NHA CCMA MODULE 11: TESTING AND LAB PROCEDURES

Which instructions should an assistant give a patient who needs to do a clean catch urine speciman for a culture and sensitivity test?

• "Void into a clean container and then transfer it into a sterile container."

• "Void into a sterile container directly after cleaning the perineum."

• "Void into a container from home and bring it to the office."

• "Void a small amount of urine into the toilet and then void the next portion into a sterile container."

Which of the following procedures measures a person's hearing using air and bone conduction?

• Audiometric test

• Otoscopic exam

• Cerumen removal

• Tuning fork test

Which of the following procedures measures the lowest decibel of sound that an individual can hear by delivering a variety of sound frequencies through headphones.

• Audiometric test

• Otoscopic exam

• Cerumen removal

• Tuning fork test

Which of the following exams is used to view the inner part of the ear canal.

• Audiometric test

• Otoscopic exam

• Cerumen removal

• Tuning fork test

Which of the following procedures uses wax-softening drops and irrigation to remove cerumen from the ear.

• Audiometric test

• Otoscopic exam

• Cerumen removal

• Tuning fork test

An assistant receives a lab report for a patient that their fastin blood sugar was 450 mg/dl. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?

• Notify the provider of the test results.

• Place the results on the provider's desk for review.

• Have the provider speak to the laboratory.

• Contact the patient to have her come into the office.

If you are doing a vision acuity test on a patient and they can read line 20/30 with both eyes but misses one letter, how should you document this in the patient's chart?

• 20/30-1 both eyes

• 20/30 left eye

• 20/30-1 right eye

• 20/20 both eyes

Which of the following sites should be used for and intradermal skin test?

• Lateral thigh

• Lower abdomen

• Anterior forearm

• Inner heel

A medical assistant gives a pregnancy test and recognizes that there is not a blue line in the control area. What does this indicate?

• The pregnancy test is positive.

• The pregnancy test is not valid.

• The pregnancy test specimen is not concentrated.

• The pregnancy test is negative.

A medical assistant gives a pregnancy test and recognizes a blue line in the control area, but not in the test area. What does this indicate?

• The pregnancy test is positive.

• The pregnancy test is not valid.

• The pregnancy test specimen is not concentrated.

• The pregnancy test is negative.