MAEV2 Practice Test

1Single Choice

A medical assistant is asked by the provider to start an IV infusion of normal saline on a patient. Which statement best describes the medical assistant's appropriate response under the typical scope of practice in most U.S. states?

A.Perform the IV start because the provider ordered it.
B.Perform the IV start only if the medical assistant is also a certified phlebotomist.
C.Decline to start the IV because establishing venous access for infusion therapy is outside the standard medical assisting scope of practice.
D.Start the IV only on adult patients and never on pediatric patients.

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