NHA CCMA EXAM - STUDY SET QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Ammedicalmassistantmismperformingmspirometrymtestingmformampatientmwhomhasmshortnessmofmbreat
h.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmresultsmofmthemspirometrymtestmindicatesmamsuccessfulmmaneuver?m
A.mAmslowmprogressivemstart
B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariabilitym
C.mAnmexhalationmofm3msecondsm
D.mLightmcoughingmduringmthemtestm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariability
Ammedicalmassistantmismexplainingmamvenipuncturemproceduremtomampatient.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmstatementsmshouldmthemassistantmmake?m
A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."
m
B.m"I'mmheremtomdrawmambloodmsamplemformamtest.mItmwon'tmhurtmatmall."m
C.m"I'llmbempuncturingmyourmveinmwithmthismneedle.mHopefully,myoumwon'tmfeelmthemvacuumminmthe
mtubemdrawmyourmblood."m
D.m"I'mmgoingmtomdrawmambloodmsample.mI'mmsuremthatmyoumaren'tmgoingmtomfaint."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."
AmMAmISmPROVIDINGmINSTRUCTIONmTOmAmPATIENTmonmhowmTOmTAKEmANmEXTENDED-
RELEASEmMEDICATIONmPO.mWHICHmSTATEMENTSmMADEmBYmTHEmPATIENTmINDICATEmAmNEEDmFO
RmFURTHERmTEACHING?
A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."m
B.m"Imshouldmdrinkmplentymofmwatermwhenmtakingmthemextended-releasempill."m
C.m"Extended-
releasempillsmprovidemamconsistentmamountmofmmedicationmformmymbodymtomusemovermamperiodmofm
time."m
,D.m"Imshouldmtakemmympillmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday."m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."
AmMAmdiscovermamgarbagemcanmfiremhasmstartedminmthembreakmroommofmthemmedicalmoffice.mAccor
dingmtomthemRACEmacronymmformemergencymresponse,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmth
emassistantmtakemfirst?m
A.mClosemthemdoorsmandmwindows
B.mTurnmoffmthemoxygenminmthemadjacentmexaminationmrooms.m
C.mUsemthemofficemfiremextinguisher
D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemaream-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemarea
AmMAmismassistingmampatientmwhomismobesemwithmanminsulinminjection.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismt
hemcorrectmanglemformthismpatient'sminjection?m
A.m15°
B.m25°
C.m30°m
D.m90°m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-D.m90°
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismoutsidemofmamMA'smscopemofmpractice?m
A.mPerformmclinicalmdutiesmundermthemdirectmsupervisionmofmthemprovider.m
B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.m
C.mProvidemdirectionsmtomampatientmaboutmpreparationmformamdiagnosticmtest.m
D.mReinforceminstructionsmaboutmmedicationsmandmspecialmdiets.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.
AmMAmismassistingminmthemtreatmentmofmampatientmwhomexperiencedmamchemicalmburn.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmstepsmshouldmthemassistantmtake?m
,A.mApplymicemtomburn
B.mRemovemanymchemical-coveredmclothingm
C.mCleansemthemburnmwithmhydrogenmperoxide
D.mApplymanmadhesivembandagemtomthemburnm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-B.mRemovemanymchemical-
coveredmclothing
AmMAmismassistingmwithmthemexaminationmofmanmoldermadultmpatientmwhomhasmamcurvaturemofmthem
thoracicmspine.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmthemassistantmusemwhenmdocumentingmthi
smfindingminmthempatient'smmedicalmrecord?m
A.mlordosism
B.msubluxation
C.mkyphosism
D.mscoliosism-mCORRECTmANSWERm-C.mkyphosis
Whenmunloadingmanmautoclavemmachine,mammedicalmassistantmnoticesmspotsmonmtheminstruments.
mThemassistantmshouldmrecognizemthatmthismismthemresultmofmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwaterm
B.mImpropermcleaningmofmthemchamber
C.mCloggedmchambermdrain
D.mExposuremtomhardmchemicalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwater
AmMAminmanmoutpatientmfacilitymismpreparingmampatientmformamvenipuncture.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmactionsmshouldmthemassistantmtakemtomconfirmmthempatient'smidentity?m
A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.m
B.mAskmthempatientmformtheirmprovider'smname.m
C.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemtheirmagemandmaddress.m
D.mAskmthempatientmtomverifymtheirmexaminationmroommnumber.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.
, WhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmamMAmtakemtomverifymthemqualitymofmvenipuncturemsuppli
esmbeforembeginningmambloodmdraw.m
A.mDeterminemthatmthemtourniquetmismthempropermsize.m
B.mCheckmthemvacuummofmthemtube.m
C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.m
D.mVerifymthatmthemadaptermismthemcorrectmcolor.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.
WhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmamMAmusemtomtellmamprovidermthatmampatientmismhavingmdisc
omfortmandmdifficultymbreathing?m
A.mDyspneam
B.mEupnea
C.mPneumothorax
D.mPneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mDyspnea
AmMAmismcollectingmdatamfrommpatientmwhomismexperiencingmheatstroke.mWhichmofmthemfollowingm
manifestationsmshouldmthemassistantmexpectmtomfind?m
A.mHotmskinm
B.mBradycardia
C.mExcessivemsweatingm
D.mSlowmbreathingm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mHotmskin
Ampatientmrequestsmamfemalemprovidermtomperformmhermexaminationmduemtomreligiousmconviction.
