technique for promoting teamwork in a private practice?

Eliciting suggestions from all employees.

Which of the following procedures requires surgical asepsis?

Urinary Catheterization.

Which of the following would be an effective means to build and engage a team?

Encourage members to collaborate.

Which of the following types of devices should a medical assistant use during a venipuncture for a patient who has small veins?

Winged Infusion.

A medical assistant is obtaining a guaiac slide from a patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Check the expiration date of the developing situation.

Which of the following types of medication is used to threat nausea and vomiting?

Antiemetic.

Which of the following pathogenic organisms is multicellular and includes tapeworms, roundworm, and flatworm?

Helminths.

Which of the following should a medical assistant plan to asses at a well-child visit for a 2 month-old infant?

Growth chart mapping.

A medical assistant is collecting information on tobacco and alcohol use. In which of the following sections of the patients record should the assistant document the data?

Social History.

Which of the following is a medical assistant require to record in a controlled substance log?

Lot Number.

A clinical medical assistant is participating in the transition of care for a 78 year-old patient to a provider who specializes in caring for older patients. Which of the following providers should the assistant transfer care to?

Gerontologist.

Which of the following focuses on incidence, distribution, and detection of the source of widespread disease in a population?

Epidemiology.

Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when administering ear drops to a 16-year-old patient?

Gently pull the pinna up and back.

A medical assistant is preparing to measure a newborn head circumference. The assistant should place the newborn in which of the following positions?

Supine.

A patient informs the medical assistant that they would like to make a gift of their organs if the die during surgery. Which of the following should the assistant obtain from the patient before surgery begins?

Uniform Donor Card.

Which of the following eating disorder is characterized by self-inducing starvation?

Anorexia Nervosa.

A medical assistant should use at least how many patient identifiers to verify a patient's identity?

Two

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take upon receiving a patient's paper reports from an outside lab?

Document that the results were delivered to the office in the patients electronic health record ( EHR).

A medical assistant answers a call from a patient who is dissatisfied with their care and is requesting to speak with the provider. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Offer to relay the complaint to the provider.

How many electrodes should a medical assistant apply to a patient for a 12-lead EKG?

10.

Which of the following is the maximum number of characteristics an ICD-10-CM code uses to identify a disease of injury?

7.

A medical assistant receives fax transmittal without a cover sheet for a patient who is not treated at the facility. The assistant should recognize that the sender is in violation of which of the following?

HIPPA.

A clinical medical assistant should identify that which of the following information is provided by a 24-hr Holter Monitor?

A recording of the patients cardiac activity.

Which of the following is an alert that might appear as a pop up window when accessing a patients electronic health record?

Allergies.

A medical assistant is preparing a patient for a spirometry test. Which of the following instructions should the assistant give to the patient?

"Sit with your back against a chair and your neck slightly extended."

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when performing first aid on a patient who is experiencing vertigo?

Assist the patient into the supine position.

Which of the following allows a medical assistant to enter wound care instructions for a patient electronically?

Computerized provider order entry.

A medical assistant is interacting with a patient who is expressing anger. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to deescalate the situation?

Invite the patient to a private area to speak.

A medical assistant is administering medicated ear drops to a 2 year old patient. In which of the following direction should the assistant gently pull the pinna to straighten the ear canal to instill the drops?

Down and Back.

Which of the following actions should a clinical medical assistant take to when sanitizing surgical equipment?

Scrub the equipment with brushes and detergent immediately after the procedure.

Which of the following solutions should a medical assistant use to clean a site on a patient's forearm in preparation for a minor surgical procedure?

Antiseptic.

Which of the following actions can a clinical medical assistant take to minimize somatic tremors?

Cover the patient with a blanket.

A medical assistant is preparing to take a patients oral temp. Which of the following types of consent is the patient giving when they open their mouth?

Implied.

Which of the following describes microbes that grow best when exposed to oxygen?

Aerobes.

Which of the following describes the correct order of actions a clinical medical assistant should take when sterilizing surgical instruments?

Rinse Soak then Autoclave.

Which of the following describes how often a medical assistant is required to recertify through the National Healthcareer Association?

Every 2 Years.

From which of the following sites should a medical assistant perform a capillary draw on an infant?

Heel.

In which of the following situations should a medical assistant use a memorandum?

To provide information within a health care facility.

Which of the following is required for hand antisepsis?

Antimicrobial soap.

When using the acultation method for taking blood pressure, the medical assistant should take which of the following?

Inflate the cuff to 30 points higher than the palpatory method.

A medical assistant is reviewing claims denials. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

Ensure ICD-10-CM and CPT codes are correct.

Which of the following acts as a barrier between the network and the internet to ensure HIPPA security when implementing electronic health record updates.

Firewall.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take when a conscious adult patient is experiencing a hypoglycemic emergency?

Offer the patient orange juice.

Which of the following should a medical assistant instruct a patient to do when collecting a guaiac slide?

Avoid red meat up to 3 days prior to taking samples.

A clinical medical assistant is administering 5 ml of medication to a patient. The medical assistant should recognize that the dose is equal to which of the following amounts?

1 tsp.

Which of the following is part of a complete blood count?

Hematocrit

Which of the following instrument should a medical assistant place in a sterile field for preparation of a cyst removal?

Scapel.

A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has terminal diagnosis. Which of the following statements indicates the patient is in the acceptance state of grief?

"Is there anything else I should know about this disease?

Which of the following angle ranges should a medical assistant use to perform a venipuncture on a patient using the evacuated tube method with a multi-sample needle?

15 to 20

A medical assistant witnesses a provider using an unsanitary instrument. To which of the following agencies should the assistant report this incident?

OSHA.