NHA Medical Assistant
A medical assistant is collecting a urine specimen from a patient
for a drug screening. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take to adhere to the chain of custody for this
specimen?
- Correct Answer – Send the specimen to the testing laboratory
on the same day as the collection.
A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient’s temperature
via the tympanic membrane. In which of the following locations
should the assistant place the thermometer? - Correct Answer – In the ear
The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal.
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the
following actions should a medical assistant take?
- Correct Answer – Vigorously dry the patient’s skin prior to
electrode placement.
A medical assistant should complete documentation in a patient’s
medical record at which of the following times? - Correct Answer – Immediately following the procedure.
Wen should the code on glucose curettes be compared to the
code on the glucometer? - Correct Answer – Before a patient is tested.
Which of the following terms should a medical assistant use to tell
a provider that a patient is having discomfort and difficulty
breathing? - Correct Answer – Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
A medical assistant 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 assistant that she does not know what an
antitussive is. Which of the following responses should the
assistant make?
- Correct Answer – It is a medication that suppresses the cough
reflex.
Which of the following stages of the cardiac cycle on an EKG strip
represents ventricular depolarization? - Correct Answer – QRS complex
The QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization (VD).
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has seasonal
allergies. Which of the following health care providers should the
assistant identify as being able to make a diagnosis and initiate
the necessary treatment? - Correct Answer – physician assistant
A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test an adult
patients visual activity. The assistant should instruct the patient to
stand which of the following distances away?
- Correct Answer – 20 feet
Which of the following types of written correspondence can be
signed by a medical assistant? - Correct Answer – A notification letter to a patient about surgery
arrangements.
An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about
surgery and medical facility arrangements.
A medical assistant is measuring the circumference of an infants
head. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - Correct Answer – Place the zero mark of the measuring tape
against the infants forehead.
A medical assistant is checking a patients hearing using the
Rinne test. Which of the following actions should the assistant
take? - Correct Answer – Ask the patient to raise his hand when he no
longer hears any sound.
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