mAmfemalemprovidermismnotmavailable.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemappropriatemresponsembymth
emMA?m
A.mDeclinemtreatmentmofmthempatient.m
B.mAssistmthempatientminmlocatingmamprovidermtomaccommodatemthempatient'smneeds.m
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Ammedicalmassistantmismperformingmspirometrymtestingmformampatientmwhomhasmshortnessmofmbreat
h.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmresultsmofmthemspirometrymtestmindicatesmamsuccessfulmmaneuver?m
A.mAmslowmprogressivemstart
B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariabilitym
C.mAnmexhalationmofm3msecondsm
D.mLightmcoughingmduringmthemtestm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariability
Ammedicalmassistantmismexplainingmamvenipuncturemproceduremtomampatient.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmstatementsmshouldmthemassistantmmake?m
A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."
m
B.m"I'mmheremtomdrawmambloodmsamplemformamtest.mItmwon'tmhurtmatmall."m
C.m"I'llmbempuncturingmyourmveinmwithmthismneedle.mHopefully,myoumwon'tmfeelmthemvacuumminmthe
mtubemdrawmyourmblood."m
D.m"I'mmgoingmtomdrawmambloodmsample.mI'mmsuremthatmyoumaren'tmgoingmtomfaint."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."
AmMAmISmPROVIDINGmINSTRUCTIONmTOmAmPATIENTmonmhowmTOmTAKEmANmEXTENDED-
RELEASEmMEDICATIONmPO.mWHICHmSTATEMENTSmMADEmBYmTHEmPATIENTmINDICATEmAmNEEDmFO
RmFURTHERmTEACHING?
A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."m
B.m"Imshouldmdrinkmplentymofmwatermwhenmtakingmthemextended-releasempill."m
C.m"Extended-
releasempillsmprovidemamconsistentmamountmofmmedicationmformmymbodymtomusemovermamperiodmofm
time."m
,D.m"Imshouldmtakemmympillmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday."m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."
AmMAmdiscovermamgarbagemcanmfiremhasmstartedminmthembreakmroommofmthemmedicalmoffice.mAccor
dingmtomthemRACEmacronymmformemergencymresponse,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmth
emassistantmtakemfirst?m
A.mClosemthemdoorsmandmwindows
B.mTurnmoffmthemoxygenminmthemadjacentmexaminationmrooms.m
C.mUsemthemofficemfiremextinguisher
D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemaream-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemarea
AmMAmismassistingmampatientmwhomismobesemwithmanminsulinminjection.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismt
hemcorrectmanglemformthismpatient'sminjection?m
A.m15°
B.m25°
C.m30°m
D.m90°m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-D.m90°
WhichmofmthemfollowingmismoutsidemofmamMA'smscopemofmpractice?m
A.mPerformmclinicalmdutiesmundermthemdirectmsupervisionmofmthemprovider.m
B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.m
C.mProvidemdirectionsmtomampatientmaboutmpreparationmformamdiagnosticmtest.m
D.mReinforceminstructionsmaboutmmedicationsmandmspecialmdiets.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.
AmMAmismassistingminmthemtreatmentmofmampatientmwhomexperiencedmamchemicalmburn.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmstepsmshouldmthemassistantmtake?m
,A.mApplymicemtomburn
B.mRemovemanymchemical-coveredmclothingm
C.mCleansemthemburnmwithmhydrogenmperoxide
D.mApplymanmadhesivembandagemtomthemburnm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-B.mRemovemanymchemical-
coveredmclothing
AmMAmismassistingmwithmthemexaminationmofmanmoldermadultmpatientmwhomhasmamcurvaturemofmthem
thoracicmspine.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmthemassistantmusemwhenmdocumentingmthi
smfindingminmthempatient'smmedicalmrecord?m
A.mlordosism
B.msubluxation
C.mkyphosism
D.mscoliosism-mCORRECTmANSWERm-C.mkyphosis
Whenmunloadingmanmautoclavemmachine,mammedicalmassistantmnoticesmspotsmonmtheminstruments.
mThemassistantmshouldmrecognizemthatmthismismthemresultmofmwhichmofmthemfollowing?
A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwaterm
B.mImpropermcleaningmofmthemchamber
C.mCloggedmchambermdrain
D.mExposuremtomhardmchemicalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwater
AmMAminmanmoutpatientmfacilitymismpreparingmampatientmformamvenipuncture.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmactionsmshouldmthemassistantmtakemtomconfirmmthempatient'smidentity?m
A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.m
B.mAskmthempatientmformtheirmprovider'smname.m
C.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemtheirmagemandmaddress.m
D.mAskmthempatientmtomverifymtheirmexaminationmroommnumber.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.
, WhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmamMAmtakemtomverifymthemqualitymofmvenipuncturemsuppli
esmbeforembeginningmambloodmdraw.m
A.mDeterminemthatmthemtourniquetmismthempropermsize.m
B.mCheckmthemvacuummofmthemtube.m
C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.m
D.mVerifymthatmthemadaptermismthemcorrectmcolor.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.
WhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmamMAmusemtomtellmamprovidermthatmampatientmismhavingmdisc
omfortmandmdifficultymbreathing?m
A.mDyspneam
B.mEupnea
C.mPneumothorax
D.mPneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mDyspnea
AmMAmismcollectingmdatamfrommpatientmwhomismexperiencingmheatstroke.mWhichmofmthemfollowingm
manifestationsmshouldmthemassistantmexpectmtomfind?m
A.mHotmskinm
B.mBradycardia
C.mExcessivemsweatingm
D.mSlowmbreathingm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mHotmskin
Ampatientmrequestsmamfemalemprovidermtomperformmhermexaminationmduemtomreligiousmconviction.
mAmfemalemprovidermismnotmavailable.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemappropriatemresponsembymth
emMA?m
A.mDeclinemtreatmentmofmthempatient.m
B.mAssistmthempatientminmlocatingmamprovidermtomaccommodatemthempatient'smneeds.m
