KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT #5 – CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | CCMA STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Which abbreviation represents that the medication is to be taken by mouth?
a. OTC
b. PO
c. PRN
d. q - correct answer ✔✔b. PO
Which rule of the "Nine Rights of Drug Administration" is the medical assistant following when
rechecking the dosage calculation?
a. The right time
b. The right dose
c. The right drug
d. The right route - correct answer ✔✔b. The right dose
Which route of administration is used if the prescription order indicates 200 mg IM q8h?
a. Intrathecal
b. Intravenous
c. Intradermal
d. Intramuscular - correct answer ✔✔d. Intramuscular
Which injection is administered at a 90-degree angle into the ventrolateral, deltoid, or vastus lateralis
muscle?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Intramuscular
Which direction is included when discharging the patient from care after surgery?
a. Review activity restrictions
b. Set up follow-up appointment
c. Provide wound care instructions
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. All of the above
Which medication would the clinical medical assistant be instructed by the physician to deliver
parenterally?
a. Nasal spray
b. IM injection
c. Oral tablet
d. Rectal suppository - correct answer ✔✔b. IM injection
Which tube is drawn first in proper order of draw?
a. Gray
b. Red
c. Yellow
, d. Green - correct answer ✔✔c. Yellow
Which injection is administered at a 45-90 degree angle into fatty tissue?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔b. Subcutaneous
Which action would a certified medical assistant typically be able to perform when assisting the
physician in the exam room?
a. Assist with minor procedures
b. Start an IV for therapy
c. Administer medications by the intravenous route
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔a. Assist with minor procedures
Which tube should the clinical medical assistant draw first if the provider ordered a blood culture on a
patient?
a. Yellow
b. Lavender
c. Red
d. Gold - correct answer ✔✔b. Yellow
Which information is included in the patient's discharge instructions?
a. Authorization of care
b. Hospice care
c. Referral care
d. Continuity of care - correct answer ✔✔d. Continuity of care
Which step should the clinical medical assistant take if, upon venipuncture attempt, a hematoma begins
to form?
a. Continue the procedure, leaving the tourniquet in place until all tubes are drawn
b. Continue the procedure while the patient takes deep breaths
c. Discontinue the procedure and apply pressure and ice
d. Discontinue the procedure and have the patient put their head between their knees - correct answer
✔✔c. Discontinue the procedure and apply pressure and ice
Which amount of time is the maximum time that the medical assistant would leave the tourniquet on
the patient's arm to avoid hemolyzed specimen?
a. One minute
b. Two minutes
c. 30 seconds
d. One hour - correct answer ✔✔a. One minute
Which injection is administered at 10-15 degree angle with formation of a wheal?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔a. Intradermal
ANSWERS | CCMA STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Which abbreviation represents that the medication is to be taken by mouth?
a. OTC
b. PO
c. PRN
d. q - correct answer ✔✔b. PO
Which rule of the "Nine Rights of Drug Administration" is the medical assistant following when
rechecking the dosage calculation?
a. The right time
b. The right dose
c. The right drug
d. The right route - correct answer ✔✔b. The right dose
Which route of administration is used if the prescription order indicates 200 mg IM q8h?
a. Intrathecal
b. Intravenous
c. Intradermal
d. Intramuscular - correct answer ✔✔d. Intramuscular
Which injection is administered at a 90-degree angle into the ventrolateral, deltoid, or vastus lateralis
muscle?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Intramuscular
Which direction is included when discharging the patient from care after surgery?
a. Review activity restrictions
b. Set up follow-up appointment
c. Provide wound care instructions
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. All of the above
Which medication would the clinical medical assistant be instructed by the physician to deliver
parenterally?
a. Nasal spray
b. IM injection
c. Oral tablet
d. Rectal suppository - correct answer ✔✔b. IM injection
Which tube is drawn first in proper order of draw?
a. Gray
b. Red
c. Yellow
, d. Green - correct answer ✔✔c. Yellow
Which injection is administered at a 45-90 degree angle into fatty tissue?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔b. Subcutaneous
Which action would a certified medical assistant typically be able to perform when assisting the
physician in the exam room?
a. Assist with minor procedures
b. Start an IV for therapy
c. Administer medications by the intravenous route
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔a. Assist with minor procedures
Which tube should the clinical medical assistant draw first if the provider ordered a blood culture on a
patient?
a. Yellow
b. Lavender
c. Red
d. Gold - correct answer ✔✔b. Yellow
Which information is included in the patient's discharge instructions?
a. Authorization of care
b. Hospice care
c. Referral care
d. Continuity of care - correct answer ✔✔d. Continuity of care
Which step should the clinical medical assistant take if, upon venipuncture attempt, a hematoma begins
to form?
a. Continue the procedure, leaving the tourniquet in place until all tubes are drawn
b. Continue the procedure while the patient takes deep breaths
c. Discontinue the procedure and apply pressure and ice
d. Discontinue the procedure and have the patient put their head between their knees - correct answer
✔✔c. Discontinue the procedure and apply pressure and ice
Which amount of time is the maximum time that the medical assistant would leave the tourniquet on
the patient's arm to avoid hemolyzed specimen?
a. One minute
b. Two minutes
c. 30 seconds
d. One hour - correct answer ✔✔a. One minute
Which injection is administered at 10-15 degree angle with formation of a wheal?
a. Intradermal
b. Subcutaneous
c. Intramuscular
d. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔a. Intradermal
