NHA CCMA Module 9 questions and answers 2025-
2026 update
The most common type of solution to disinfect surfaces: - ✔✔ANS Sodium
hypochlorite (bleach) 1:10 dilution
PPE (personal protective equipment) - ✔✔ANS Barrier equipment used to
prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids. (gloves, goggles, masks)
Sympathy - ✔✔ANS Feeling compassion, sorrow, or pity for hardships tha
another person encounters.
Chief complaint (CC) - ✔✔ANS Reason for office visit
Subjective information - ✔✔ANS Information that is personal or what someone
is feeling.
Allergy - ✔✔ANS Adverse reaction caused by an antigen-antibody response
Anaphylaxis - ✔✔ANS Life-threatening allergic reaction that leads to
circulatory collapse, shock, and death if left untreated.
,Objective information - ✔✔ANS Info collected that is observed by someone
other than the pt
Audiometry - ✔✔ANS Test to determine level of hearing
Visual acuity testing - ✔✔ANS Use of tools such as a Snellen chart to screen
for visual impairments
Anthropometric measurements - ✔✔ANS Screening tests that include ht and
wt (as well as head circumference in infants)
Vital signs - ✔✔ANS Also known as cardinal signs; includes temperature, hear
rate, respiration, and blood pressure measurements; used to evaluate
homeostasis
Denver Developmental Screening test - ✔✔ANS A series of activities used to
determine the developmental stage of children.
Scoliosis - ✔✔ANS Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Mini-mental State Examination - ✔✔ANS A tool used to determine the level o
awareness of current events and recall of past events to screen for orientation
or dementia.
Pyrexia - ✔✔ANS Raised body temperature; fever
, The body's natural defense to fight invasive organisms and is therefore a
normal reaction to illness is: - ✔✔ANS Temperature
What can cause inaccurate results when taking oral and tympanic
temperatures? - ✔✔ANS Ingesting hot or cold liquids/cerumen in the ear
Normal (oral) body temperature - ✔✔ANS 98.6 degrees F
Normal axillary body temperature - ✔✔ANS 97.6 degrees F or 1 degree colo
on average
Normal rectal body temperature - ✔✔ANS 99.6 degrees F or 1 degree warme
on average
Radial pulse location - ✔✔ANS On side of wrist, is most common site for taking
adult pulse
Brachial pulse location - ✔✔ANS Inside upper arm, most common site fo
taking children's pulse
Carotid pulse location - ✔✔ANS On neck just below jaw bone, is most common
pulse site used in emergency procedures
Palpation - ✔✔ANS Act of touching
Auscultation - ✔✔ANS Listening, usually w/a stethoscope
2026 update
The most common type of solution to disinfect surfaces: - ✔✔ANS Sodium
hypochlorite (bleach) 1:10 dilution
PPE (personal protective equipment) - ✔✔ANS Barrier equipment used to
prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids. (gloves, goggles, masks)
Sympathy - ✔✔ANS Feeling compassion, sorrow, or pity for hardships tha
another person encounters.
Chief complaint (CC) - ✔✔ANS Reason for office visit
Subjective information - ✔✔ANS Information that is personal or what someone
is feeling.
Allergy - ✔✔ANS Adverse reaction caused by an antigen-antibody response
Anaphylaxis - ✔✔ANS Life-threatening allergic reaction that leads to
circulatory collapse, shock, and death if left untreated.
,Objective information - ✔✔ANS Info collected that is observed by someone
other than the pt
Audiometry - ✔✔ANS Test to determine level of hearing
Visual acuity testing - ✔✔ANS Use of tools such as a Snellen chart to screen
for visual impairments
Anthropometric measurements - ✔✔ANS Screening tests that include ht and
wt (as well as head circumference in infants)
Vital signs - ✔✔ANS Also known as cardinal signs; includes temperature, hear
rate, respiration, and blood pressure measurements; used to evaluate
homeostasis
Denver Developmental Screening test - ✔✔ANS A series of activities used to
determine the developmental stage of children.
Scoliosis - ✔✔ANS Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Mini-mental State Examination - ✔✔ANS A tool used to determine the level o
awareness of current events and recall of past events to screen for orientation
or dementia.
Pyrexia - ✔✔ANS Raised body temperature; fever
, The body's natural defense to fight invasive organisms and is therefore a
normal reaction to illness is: - ✔✔ANS Temperature
What can cause inaccurate results when taking oral and tympanic
temperatures? - ✔✔ANS Ingesting hot or cold liquids/cerumen in the ear
Normal (oral) body temperature - ✔✔ANS 98.6 degrees F
Normal axillary body temperature - ✔✔ANS 97.6 degrees F or 1 degree colo
on average
Normal rectal body temperature - ✔✔ANS 99.6 degrees F or 1 degree warme
on average
Radial pulse location - ✔✔ANS On side of wrist, is most common site for taking
adult pulse
Brachial pulse location - ✔✔ANS Inside upper arm, most common site fo
taking children's pulse
Carotid pulse location - ✔✔ANS On neck just below jaw bone, is most common
pulse site used in emergency procedures
Palpation - ✔✔ANS Act of touching
Auscultation - ✔✔ANS Listening, usually w/a stethoscope
