Download NHA CCMA Exam Review 2022-23: Comprehensive Questions and Answers and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity!
NHA CCMA EXAM REVIEW 2022-23 with
Comprehensive Questions and Answers
1:10 solution ✓most readily available and least expensive disenfectant 120 days ✓lifespan of RBC 1st draw for capillary ✓Lavender tube 2nd draw for capillary ✓tubes with additives 3rd draw for capillary ✓tubes without additives 5 modes of transportation ✓Droplet, airborne, common vehicle, vector borne, contact (direct or indirect) Afebrile ✓Absence of fever Agents ✓infectious microorganisms that can be classified into groups namely: viruses,bacteria,fungi,and parasites. AMS ✓Agent, Modes of Transmission, Susceptible Hosts ANS ✓autonomic nervous system Antecubital fossa ✓preferred site for venipuncture aorta ✓Largest artery in the body
Aortic valve ✓between left ventricle and aorta Apical pulse ✓taken over the apex of the heart by auscultation Apnea ✓absence of breathing Atrioventricular valves (AV) ✓Tricuspid and mitral valve Auscultation ✓Listening to sounds produced by internal organs Automaticity ✓The ability of the cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously initiate their own electrical impulse without being stimulated from another source autonomic nervous system ✓Subdivided into sympathetic and parasympathetic systems Average blood amount for adult ✓5-6 liters Axillary temp ✓Least accurate; taken under the arm Bacteriology ✓study of bacteria Basilic vein ✓third choice vein for venipuncture BID ✓twice a day
Complex ✓several waveforms Components of the urinary system ✓two kidneys, two ureters, urinary bladder, urethra Conductivity ✓The ability of all cardiac cells to receive an electrical stimulus and transmit the stimulus to other cardiac cells Continuous fever ✓A fever that remains constant; it does not fluctuate. Contractility ✓Ability of the cardiac cells to shorten and cause cardia muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus CPR ✓cardiopulmonary resuscitation Damage ✓wrongful activity must have caused the injury Deci ✓one tenth Depolarization ✓Positive - contraction Derelict ✓breach of duty of care Diastole ✓The lowest amount of pressure exerted during the cardiac cycle Direct cause ✓Legally recognizable injury Disinfection ✓Use of various chemicals that can be used to destroy many pathogenic microorganisms
Dorsal Lithotomy Position ✓patient lies on back with knees flexed, legs seperated and thighs are acutely flexed. feet are usually in stirrups, Dorsal recumbent position ✓patient lies on back with knees flexed and soles of the feet flat on the bed dry heat sterilization ✓Requires higher temperature that steam sterilization but longer exposure times Duty ✓Duty of care Edema ✓accumulation of fluid in the tissues, swelling Endocardium ✓Inner layer of the heart Epicardium ✓outermost layer of the heart Erythrocytes ✓red blood cells Examination of urine ✓physical, chemical and microscopic Excitability ✓Ability to respond to external stimulus: chemical, electrical, and mechanical External Hemorrhage ✓Controlling the bleeding is most effectively accomplished by elevating the affected part above heart level Fasting specimen ✓require patient to abstain from eating for at least 12 hours
Heart location ✓in the thoracic cavity between the lungs just behind the sternum Hematoma ✓Blood accumulation in the tissue surrounding the vein Hemoconcentration ✓Results from tourniquet being left on too long Hemostasis ✓process by which blood vessels are repaired after injury history of present illness ✓explanation of the CC to determine the onset of the illness. Holter monitor ✓contains 5 electrodes attached to the patients trunk Horizontal axis ✓represents time: 1mm Horizontal recumbent position ✓This patient position is used for most physical exams. The patient lies on his/her back with legs extended. Hyperpnea ✓abnormal increase in the depth and rate of breathing Hyperventilation ✓Increased amount of air entering the lungs Hypoventilation ✓Decreased amount of air enters the lungs, resulting in decreased oxygen levels IM ✓intramuscular Intermittent fever ✓fluctuating fever that returns to or below baseline
