What area of the sterile field is considered non-sterile?
What is the outer inch of the sterile field
100
What is auscultation?
What is process of listening to body sounds.
100
How often are employees required to have OSHA and BBP training?
Annually
100
What does RMA stand for?
Registered Medical Assistant
200
Define and describe MRI
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging
200
Discuss the process if you find a sterile pack has expired.
Items must be sanitized, disinfected and sterilized again.
200
What is palpation?
What is to exam by touch
200
What does OSHA stand for?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200
Who credentials the RMA?
AMT - American Medical Technologists
300
What is the invasive procedures?
Invasive procedures require insertion of a device, breaking the skin or a certain degree of monitoring.
300
What needs to happen before items are removed from the autoclave? Why?
The items need to be left in the autoclave to dry. If water or condensation appears in the packaging, the item is considered non-sterile.
300
What is the percussion?
What is to exam by tapping or striking the body to hear sounds or feel vibrations.
300
Who is required to receive BBP training?
All employees who reasonably may come into contact with blood or OPIM or any employee whose job involves handling or being exposed to blood, blood products or OPIM.
300
What are two things that are out of a medical assistant's scope of practice?
IVs, suturing , diagnosing
400
What is noninvasive procedures?
Noninvasive procedures do not require inserting devices, breaking the skin, or a degree of monitoring.
400
Why is hand washing important.
What is the most important step in reducing infection.
400
What would mensuration be used for?
What is to measure height, weight, leg length, growth of the uterus, or diameter of an extremity.
400
What steps need to be followed after a needle stick injury has occurred?
Notify employer. Save potentially contaminated object for testing.
Employer offers employee medical care and a blood sample is obtained.
Obtain consent to test contaminated object.
Counseling is offered.
Treatment and vaccination as needed.
400
What score is needed to pass your RMA?
What is 70% or higher
500
What are the patient guidelines for a pelvic ultrasound?
Allow approximately 1.5 to 2 hours for the exam. A full bladder is necessary for this exam. Drink 3-4 glasses of water 1 hour prior to exam and do not void before exam.
500
Explain the difference between sanitization, disinfection and sterilization
Sanitization is the scrubbing of instruments and equipment with detergent to remove blood and other OPIM.
Disinfection is used to reduce or or eliminate infectious organisms.
Sterilization is to rid instruments of all microorganisms.
500
Define and describe SOAP
Subjective - Patients words and descriptions
Objective - Readily apparent and measurable data
Assessment - Physician's diagnosis or impression
Plan - Options for treatment, medication, testing, follow-up, etc
500
Explain the chain of infection.
Reservoir host
Means of exit
Means of transmission
Means of entrance
susceptible host
500
What are CEUs and why are they important?
Continuing education units are important for credentialing and keeping certification up to date and current.