Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) Exam - Practice
Test 1 Questions and Verified Answers 2026/2027
1. To examine a body part by touch is to a)
palpate. b)
ventilate.
c)
auscultate.
d)
stimulate.: palpate.
2. The common needle gauge used for routine blood draws and venipuncture is
a) 22
b) 21
c) 18
d) 15: 21
3. If a patient must taḳe a medication only as needed and not scheduled, then it will be
documented as
a) QD
b) BID
c) PRN
d) TID: c) PRN
4. Which of the following is the term that is written in a patient's chart when the
physician stops writing the prescription?
a) D&C
b) D/C
c) DX
d) DM: b) D/C
,5. When grasping one inch of sḳin and giving a subcutaneous injection, the needle
should be inserted at
a)
a 10-15° angle. b)
,a 45° angle.
c)
a 90° angle.
d)
no particular angle.: a 45° angle.
6. When administering intramuscular injections in adults and children the
preferred site is
a) abdominal.
b)
dorsogluteal.
c)
deltoid.
d)
ventrogluteal.: ventrogluteal
7. The asepsis "clean technique" that includes sanitization, sterileness, and
disinfection is
a)
antisepsis.
b)
surgical asepsis.
c)
medical asepsis.
d)
autoclaving.: surgical asepsis.
8. Which of the following is a document that imposes a rational approach to
patient problems and assists in formulating a logical and orderly plan of patient care
to be viewed between different departments?
a)
A flowsheet
b)
, A POMR record
Test 1 Questions and Verified Answers 2026/2027
1. To examine a body part by touch is to a)
palpate. b)
ventilate.
c)
auscultate.
d)
stimulate.: palpate.
2. The common needle gauge used for routine blood draws and venipuncture is
a) 22
b) 21
c) 18
d) 15: 21
3. If a patient must taḳe a medication only as needed and not scheduled, then it will be
documented as
a) QD
b) BID
c) PRN
d) TID: c) PRN
4. Which of the following is the term that is written in a patient's chart when the
physician stops writing the prescription?
a) D&C
b) D/C
c) DX
d) DM: b) D/C
,5. When grasping one inch of sḳin and giving a subcutaneous injection, the needle
should be inserted at
a)
a 10-15° angle. b)
,a 45° angle.
c)
a 90° angle.
d)
no particular angle.: a 45° angle.
6. When administering intramuscular injections in adults and children the
preferred site is
a) abdominal.
b)
dorsogluteal.
c)
deltoid.
d)
ventrogluteal.: ventrogluteal
7. The asepsis "clean technique" that includes sanitization, sterileness, and
disinfection is
a)
antisepsis.
b)
surgical asepsis.
c)
medical asepsis.
d)
autoclaving.: surgical asepsis.
8. Which of the following is a document that imposes a rational approach to
patient problems and assists in formulating a logical and orderly plan of patient care
to be viewed between different departments?
a)
A flowsheet
b)
, A POMR record
