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Clinical Procedures For Medical Assistants 9th Edition Bonewit Test Bank
Clinical Procedures For Medical Assistants 9th Edition Bonewit Test Bank
Clinical Procedures For Medical Assistants 9th Edition Bonewit Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. What should the medical assistant do if in doubt about the sterility of an article?
a. Use the article, making sure to use sterile technique.
b. Do not use the article; obtain another one.
c. Ask the physician if the article should be used.
d. Cleanse the article with a disinfectant before using.
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: III. 8
7. Which of the following instruments consists of a handle and a blade and is used to make
surgical incisions and divide tissue?
a. Operating scissors
b. Scalpel
c. Bandage scissors
d. Dissecting scissors
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
8. Which of the following instruments has teeth that are used to grasp tissue?
a. Hemostatic forceps
b. Splinter forceps
c. Tissue forceps
d. Thumb forceps
ANS: C TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
9. Which of the following instruments has serrated blades, ring handles, and ratchets and is used
to clamp off blood vessels?
a. Allis tissue forceps
b. Hemostatic forceps
c. Sponge forceps
d. Curette
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
10. Which of the following instruments is used to hold tissue aside to improve exposure of the
operative area?
a. Retractors
b. Biopsy forceps
c. Probe
d. Tenaculum
ANS: A TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
12. Which of the following represents an error in technique when pouring a sterile solution?
a. Ensuring the solution is within its expiration date
b. Placing the solution cap on a flat surface with the open end facing down
c. Palming the label of the solution bottle
d. Rinsing the lip of the bottle
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: III. 8
13. What is the term for a break in the skin surface or mucous membrane that exposes underlying
tissues?
a. Open wound
b. Contusion
c. Infection
d. Closed wound
ANS: A TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
14. What name is given to the type of wound in which the tissues are torn apart, leaving ragged
and irregular edges?
a. Cut
b. Puncture
c. Laceration
d. Abrasion
ANS: C TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
15. For which of the following wounds would the physician be most likely to order a tetanus
booster?
a. Cut
b. Puncture
c. Laceration
d. Abrasion
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 12
17. The protective response of the body to trauma and the entrance of foreign substances is called
a. infection.
b. inflammation.
c. healing.
d. immunity.
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
20. What occurs during the inflammatory phase in the healing process?
a. New capillaries grow.
b. The tissue becomes a translucent red color.
c. Fibroblasts synthesize collagen.
d. A blood clot plugs the opening of the wound.
ANS: D TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 5
21. What occurs during the maturation phase of the healing process?
a. A scab forms.
b. Scar tissue forms.
c. New skin is generated.
d. Bleeding is controlled.
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 5
23. Which of the following types of exudates contains both serum and blood?
a. Serous
b. Sanguineous
c. Serosanguineous
d. Purulent
ANS: C TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
24. After a sterile dressing change, the medical assistant should instruct the patient to
a. keep the dressing dry.
b. keep the dressing clean.
c. contact the office if signs of inflammation occur.
d. return for further care as directed by the physician.
e. do all of the above.
ANS: E TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: III. 3
26. What is the name given to the type of sutures that are digested gradually by the body?
a. Absorbable sutures
b. Silk sutures
c. Nonabsorbable sutures
d. Swaged sutures
ANS: A TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
27. All of the following are examples of materials used for nonabsorbable sutures except
a. silk.
b. surgical gut.
c. nylon.
d. polypropylene.
ANS: B TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 9
30. Which of the following types of suture needles requires the use of a needle holder?
a. Straight
b. Noncutting
c. Curved
d. Swaged
ANS: C
34. All of the following are characteristics of adhesive skin closures except
a. they are easy to apply.
b. a local anesthetic is not required for their application.
c. they result in less scarring than sutures.
d. they are stronger than skin sutures.
ANS: D TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 9
42. The purpose of inserting gauze packing after incising a localized infection is to
a. facilitate drainage of the exudate.
b. prevent scar formation.
c. absorb drainage.
d. reduce pain.
ANS: A TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 9
46. Which of the following is a small, painless, benign growth that projects from the skin from a
small narrow stalk?
a. Dysplastic nevi
b. Raised mole
c. Flat mole
d. Skin tag
ANS: D TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11
56. The purpose of swabbing the cervix with acetic acid during colposcopy is to
a. allow visualization of abnormal areas.
b. kill microorganisms present on the cervix.
c. numb the cervix to reduce pain.
d. control bleeding.
ANS: A TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: I. 12
66. Which of the following bandage turns is used to bandage a part that varies in width?
a. Spiral turn
b. Figure-eight turn
c. Recurrent turn
d. Spiral reverse turn
ANS: D TOP: CAAHEP Cognitive Competency Met: IV. 11