CMAA practice test nha
1. Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that Bloodborne pathogens
must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? standard
2. A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a pa- Obtain a written prescrip-
tient for a procedure. Which of the following actions tion from the provider
should the assistant take first?
3. A patient who has medicare and had a physical exam Explain that the physical
10 months ago calls to schedule another physical cannot be scheduled for
within the week. Which of the following actions is another 2 months
appropriate for the medical administrative assistant
to take?
4. A provider asks a medical administrative assistant to Cholecystectomy
schedule a surgery to remove a patients gallbladder.
The assistant should schedule a patient for which of
the following?
5. Which of the following colors indicate a bio-hazardous Red
waste container?
6. After opening a report from a patient's previous Give the report to the pa-
provider, which of the following is the medical admin- tients current provider for
istrative assistant's next step? review
7. When a provider requests a patient to have a diag- Schedule the test with the
nostic test at a hospital, which of the following actions hospital
should the medical administrative assistant take?
8. A medical administrative assistant is asked to sched- An x-ray of the chest
ule a CXR (chest x-ray) for patient. The assistant should
make an appointment for which of the following?
, CMAA practice test nha
9. Which of the following types of referrals is used in an Stat
emergent situation?
10. Several patients cancel their appointments for the Contact patients who are
day. Which of the following is the first action for the on the waiting list
medical administrative assistant to take?
11. When a medical administrative assistant makes Distribute the travel itiner-
arrangements for a staff member to attend a confer- ary
ence, which of the following is the most important
step for keeping the office informed?
12. Which of the following methods organizes patient SOMR (source-oriented
records in chronological order according to the de- medical record)
partment that provided the care?
13. Which of the following actions should the medical Activate the security sys-
administrative assistant take when closing the office? tem
14. A provider prescribes and EKG for a patient who has Tachycardia
a rapid heart rate. Which of the following should be
recorded as the reason for the EKG?
15. An office manage asks a medical administrative assis- Certified mail
tant to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed
from the practice. Which of the following methods
should the assistant use to mail the letter?
16. When preparing a claim, a medical administrative as- MMDDYYYY
sistant should use which of the following formats
when entering the date of birth?
17. Which of the following word roots means "swallow"? Phag
1. Which of the following is an OSHA regulation that Bloodborne pathogens
must be reviewed yearly to ensure compliance? standard
2. A medical administrative assistant is scheduling a pa- Obtain a written prescrip-
tient for a procedure. Which of the following actions tion from the provider
should the assistant take first?
3. A patient who has medicare and had a physical exam Explain that the physical
10 months ago calls to schedule another physical cannot be scheduled for
within the week. Which of the following actions is another 2 months
appropriate for the medical administrative assistant
to take?
4. A provider asks a medical administrative assistant to Cholecystectomy
schedule a surgery to remove a patients gallbladder.
The assistant should schedule a patient for which of
the following?
5. Which of the following colors indicate a bio-hazardous Red
waste container?
6. After opening a report from a patient's previous Give the report to the pa-
provider, which of the following is the medical admin- tients current provider for
istrative assistant's next step? review
7. When a provider requests a patient to have a diag- Schedule the test with the
nostic test at a hospital, which of the following actions hospital
should the medical administrative assistant take?
8. A medical administrative assistant is asked to sched- An x-ray of the chest
ule a CXR (chest x-ray) for patient. The assistant should
make an appointment for which of the following?
, CMAA practice test nha
9. Which of the following types of referrals is used in an Stat
emergent situation?
10. Several patients cancel their appointments for the Contact patients who are
day. Which of the following is the first action for the on the waiting list
medical administrative assistant to take?
11. When a medical administrative assistant makes Distribute the travel itiner-
arrangements for a staff member to attend a confer- ary
ence, which of the following is the most important
step for keeping the office informed?
12. Which of the following methods organizes patient SOMR (source-oriented
records in chronological order according to the de- medical record)
partment that provided the care?
13. Which of the following actions should the medical Activate the security sys-
administrative assistant take when closing the office? tem
14. A provider prescribes and EKG for a patient who has Tachycardia
a rapid heart rate. Which of the following should be
recorded as the reason for the EKG?
15. An office manage asks a medical administrative assis- Certified mail
tant to mail a letter to a patient who is being dismissed
from the practice. Which of the following methods
should the assistant use to mail the letter?
16. When preparing a claim, a medical administrative as- MMDDYYYY
sistant should use which of the following formats
when entering the date of birth?
17. Which of the following word roots means "swallow"? Phag
