UPDATED NHA CCMA exam practice test 1 2026
Exam Set Questions and Verified Answers
CELL STRUCTURES IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A CELL? - CORRECT ANSWER
MITOCHONDIRA
A MA IS TESTING A PATIENT'S VISUAL ACUITY USING A SNELLEN CHART. WHICH
ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - CORRECT ANSWER MAKE SURE THE PATIENT
DOES NOT LEAN FOWARD DURING THE TEST.
,DURING A ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE. THE PATIENT BECOMES PALE &
DIAPHORETIC. WHAT CONDITION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS PATIENT? -
CORRECT ANSWER SYNCOPE
A PATIENT CALLS THE CLINIC TO CANCEL A POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT &
STATES THAT SHE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR WHICH
FOLLOWING REASONS SHOULD MA DOCUMENT THIS INFORMATION ON THE
PATIENT'S CHART? - CORRECT ANSWER TO PROVE THAT THE OFFICE WAS NOT
NEGLIGENT
WHEN COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION IN A PATIENT'S PAPER MEDICAL RECORD,
A MA REALIZES SHE MADE AN ERROR. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER DRAW A LINE THROUGH THE ERROR & INITIAL IT
WHICH ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM SHOULD A MA
RECOGNIZE AS INDICATING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF A PROCEDURE? -
CORRECT ANSWER DIAGNOSIS CODE
WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S
UNDERSTANDING OF INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER OBSERVE
THE PATIENT AS SHE PERFORMS A SELF-DEMONSTRATION
A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS
SHOULD MA TAKE 1ST? - CORRECT ANSWER COMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL
COMMUNITY AGENCIES
,A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER DROP THE
SYRINGE, NEEDLE FIRST, INTO THE BIOHAZARDS SHARP CONTAINER
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE
PROVIDER. WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD
EXPECT TO OBSERVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? - CORRECT
ANSWER SILVERY, SCALY
A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY.
THE REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS
DEEMED EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO CONTACT THE INSURER ABOUT
THE DENIAL OF PAYMENT
WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE
SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? - CORRECT ANSWER INSPECT
THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEEDLE'S SEAL
WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING
AN ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? - CORRECT ANSWER SWALLOW THE TABLET
WHOLE WITH GLASS OF WATER
A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT
WHO EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER REMAIN WITHIN THE PATIENT'S VIEW TO ALLOW LIP-
READING
, A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS
SCABIES. BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE MA WEAR? - CORRECT ANSWER GOWN
A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS &
ALL ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF
SCHEDULING IS THE CLINIC USING? - CORRECT ANSWER CLUSTER SCHEDULING
THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY
EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? - CORRECT
ANSWER PARASITIC
A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS
PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE
PATIENT PURCHASE AN OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT
TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD THE MA MAKE? - CORRECT ANSWER IT IS
A MEDICATION THAT SUPPRESSES THE COUGH REFLEX
WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD
PRESSURE. WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE
THE CUFF? - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mm Hg ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE
CESSATION
A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical
assistant say first? - CORRECT ANSWER "HELLO. WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE"
Exam Set Questions and Verified Answers
CELL STRUCTURES IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A CELL? - CORRECT ANSWER
MITOCHONDIRA
A MA IS TESTING A PATIENT'S VISUAL ACUITY USING A SNELLEN CHART. WHICH
ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - CORRECT ANSWER MAKE SURE THE PATIENT
DOES NOT LEAN FOWARD DURING THE TEST.
,DURING A ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE. THE PATIENT BECOMES PALE &
DIAPHORETIC. WHAT CONDITION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS PATIENT? -
CORRECT ANSWER SYNCOPE
A PATIENT CALLS THE CLINIC TO CANCEL A POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT &
STATES THAT SHE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR WHICH
FOLLOWING REASONS SHOULD MA DOCUMENT THIS INFORMATION ON THE
PATIENT'S CHART? - CORRECT ANSWER TO PROVE THAT THE OFFICE WAS NOT
NEGLIGENT
WHEN COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION IN A PATIENT'S PAPER MEDICAL RECORD,
A MA REALIZES SHE MADE AN ERROR. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER DRAW A LINE THROUGH THE ERROR & INITIAL IT
WHICH ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM SHOULD A MA
RECOGNIZE AS INDICATING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF A PROCEDURE? -
CORRECT ANSWER DIAGNOSIS CODE
WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S
UNDERSTANDING OF INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? - CORRECT ANSWER OBSERVE
THE PATIENT AS SHE PERFORMS A SELF-DEMONSTRATION
A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS
SHOULD MA TAKE 1ST? - CORRECT ANSWER COMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL
COMMUNITY AGENCIES
,A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - CORRECT ANSWER DROP THE
SYRINGE, NEEDLE FIRST, INTO THE BIOHAZARDS SHARP CONTAINER
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE
PROVIDER. WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD
EXPECT TO OBSERVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? - CORRECT
ANSWER SILVERY, SCALY
A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY.
THE REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS
DEEMED EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO CONTACT THE INSURER ABOUT
THE DENIAL OF PAYMENT
WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE
SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? - CORRECT ANSWER INSPECT
THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEEDLE'S SEAL
WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING
AN ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? - CORRECT ANSWER SWALLOW THE TABLET
WHOLE WITH GLASS OF WATER
A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT
WHO EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? -
CORRECT ANSWER REMAIN WITHIN THE PATIENT'S VIEW TO ALLOW LIP-
READING
, A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS
SCABIES. BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE MA WEAR? - CORRECT ANSWER GOWN
A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS &
ALL ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF
SCHEDULING IS THE CLINIC USING? - CORRECT ANSWER CLUSTER SCHEDULING
THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY
EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? - CORRECT
ANSWER PARASITIC
A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS
PREPARING TO LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE
PATIENT PURCHASE AN OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT
TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD THE MA MAKE? - CORRECT ANSWER IT IS
A MEDICATION THAT SUPPRESSES THE COUGH REFLEX
WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD
PRESSURE. WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE
THE CUFF? - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mm Hg ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE
CESSATION
A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical
assistant say first? - CORRECT ANSWER "HELLO. WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE"
