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Answers latest 2025
What are the 10 R's of administering a medication? ✔️ Right patient Right medication Right dose Right time Right route Right education Right to refuse Right assessment Right evaluation Right documentation
A winged or butterfly set is used for patients that have? ✔️ fragile veins
When drawing blood what should you have your patient do? ✔️ make a fist
The sims position is the best position to put a patient obtain a? ✔️ rectal temp
A patient w/ TB should be in? ✔️ airborne precautions
What might be some of the duties a CMA preforms? ✔️ venipuncture, injections, taking vitals, paperwork
What does MSDS stand for? ✔️ Material Safety Data Sheet
The MSDS is a vital component of? ✔️ OSHA
What does OSHA stand for? ✔️ Occupational Saftey & Health Administration
Following a blood draw what should the CMA check the patient for? ✔️ shaking or twitching
Apical pulse is used for?
✔️ determining heart rate of infants
How often should alcohol swabs be ordered? ✔️ monthly
Why is a intradermal injection given? ✔️ to see if a patient has allergies
What technique should the CMA use to clean an exam table? ✔️ medical asepsis to disinfect
Where should hazardous waste go? ✔️ red bio-hazard bag
How is aerial blood gas delivered? ✔️ on ice
If the CMA accidentally poked themselves when should they tell the supervisor? ✔️ RIGHT AWAY
T or F... It could be considered an invasion of privacy if a CMA enters a patients room w/ out introducing themselves or acknowledging the patient ✔️ true
Informed Consent ✔️ You are informing the patient of any possible risks and outcome of procedure
Implied Consent ✔️ Extending an arm for phlebotomy or an unconscious patient who needs help
Written Consent ✔️ must be written and signed by patient or guardian (HIV or pregnancy test)
When collecting a urine sample where should you put the patients info? ✔️ on bottle--- not on lid-- b/c it could get lost
Could you do an EKG on a patient w/ parkinsons disease? ✔️ no--- b/c most likely somatic tremors would be present
A streptococcal test would be collected on? ✔️ the throat
What is the order of draw and lab dept? ✔️ Yellow- Microbiology (culture)
✔️ never alone
BP is measured in ✔️ millimeters of mercury (mm)
If patient is experiencing abdominal pains and respiratory problems what position should they put the patient in? ✔️ fowlers
A BP is written in ✔️ systolic
diastolic
20 small boxes on an EKG strip would equal the rate of? ✔️ 75
Should OSHA & BBP training be provided for employees ✔️ yes- at no cost
What is a snellen chart used to measure? ✔️ eye chart- to measure visual acuity
A heel stick should not be preformed on a patient older than? ✔️ 1
What are the normal vital signs? ✔️ temp, pulse rate, BP, and respiratory
a fingerstick should never be preformed on a patient less than? ✔️ 1 year old
How long should you take vital signs for? ✔️ full minute
Point of care testing (POCT) is ✔️ testing done at or near the site of patient care
Say a physician is behind and a patient has waited past their appointment time, why should you do? ✔️ ask if they want to reschedule
Who should be the one giving the results to the patient? ✔️ doctor
Point of care quality control tests regulation ensures ✔️ accuracy of results
When should you do a pregnancy test? ✔️ in AM- most accurate
Sublingual is ✔️ oral or under tounge
transdermal ✔️ absorbed through skin
Intradermal (ID) ✔️ 15 degree angle
Intramuscular (IM) ✔️ 90 degree angle
Suncutaneous (SUB Q) ✔️ 45 degree angle
Transdermal medicine ✔️ is absorbed slowly
What is a clean catch urine specimen? ✔️ collected for culture and sensitivity
What are the sounds you should be listening to when taking a BP using a stethoscope? ✔️ Korotkoff sounds
Metastasis ✔️ spread of disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part
Atrophy ✔️ destruction of body part
antibacterial ✔️ compound or substance that kills or slows growth of bacteria
Antiseptics ✔️ antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/ skin to reduce the possibility of infection or sepsis
Assault ✔️ intentional attempt of bodily injury to another by force
Trenelenberg Position ✔️ most vital for patient with a drop of BP
nosocomial infection ✔️ infection obtained at the hospital
Enteropexy ✔️ surgical fixation of small intestine
presbyopia ✔️ lens of eye looses focus- hard to see objects up close (CMA should help lead them)
