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NHA CCMA Exam Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - Answer✔️✔️-
Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the
following is true of a Schedule 1 drug? - Answer✔️✔️-have no accepted
medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. What following action should the
assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-remain within the patient's view to allow lip-
reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an
examination by a provider. what manifestation should the assistant expect
to find? - Answer✔️✔️-irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from - Answer✔️✔️-denial of
care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a
medical assistant is preparing. what instrument should the assistant
include on the tray? - Answer✔️✔️-scissors
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what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of
EKG cables? - Answer✔️✔️-Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? - Answer✔️✔️-
EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? -
Answer✔️✔️-non adherent dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a
terminal diagnosis and is crying? what action should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-allow the patient to cry
what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - Answer✔️✔️-
lithotomy
what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and
disclosed by a medical office? - Answer✔️✔️-Notice of Private Practices
(NPP)
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to
take a buccal tablet. what instructions should the assistant give the patient?
- Answer✔️✔️-"place the tablet between the gums and cheek."
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a
provider with a biopsy. what action should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
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a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what
describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should
perform? - Answer✔️✔️-head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of
an infant during a well-child visit? - Answer✔️✔️-position the infant on his
back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when
administering an enteric-coated tablet? - Answer✔️✔️-"swallow the tablet
whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a
lesion on her arm. And medical assistant should anticipate a referral for
this patient to which of the following ancillary services? - Answer✔️✔️-
Home health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients.
The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which patient
first? - Answer✔️✔️-an older adult patient who has diabetes and has a high
blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test.
what action should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-ask the patient if he
hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
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a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the
following patient conditions should assistant perform a capillary collection
rather than a venipuncture? - Answer✔️✔️-previous thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what
is the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? -
Answer✔️✔️-30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a
venipuncture? - Answer✔️✔️-15 degree angle
a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports
persistent pain in the left upper quadrant. the assistant should note that
this area contains which of the following organs? - Answer✔️✔️-stomach
what position should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in
preparation for a rectal examination? - Answer✔️✔️-Sims
a medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee
amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant
select for electrode placement? - Answer✔️✔️-abdomen
a medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac
card. which of the following actions should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-interpret a blue color as a positive result
a medical assistant works at a practice that is part of an Accountable Care
Organization (ACO). This designation means that the practice's health care
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NHA CCMA Exam Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate in the heart? - Answer✔️✔️-
Sinoatrial node
According to the regulation of controlled substances, which of the
following is true of a Schedule 1 drug? - Answer✔️✔️-have no accepted
medical use
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patient
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. What following action should the
assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-remain within the patient's view to allow lip-
reading
A Medical Assistant is preparing a patient who has anemia for an
examination by a provider. what manifestation should the assistant expect
to find? - Answer✔️✔️-irregular heartbeat
The patient's bill of rights protects individuals from - Answer✔️✔️-denial of
care due to the patient's age
A provider has requested a dissecting instrument on a sterile tray that a
medical assistant is preparing. what instrument should the assistant
include on the tray? - Answer✔️✔️-scissors
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what technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of
EKG cables? - Answer✔️✔️-Disinfection
What additive should be used when performing a CBC? - Answer✔️✔️-
EDTA
what dressing should a medical assistant use on a partial-thickness burn? -
Answer✔️✔️-non adherent dressing
A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has recently received a
terminal diagnosis and is crying? what action should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-allow the patient to cry
what position is appropriate for a pelvic examination? - Answer✔️✔️-
lithotomy
what document indicates how a patient's medical records will be used and
disclosed by a medical office? - Answer✔️✔️-Notice of Private Practices
(NPP)
A medical assistant is reinforcing instructions with a patient about how to
take a buccal tablet. what instructions should the assistant give the patient?
- Answer✔️✔️-"place the tablet between the gums and cheek."
A medical assistant is cleaning an examination room after assisting a
provider with a biopsy. what action should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-hold sharps by the blunt end to avoid needlestick injury
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a medical assistant is monitoring an infant patient for mircocephaly. what
describes the anthropometric measurement that the assistant should
perform? - Answer✔️✔️-head circumference
what action should a medical assistant take when obtaining the length of
an infant during a well-child visit? - Answer✔️✔️-position the infant on his
back
what instructions should a medical assistant give to a patient when
administering an enteric-coated tablet? - Answer✔️✔️-"swallow the tablet
whole with a glass of water."
A provider examines an older adult patient who is disabled and has a
lesion on her arm. And medical assistant should anticipate a referral for
this patient to which of the following ancillary services? - Answer✔️✔️-
Home health care
A medical assistant in an emergency clinic is admitting several patients.
The assistant should recognize that the provider should see which patient
first? - Answer✔️✔️-an older adult patient who has diabetes and has a high
blood pressure of 80/42 mm Hg
a medical assistant is checking a patient's hearing using the Weber test.
what action should the assistant take? - Answer✔️✔️-ask the patient if he
hears the vibration louder in one ear than the other
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a medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For which of the
following patient conditions should assistant perform a capillary collection
rather than a venipuncture? - Answer✔️✔️-previous thromboses
when performing the palpatory method for obtaining blood pressure, what
is the level at which the medical assistant should inflate the cuff? -
Answer✔️✔️-30 mm Hg above the radial pulse cessation
a medical assistant should insert the needle at what angle during a
venipuncture? - Answer✔️✔️-15 degree angle
a medical assistant is collecting information from a patient who reports
persistent pain in the left upper quadrant. the assistant should note that
this area contains which of the following organs? - Answer✔️✔️-stomach
what position should a medical assistant place a healthy patient in
preparation for a rectal examination? - Answer✔️✔️-Sims
a medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below-the-knee
amputations for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant
select for electrode placement? - Answer✔️✔️-abdomen
a medical assistant is performing a fecal occult blood test using a guaiac
card. which of the following actions should the assistant take? -
Answer✔️✔️-interpret a blue color as a positive result
a medical assistant works at a practice that is part of an Accountable Care
Organization (ACO). This designation means that the practice's health care
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