NHA CCMA EOC EXAM 2 2027 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In which section would a medical assistant document a patient's vital signs? -
✔✔Objective
✔✔What type of fever is characterized by temperatures that come and go? -
✔✔Intermittent
✔✔If a laboratory specimen requires an anaerobic collection container, be cautious not
to unduly exposed the specimen to: - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔Which position should the patient be in when performing a EKG? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔A medical assistant has been notified by a patient that she is refusing a particular
medication. What response is the most appropriate? - ✔✔Ask the patient to elaborate
on her concerns about this medication
✔✔When performing a capillary finger stick on a one-year-old patient, what is the most
important step to follow? - ✔✔Ask the child's parent or guardian to hold a child securely
during the procedure
, ✔✔A medical assistant is educating a patient who has recently had coronary artery
bypass graft surgery (CABG). Which organization could the medical assistant refer the
patient to for additional information about their disease? - ✔✔American Heart
Association
✔✔How would you file a problem-oriented medical record? - ✔✔Chronological
✔✔A medical assistant is billing a patient from an outpatient facility? Which universal
claim form would the medical assistant submit for reimbursement? - ✔✔CMS-1500
✔✔If a patient has her arms crossed, leaning back in the chair, and looking at the
ceiling, which emotion are they most likely feeling? - ✔✔Angry
✔✔Which of the following conditions is most likely to be caused by smoking? -
✔✔Atherosclerosis
✔✔What should patients always be provided when educating them on HIPAA? -
✔✔Confidentiality statement
✔✔A medical assistant has arrived to the phlebotomy room and a patient is already
present. What is the next step that the medical assistant should take? - ✔✔Identify the
patient using two identifiers
✔✔Part of a medical assistant's job is to provide: - ✔✔Pre- and post-operative
instructions
✔✔A provider is running extremely late. After apologizing, what would be the next step
the medical assistant should take to communicate with the waiting patients? - ✔✔Offer
to reschedule appointments
✔✔When autoclaving surgical instruments for sterilization, what solution should be
used? - ✔✔Distilled water
✔✔The most appropriate action to take to ensure quality control testing on a urine
dipstick tests, the medical assistant should do what? - ✔✔Verify the reagent solution
expiration date
✔✔Spontaneity and creativity corresponds to which level in Maslow's hierarchy of
needs? - ✔✔Self-actualization
✔✔Where does electrical conduction begin and a healthy human heart? - ✔✔Sinoatrial
(SA) node
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In which section would a medical assistant document a patient's vital signs? -
✔✔Objective
✔✔What type of fever is characterized by temperatures that come and go? -
✔✔Intermittent
✔✔If a laboratory specimen requires an anaerobic collection container, be cautious not
to unduly exposed the specimen to: - ✔✔Oxygen
✔✔Which position should the patient be in when performing a EKG? - ✔✔Supine
✔✔A medical assistant has been notified by a patient that she is refusing a particular
medication. What response is the most appropriate? - ✔✔Ask the patient to elaborate
on her concerns about this medication
✔✔When performing a capillary finger stick on a one-year-old patient, what is the most
important step to follow? - ✔✔Ask the child's parent or guardian to hold a child securely
during the procedure
, ✔✔A medical assistant is educating a patient who has recently had coronary artery
bypass graft surgery (CABG). Which organization could the medical assistant refer the
patient to for additional information about their disease? - ✔✔American Heart
Association
✔✔How would you file a problem-oriented medical record? - ✔✔Chronological
✔✔A medical assistant is billing a patient from an outpatient facility? Which universal
claim form would the medical assistant submit for reimbursement? - ✔✔CMS-1500
✔✔If a patient has her arms crossed, leaning back in the chair, and looking at the
ceiling, which emotion are they most likely feeling? - ✔✔Angry
✔✔Which of the following conditions is most likely to be caused by smoking? -
✔✔Atherosclerosis
✔✔What should patients always be provided when educating them on HIPAA? -
✔✔Confidentiality statement
✔✔A medical assistant has arrived to the phlebotomy room and a patient is already
present. What is the next step that the medical assistant should take? - ✔✔Identify the
patient using two identifiers
✔✔Part of a medical assistant's job is to provide: - ✔✔Pre- and post-operative
instructions
✔✔A provider is running extremely late. After apologizing, what would be the next step
the medical assistant should take to communicate with the waiting patients? - ✔✔Offer
to reschedule appointments
✔✔When autoclaving surgical instruments for sterilization, what solution should be
used? - ✔✔Distilled water
✔✔The most appropriate action to take to ensure quality control testing on a urine
dipstick tests, the medical assistant should do what? - ✔✔Verify the reagent solution
expiration date
✔✔Spontaneity and creativity corresponds to which level in Maslow's hierarchy of
needs? - ✔✔Self-actualization
✔✔Where does electrical conduction begin and a healthy human heart? - ✔✔Sinoatrial
(SA) node
