CCMA Practice test Pt a

What is the first step in blood collection?

• Test requisition

• Patient identification

• Test accession

• Vein location

When needing to position a patient for a rectal examination, what position should a CCMA place the patient into?

• Sims

• Lithotomy

• Supine

• Trendelenburg

When preparing a patient for a 12-lead EKG what is the correct placement for V4?

• 5th intercostal space at midclavicular line

• 4th intercostal space at midclavicular line

• 5th intercostal space at midaxillary line

• 4th intercostal space at midaxillary line

When determining therapeutic medication monitoringlevels, which of the following information should the CCMA recognize as most important in measuring trough levels?

• time last dose was taken

• effectiveness of dietary changes

• effectiveness of lifestyle changes

• time next dose is due

Which of the following statements made by a CCMA regarding an artifact shows the need for further instruction?

• "a broken recording is not caused by patient movement"

• "wandering baseline artifact is due to patient movement and respiration"

• "electrical interference on the EKG is not caused by cell phones"

• "somatic tremor is due to muscle movement"

When caring for a crying patient which action should a CCMA take?

• Ask the patient why he is crying

• Tell the patient there is no reason to cry

• Tell the provider immediately

• Allow the patient to cry

Which of the following is appropriate procedure for collecting ammonia specimen?

• Protect the specimen tube from light

• Keep the specimen tube warm

• Keep the specimen tube at body temperature

• Place the specimen tube in an ice-water slurry

A patient is considered pre-hypertensive with a reading of?

• 140/90 mmHg

• 130/86 mmHg

• 100/65 mmHg

• 115/75 mmHg

When preforming a near visual acuity test, the CCMA should have the patient hold the chart _____________ from the face.

• 12 inches

• 15 inches

• 20 inches

• 30 inches

Deciding to do a capillary puncture test is best determined by which factor?

• Patient weight

• Patient diagnosis

• Test results

• Test ordered