NHA CCAM Exam New 2024 Latest Version with All Questions and 100% Correct Answers from Actual Past Exam
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture procedure to a patient. Which of the following statements should the assistant make? --------- Correct Answer ---------- "I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today. There will be a small stick in your arm"
Which of the following office protocols meets OSHA regulations and standards? --------- Correct Answer --------- Employees must submit to a hep B immunization upon employment
A medical assistant is performing a capillary puncture on an infant. Which of the following micro collection tubes should the assistant collect first? --------- Correct Answer --------- Lavender Top
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 caring for a patient whose blood pressure drops to a dangerously low level. The assistant should place the patient into which of the following positions? --- ------ Correct Answer --------- Trendelenburg
Which of the following instruments is used to obtain a patient's blood pressure? --------- Correct Answer --------- Sphygmomanometer
Which of the following information is needed to complete a CMS-1500 form? --------- Correct Answer --------- Provider's federal tax identification number
- Which of the following lab results should a medical assistant is related to pregnancy?
--------- Correct Answer --------- HCG
Which of the following scenarios is a violation of HIPAA policy? --------- Correct Answer - -------- Discussing patient's diagnosis in a facility hallway
A medical assistant is measuring an infant client from heel to head. In which of the following positions should the assistant place the infant? --------- Correct Answer --------- Supine
A patient reports sudden, severe abdominal pain. If the patient has acute appendicitis, which of the following quadrants will be tender upon examination --------- Correct Answer --------- RLQ Right Lower Quadrant
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- Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use when passing the
provider a scalpel during sterile procedure? --------- Correct Answer --------- Blade down handle first
Which of the following items is necessary for a postoperative suture removal procedure? --------- Correct Answer --------- Thumb Dressing Forceps
- A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient who is wearing a Holster
monitor. Which of the following activities should the assistant instruct the patient to avoid? --------- Correct Answer --------- Taking a shower
A medical assistant is working with several staff members in an ambulatory care setting.Which of the following staff members is legally responsible for overseeing the medical assistant's actions? --------- Correct Answer --------- Office Manager
While setting up a tray for a minor procedure, the medical assistant notices a coworker reaching across the sterile field to get something. The assistant should: --------- Correct Answer --------- Break down the tray and start over
A medical assistant is performing a pulmonary function test (PFT) using spirometry.How many maneuvers are required form the patient before the assistant can calculate the average measurements and record the results --------- Correct Answer --------- Three
- When administering CPR, how many compressions, at a minimum, should the
medical assistant do in 1 min? --------- Correct Answer --------- 100
While performing a routine EKG, a medical assistant notices that the patient is shivering. Which of the following artifacts should the assistant identify on the tracing? --- ------ Correct Answer --------- Somatic Tremor
medical assistant should identify that which of the following is the rate of the EKG paper at normal speed ? --------- Correct Answer --------- 25 mm per second
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who has mild hearing loss in an exam room. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? --------- Correct Answer - -------- look directly in the patients direction
Which of the following procedures should a medical assistant identify as a surgical reconstruction? --------- Correct Answer --------- Rhinoplasty
A medical assistant has a question about the accreditation standards for the provider's office. Which of the following resources should the assistant consult? --------- Correct Answer --------- The Joint Commision
A medical assistant sees that a patient has signed an Advance Beneficiary Notice for a test that the patient requested. After receiving a denial of payment from the insurance 2 / 3
company, which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? --------- Correct Answer --------- Bill the patient
A patient reports a past incident of a heart attack during the initial patient interview.Which should the medical assistant document in the patient's health record? --------- Correct Answer --------- Myocardial Infarction
A medical assistant is looking up diagnostic codes. Which of the following parts of the diagnostic statement should the assistant use when searching in alphabetical index? ---- ----- Correct Answer --------- Main Term
Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to provide support to the joint when applying a bandage to an ankle? --------- Correct Answer --------- Figure 8
A medical assistant is obtaining a CBC from a patient who has hematomas (bruises) on both antecubital areas. Which of the following sites should the assistant use for the blood draw? --------- Correct Answer --------- Hang
During a physical exam, a medical assistant might witness the provider tapping a patient's body, usually with the fingers or a small hammer, to elicit sounds or vibratory sensations. What is the name of this exam technique? --------- Correct Answer --------- Percussion
- A medical assistant finds several packs of paper-wrapped sterile instruments with no
dates on them. The indicator tape shows that they have been autoclaved. Which of the following actions should the assistant take? --------- Correct Answer --------- Reprocess and wrap the instruments
A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about the self-administration of insulin injections. Which of the following patient statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? --------- Correct Answer ---------- "I will roll the bottle between my hands before drawing the medication"
A medical assistant discovers a garbage can fire has started in the break room of the medical office. According to the RACE acronym for emergency response, which of the following actions should the assistant take first? --------- Correct Answer ---------- Evacuate staff and patients from the immediate area
A medical assistant should use which of the following solutions to prepare a patients skin prior to drawing blood cultures? --------- Correct Answer ---------- Chlorhexidine
When assisting a provider with a punch of biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should a medical assistant expect to perform? --------- Correct Answer ---------- Receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing
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