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WorksheetsCCMA 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile trade that a medical assistant is preparing. Which of the following instruments should the assistant include on the tray?
Clamp
Scissors
Saw
Retractor
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below the knee amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant select for electrode placement?
Arm
Neck
Abdomen
Leg
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribsomes
Golgi body
A medical assistant is transcribing a prescription for a medication that a patient should take before meals. Which of the following abbreviation should the assistant use to indicate when the patient should take the medication?
bm
pa
bc
pc
A clinic schedules all cardiac patients on Mondays and Wednesdays and all oncology patients on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which of the following types of scheduling is the clinic using?
Wave scheduling
Cluster scheduling
Open booking
First come first serve
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to several abrasions on a patient's leg. Which of the following supplies should the medical assistant use to remove the medication from the jar?
Forceps
Scalpel
A tongue blade
Retractors
A medical assistant is transcribing a prescription for magnesium sulfate into a patient's medical record. Which of the following should the assistant use to document this medication?
MgSO4
mgO
MOS
Magnesium sulfate
Which of the following routes of skin administration should a medical assistant use when performing a tuberculin skin test?
Intradermal
Subcutaneous
Epidermis
Hypodermis
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to verify the quality of venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw?
Soothe the patient
Disinfect supplies
Inspect the integrity of the needle's seal
When assisting a provider with a punch biopsy of a mole, which of the following tasks should a medical assistant expect to perform?
Removal of the mole
Receive and prepare tissue specimens for processing
Soothe the patient
A medical assistant has a blood pressure cuff inflated and partially opens the valve to deflate as he listens with a stethoscope. When should he read the diastolic pressure?
When the sound disappears
When the patient asks
When the sound starts
A medical assistant is replacing a sharps container in an examination room and receives a small laceration on her arm from the plastic lid. Which of the following types of documentation should the assistant complete as a result of the incident?
CMS-1450
Claim form
UB-04
OSHA Form 301
A medical assistant is administering an intramuscular injection into the gluteus medius of an adult patient. At which of the following angles should the assistant insert the needle?
15 degrees
45 degrees
30 degrees
90 degrees
An adolescent is covered by two insurance policies under her divorced parents who has birthdays in May and August and have joint custody. Which policy is the primary policy for the adolescent?
The policy of their favorite parent
The policy of the parent with the earliest birth month
The policy of the parent they live with
The policy of the parent with a higher income
A medical assistant is performing an ear irrigation for an adult patient who has cerumen impaction. Which of the following steps should the assistant complete prior to administering the irrigation solution?
Tilt the head and shake
Rinse the ear with water
Perform hearing test
Pull the pinna of the ear up and back
