CMA (AAMA) Practice Exam Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is an appropriate action when preparing a sterile field?
A) Touch the sterile area with ungloved hands
B) Open packages carefully and maintain sterility
C) Place non-sterile items on top
✔✔B) Open packages carefully and maintain sterility
Which of the following is the most important step before performing a venipuncture?
A) Palpate the vein, clean the site, and identify the patient
B) Draw blood immediately
C) Apply pressure before puncture
✔✔A) Palpate the vein, clean the site, and identify the patient
Which of the following describes informed consent?
A) Patient agrees without explanation
B) Patient voluntarily agrees after being fully informed
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,C) Consent is assumed
✔✔B) Patient voluntarily agrees after being fully informed
Which of the following actions helps prevent cross-contamination in a clinical setting?
A) Wearing gloves, hand hygiene, proper disposal of sharps
B) Only using gloves
C) Only washing hands at the end of the day
✔✔A) Wearing gloves, hand hygiene, proper disposal of sharps
Which of the following best describes a normal respiratory rate for an adult at rest?
A) 8–12 breaths per minute
B) 12–20 breaths per minute
C) 25–30 breaths per minute
✔✔B) 12–20 breaths per minute
Which of the following is the most appropriate way to communicate test results to a patient?
A) Only over the phone without documentation
B) In a private setting with documentation and explanation
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,C) Leave on voicemail
✔✔B) In a private setting with documentation and explanation
Which of the following is a symptom of an allergic reaction?
A) Rash, itching, swelling
B) Fever only
C) High blood sugar
✔✔A) Rash, itching, swelling
Which of the following is the first step in performing hand hygiene?
A) Apply sanitizer to dry hands
B) Wet hands with water
C) Dry hands thoroughly
✔✔B) Wet hands with water
When documenting a patient’s allergy to penicillin, the CMA should:
A) Leave it out of the chart
B) Note it on the patient’s record and allergy list
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, C) Mention it verbally only
✔✔B) Note it on the patient’s record and allergy list
A patient reports chest pain and shortness of breath. Which position is most appropriate for
assessment?
A) Supine
B) Fowler’s
C) Prone
✔✔B) Fowler’s
Which needle gauge is most appropriate for drawing blood for a CBC?
A) 18
B) 21
C) 25
✔✔B) 21
A CMA receives a lab order for fasting blood glucose. The patient has just eaten breakfast. What
should the CMA do?
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which of the following is an appropriate action when preparing a sterile field?
A) Touch the sterile area with ungloved hands
B) Open packages carefully and maintain sterility
C) Place non-sterile items on top
✔✔B) Open packages carefully and maintain sterility
Which of the following is the most important step before performing a venipuncture?
A) Palpate the vein, clean the site, and identify the patient
B) Draw blood immediately
C) Apply pressure before puncture
✔✔A) Palpate the vein, clean the site, and identify the patient
Which of the following describes informed consent?
A) Patient agrees without explanation
B) Patient voluntarily agrees after being fully informed
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,C) Consent is assumed
✔✔B) Patient voluntarily agrees after being fully informed
Which of the following actions helps prevent cross-contamination in a clinical setting?
A) Wearing gloves, hand hygiene, proper disposal of sharps
B) Only using gloves
C) Only washing hands at the end of the day
✔✔A) Wearing gloves, hand hygiene, proper disposal of sharps
Which of the following best describes a normal respiratory rate for an adult at rest?
A) 8–12 breaths per minute
B) 12–20 breaths per minute
C) 25–30 breaths per minute
✔✔B) 12–20 breaths per minute
Which of the following is the most appropriate way to communicate test results to a patient?
A) Only over the phone without documentation
B) In a private setting with documentation and explanation
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,C) Leave on voicemail
✔✔B) In a private setting with documentation and explanation
Which of the following is a symptom of an allergic reaction?
A) Rash, itching, swelling
B) Fever only
C) High blood sugar
✔✔A) Rash, itching, swelling
Which of the following is the first step in performing hand hygiene?
A) Apply sanitizer to dry hands
B) Wet hands with water
C) Dry hands thoroughly
✔✔B) Wet hands with water
When documenting a patient’s allergy to penicillin, the CMA should:
A) Leave it out of the chart
B) Note it on the patient’s record and allergy list
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, C) Mention it verbally only
✔✔B) Note it on the patient’s record and allergy list
A patient reports chest pain and shortness of breath. Which position is most appropriate for
assessment?
A) Supine
B) Fowler’s
C) Prone
✔✔B) Fowler’s
Which needle gauge is most appropriate for drawing blood for a CBC?
A) 18
B) 21
C) 25
✔✔B) 21
A CMA receives a lab order for fasting blood glucose. The patient has just eaten breakfast. What
should the CMA do?
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