Interval ✓waveform plus a segment Ischemia ✓Decrease in the amount amount of blood flow isolation precautions ✓A method of infection control that assumed that all human blood and body fluids were potentially infectious. IV ✓intravenous Kilo ✓one thousand knee-chest position ✓Patient is on knees with chest resting on the bed and elbows resting on the bed above head Lavender top tube ✓EDTA (5th) Lead aVF ✓The left leg (or foot) is positive and the other limbs are negative Lead aVL ✓The left arm is positive and the other limbs are negative. Lead aVR ✓The right arm is positive and the other limbs are negative. LEAD i ✓left arm positive, right arm negative Lead II ✓Right arm positive, left arm negative Lead III ✓Left leg is positive and left arm is negative
Milli ✓one thousandth Mitral valve ✓located between the left atrium and left ventricle Murmurs ✓caused by diseases of the valves or other structural abnormalities Mycology ✓study of fungi Myocardium ✓muscular, middle layer of the heart Nano ✓one billionth Normal adult pulse range ✓60-100 bpm Normal adult respiration rate ✓12-20 breaths per minute oral glucose tolerance test ✓used to diagnose diabetes mellitus Orthopnea ✓difficulty breathing when lying down OSHA ✓Occupational Safety and Health Administration P wave ✓The deflection produced by atrial depolarization. Palpatation ✓The sense of touch to determine the characteristics of an organ system
Parasitology ✓study of parasites parasympathetic nervous system ✓Affects the atria by decreasing the heart rate Past, family, and social history (PFSH) ✓Summary of personal and family health problems, as well as social to include marital status, occupation, use of drugs, etc. PC ✓after meals / not on empty stomach Percussion ✓Tapping or striking the body to determine the position, size, and density of the underlying organ/tissue Pericardium ✓membranous sac enclosing the heart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ✓Masks, goggles, gowns, face shields, respirators Petechiae ✓tiny non-raised red spots that appear on the skin from rupturing of the capillaries due to the tourniquet being left on too long Phlebitis ✓inflammation of a vein PKU ✓test ordered for infants to detect phenylketonuria Plasma ✓Liquid portion of the blood Platelet phase ✓stage 2 of hemostasis
R wave ✓initial positive deflection Rectal temp ✓Taken in the rectum; most effective Red or Tiger Striped Tube ✓Serum / non additive tubes (3rd) Remittent fever ✓Fluctuating, remains elevated and does not return to baseline Repolarization ✓Negative - relaxation Right atrium ✓Receives deoxygenated blood returning to the heart via the superior vena cava Right ventricle ✓receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery Running speed ✓25mm/sec S wave ✓first negative deflection S1 ✓first heart sound S2 ✓second heart sound SA node ✓primary pacemaker of the heart and has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm Segment ✓Line between two waveforms
Shock ✓Occurs when there is insufficient return of blood flow to the heart Sim's position ✓Patient lies on left side with right knee flexed against the abdomen and left knee slightly flexed SL ✓sublingual (under the tongue) SQ ✓subcutaneous Standard Precautions ✓designed to prevent direct contact with blood and other body fluids using PPE steam sterilization (autoclave) ✓uses steam under pressure to obtain higher temperature (250-254F) with exposure time of 20-40 minutes Stress test ✓A noninvasive diagnostic procedure to determine the presence and severity of coronary artery disease. surgical asepsis ✓All microbial life, pathogen, and non pathogens are destroyed before an invasive procedure is performed Susceptible host ✓Not Resistant or Immune sympathetic nervous system ✓Affect both the atria and ventricle by increasing the heart rate Systole ✓The highest amount of pressure exerted during the cardiac cycle T wave ✓Deflection produced by ventricular repolarization
Upper chambers of the heart ✓right & left atria (atrium-singular) Urine output avg ✓1200-1500ml every 24-hours V1 ✓4th intercostal space, right sternal border V2 ✓Fourth intercostal space, left sternal border V3 ✓Between V2 and V V4 ✓5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line V5 ✓5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line V6 ✓5th intercostal space, midaxillary line Vascular phase ✓stage 1 of hemostasis Vertical axis ✓measured in millivolts Virology ✓study of viruses Vital Signs of body function ✓temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure Wandering baseline ✓causes the baseline of the tracing to move up and down; due to interference with the signal
Waveform ✓movement away from the isoelectric line Winged Infusion Set (Butterfly) ✓used on difficult, elderly, pediatric, or small veins Yellow top tube ✓Blood Cultures (1st)
