ATI RN
Medical Administrative Assistant Exam Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
An 85-year-old male patient with a history of prostate cancer and metastasis to the lumbar spine is receiving methadone hydrochloride (Dolophine) 10 mg three times a day. The patient's spouse tells the pain management nurse that the patient exhibits a lack of motivation, loss of appetite, and an inability to get out of bed. The nurse initially focuses on:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Symptoms may indicate uncontrolled pain rather than depression; assessing pain first is critical to guide further interventions.
Question 2 of 5
How many times do you check a medication calculation?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Triple-checking a medication calculation (initial calculation, verification, and final check) minimizes dosage errors, a critical safety step in medication administration.
Question 3 of 5
You are a psychiatrist in session with a patient who tells you he thinks his boss at work is persecuting him. The patient has had mild schizophrenia. The patient asks you if you can keep a secret and then tells you that he is planning to kill his boss 'when the time is right.' You say, 'Of course, everything you tell me during the session will always be confidential.' What should you do?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A patient's right to confidentiality ends where another person's right to safety begins. Your duty to protect the life of the person at risk is more important than keeping the patient's medical information confidential. You must see that the person at risk is duly warned. If law enforcement is informed and the potential victim is not informed then you are held liable if there is injury to the victim.
Question 4 of 5
You have been asked to give Grand Rounds at a hospital. A manufacturer of a new medical device is sponsoring you. In exchange, you are being offered a $\$ 1,000$ fee for your talk. What should you do?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Industry sponsorship of the speakers in medical education is acceptable as long as there is no expectation of the company controlling or influencing the content of the presentation. In other words, you are not allowed to simply be an advertisement for the company pretending to be giving an objective presentation of medical data. Speakers have a mandatory responsibility to disclose all financial participation with industry. This allows the audience to judge for itself whether there is undue influence from industry altering the content of the talk in favor of a particular product. There is no requirement to donate all speakers' fees to charity. There is no requirement for prior review of a presentation to an independent monitoring board for content.
Question 5 of 5
A 52-year-old Spanish-speaking woman has arrived for the first day of a clinical trial of chemotherapy for breast cancer. You suddenly remember the need for signing a consent form. You ask a medical student to 'get the consent.' He walks up to the patient and says in English, 'Sign this,' and she signs. She completes the trial but her hair falls out and she files suit against you for an improper informed consent. Why will this lawsuit be successful?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: For consent to be valid, the person who thoroughly understands the procedure must explain the risks of it in a language the patient understands. The hospital is required to provide translators to accomplish this end.