Shalom Health Care Center
Shalom Health Care Center
New Employee Medical Assistant Basic Skills Quiz
ANSWER KEY
Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________
1. What do you check on the vaccine vial prior to administering the injection?
a. Type of vaccine
b. Lot Number
c. Manufacturer’s name
d. Expiration date
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
2. What needle would you use to administer a subcutaneous (SQ, SC, sub-q) injection?
a. 1 ½”
b. 1”
c. 5/8”
d. any of the above
3. Which vaccines are administered intramuscular (IM)?
a. Dtap, dT, Hib, HAV, MMR
b. dT, Hib, Hep B, DTap
c. Varicella, MMR, MMRV, Hib
d. HBV, dT, Varicella
4. At what angle degree should an IM injection be administered? ___90 degrees_______________
5. What information is not necessary on the label of a lab specimen?
a. Patient’s name
b. Patient’s date of birth
c. Date specimen obtained
d. Your Social Security number
e. All of the above
6. When drawing blood, when should the tourniquet be removed?
a. After the 2nd tube
b. After the needle is withdrawn
c. After the 1st tube
d. Never
e. Just before the “stick”
f. Tourniquets should not be used
7. What color tube top is used to draw the first specimen?
a. Lavender
b. Red
c. Gold
d. Tiger
8. What is the meaning of only one stripe on a strep test strip?
a. The test is negative
b. The test is inaccurate
c. The test is positive
d. All of the above
9. How long should you wait before reading the results of a strep test?
a. 2 minutes
b. 3 minutes
c. Immediately
d. 5 minutes
10. At what temperature should vaccines be stored in the refrigerator?
a. Between 50 and 60 degrees, Celsius
b. Between 20 and 32 degrees, Fahrenheit
c. They aren’t stored in the refrigerator, room temperature is allowed
d. Between 35 and 46 degrees, Fahrenheit
11. Refrigerator and freezer temperatures need to be checked ____2________ time(s) a day.
12. When conducting a Snellen wall chart vision test, how far should the patient stand from the chart? _____20 feet_______________
13. When conducting the above test, should the patient’s toes be on the line or behind the line? ___behind________
14. When placing tuberculin solution for a TB skin test (PPD) what is the amount and by what route is it administered?
a. 0.5 milliliter, subcutaneous
b. 0.1 milliliter, intradermal
c. 1 milliliter, intradermal
d. 0.1 milligram, intramuscular
15. When giving two IM injections in the same limb, what is the minimum spacing between the two injection sites? ______1 inch____________
True or False
___T__16. After having a PPD placed, a patient should return in 48-72 hours to have it read.
__T___ 17. Tdap should be used for adolescents instead of Td.
__F___ 18. A child age 13 or older needs only one dose of Varicella.
__T___ 19. A VIS (vaccine information sheet) needs to be given to the patient’s parent or to the adult patient prior to each dose.
__T_ 20. The bell of the stethoscope should be placed over the brachial artery when taking a blood pressure.
__T___ 21. All adult patients with diabetes should be asked to remove their shoes and socks.
22. Should the air valve on the blood pressure cuff be open or closed when taking a BP reading? _____closed___________________
23. The first sound heard when taking a BP should be recorded as the ___systolic pressure_________.
24. What level should the patient’s arm be when taking a BP? _____Heart Level______________
25. How often should an infant’s head circumference be measured?
a. Every other visit
b. First visit
c. Every visit
d. Only after the provider makes the request
26. How many leads do you place on a patient when performing an EKG? ____10________________
27. What do the following abbreviations mean?
OD ____Right Eye_______ OS ___Left Eye__________ OU ____Both Eyes________
28. What should the MA do to first when bringing a patient to the room?
a. Measure and chart weight, height, BMI
b. Chart chief complaint
c. Ask patient to wait
d. Smile and greet the patient
e. All of the above
f. None of the above
29. Diagram the appropriate location to administer vaccines to an infant.
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30. Identify and label where electrodes should be placed for an EKG.
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