Exam Coverage
Exam coverage for the NHA CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical
Assistant) Exam includes the clinical, administrative, communication,
and professional competencies required for safe and effective
medical assisting practice. The current NHA test plan identifies 150
scored items plus 30 pretest items, with a 3-hour testing period.
The largest domain is Clinical Patient Care, with 84 items covering
patient intake and vital signs, general patient care, infection control
and safety, point-of-care testing and laboratory procedures,
phlebotomy, and EKG/cardiovascular testing. Other domains include
Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science (15 items), Anatomy and
,Physiology (8), Patient Care Coordination and Education (12),
Administrative Assisting (12), Communication and Customer Service
(12), and Medical Law and Ethics (7).
Segment
Line between two waveforms
P Wave
Arterial Depolarization
,How many 1mm boxes are in a 6 second rhythm strip?
30 one millimeter boxes
CC
Chief Complaint
, The SA node represents which waveform on the EKG?
Only the P wave
What is the reading you can get from the RR interval?
Ventricular Pulse
What is the primary stage of Hemolisis?
Vascular phase and platelet phase together