CCMA NHA exam 2025 questions with
correct answers
Medicalaassistantaisapreparingaaapatientawhoahasacongestiveaheartafailurea(chf)aforaanaexa
mabyatheaprovider.awhatamanifestationashouldatheaassistantaexpect?A-acorrectaanswers-
shortnessaofabreath
Whenameasuringaaapatientsarespiratoryarate,awhataactionsashouldaaamaatakeatoaensureaana
accurateareading?A-acorrectaanswers-
countathearespirationsawhileatheapatientathinksahis/herapulseaisabeingataken.
Whatalabaresultsashouldatheamaarecognizeaasaabnormal?A-acorrectaanswers-
potassiuma3meq/laisaabnormal
Aaproviderarequestsaaadissectingainstrumentaonaaasterileatrayathataaamaaisapreparing.awhatai
nstrumentashouldabeaonatheatray?A-acorrectaanswers-Scissors
Anamaaisareplacingaaasharpsacontaineraandareceivesaaasmallalacerationaonaheraarmafromath
eaplasticalid.awhatadocumentationashouldatheamaacompleteaasaaaresultaofathisaincident?A-
acorrectaanswers-oshaaforma301
Anamaaisareviewingaaapatient'samedicalahistoryaprioratoatheaappointment.awhatalabaresultsain
dicateatheaneedatoascheduleaanaextensionaofatheacurrentavisit?A-acorrectaanswers-
fastingabloodaglucosea168amg/dl
Anamaaisareinforcingateachingawithaaapatientaaboutahowatoatakeabuccaneeringatablets.awhata
instructionsashouldatheamaagiveatheapatient?A-acorrectaanswers-
"placeatheatabletabetweenayouragumsaandacheek"
Whatamedicalatermashouldaanamaatellaaaproviderawhenaaapatientaisahavingadiscomfortaandad
ifficultyabreathing?A-acorrectaanswers-Dyspnea
Whatamethodaisausedatoanotifyaaaprovideraofatheadenialaofaaaclaimabyaanainsuranceacompan
y?A-acorrectaanswers-remittanceaadvice
Whatapositionaisaappropriateaforapelvicaexam?A-acorrectaanswers-Lithotomy
Whataisainatheascopeaofapracticesaforaaamedicalaassistantafollowingaaaheartaprocedureathata
doesanotarequireaaalicensedatechnicianaoraprovider?A-acorrectaanswers-
holsteramonitoraapplication
Whataekgaartifactaisacausedabyaaadisconnectedaelectrodeaandaresultsainatheatracingagoingain
toatheamarginsaofatheapaper?A-acorrectaanswers-interruptedabaseline
Theamaareceivesaaatelephoneacallafromaaapatientawhoaseemsaanxiousaaboutatestaresults.aw
hataresponseashouldatheamaamake?A-acorrectaanswers-
"iaknowayouraconcernedaaboutayouratestaresults,Awe'llAcallAyouAasAsoonAasAyourAresultsAco
meAin"
Aamaaisaassistingawithatheaphysicalaexam.aofaaapatientawhatahasascabies.abesidesaglovesa,a
whataotherappeashouldayouawear?A-acorrectaanswers-Gown
Aapatientalosesaconsciousness.atheaekgatracingarevealsaventricularafibrillation.awhataaction
sashouldaaamedicalaassistantatakeafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-callaforahelpaandastartacpr
Aamaaisacomposingabusinessacorrespondenceausingatheasimplifiedaletterastyle.awhatafeatur
esashouldatheaassistantause?A-acorrectaanswers-aasubjectalineainaallacapitalaletters
Whereashouldaaamedicalaassistantaplaceatheaelectrodeaforaleadav5a-acorrectaanswers-
onathealeftaanterioraaxillaryaline,ahorizontalatoav4
, Aamaaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisa5'a7"Atall.awhatatheapatient'saheightainacentimeters?A-
acorrectaanswers-170Acm
Whatatechniqueashouldaanamaauseawhenabandagingaaawound?A-acorrectaanswers-
wrapatheawoundafromadistalatoaproximal
Whataisaoutsideatheascopeaofapracticeaforaanama?A-acorrectaanswers-
orderingaadditionalalabatestatoaconfirmatheapatientsacondition
Aapatientaisaseenainaanaurgentacareacenteraforaaalacerationatoathealeftafoot.atheaprovideraeval
uatesatheainjury,adeterminesasuturesaareanotaneeded,aappliesaaadressing,aandareleaseathea
patient.awhataproceduralacodingawouldayouauseaforathisavisit?A-acorrectaanswers-
problemafocusedaexamination
Prioratoaaapatient'safollow-
upaappointment,awhatainformationashouldaaamedicalaassistantareportatoatheaprovider?A-
acorrectaanswers-recentalaboratoryaresults
Aamedicalaassistantaisareviewingaaaprovider'sainstructionsaasatheapatientaisapreparingatoalea
veatheaoffice.atheaproviderarecommendsathatatheapatientapurchaseaandaoveratheacounteraan
titussive,ahowawouldayouaexplainawhatathisaisatoaaapatient?A-acorrectaanswers-
"itaisaaamedicationathatasuppressesatheacoughareflex"
Anamaaisareinforcingateachingawithaaapatientaaboutatheauseaandacareaofaaatransdermalapatc
h.awhatainstructionashouldayouainclude?A-acorrectaanswers-
"selectaaadifferentaapplicationalocationaforaeachanewapatch"
Whatapositionashouldaaamaaplaceaaahealthyapatientainapreparationaforaaarectalaexam?A-
acorrectaanswers-Sims
Whatastepaforaaafingerastickashouldaanamaacompleteafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-
confirmatheapatient'saidentity
Whatacellastructureaisainstrumentalainahelpingatheabodyamobilizeaandasecreteamucusafromat
hearespiratoryatract?A-acorrectaanswers-Cilia
Anamaainaanaoutpatientafacilityaisapreparingaforaaavenipuncture.awhataactionsashouldatheaass
istantatakeatoaconfirmatheaptsaidentity?A-acorrectaanswers-
askatheapatientatoastateaandaspellatheirafullanameaandaprovideadateaofabirth
Aamaaisareinforcingateachingaaboutaaacardiacaeventamonitorawithaaapatient.awhatastatementa
byatheapatientsaensuresaunderstanding?A-acorrectaanswers-
"iawillarecordaanyasymptomsaiaexperienceainatheaeventalog"
Whenaassistingawithaaapunchabiopsyaofaaamole,awhatataskashouldatheamaaexpectatoaperform
?A-acorrectaanswers-receiveaandaprepareatissueaspecimensaforaprocessing
Whataactionsashouldaaamedicalaassistantatakeatoaverifyatheaqualityaofavenipunctureasupplie
sabeforeabeginningabloodadraw?A-acorrectaanswers-inspectatheaintegrityaofatheaneedlesasea
Anamaaisacontactingaaapatientatoascheduleaaarepeatapap.atestadueatoaabnormalaresults.awhat
afactorsacanainterfereawitharesults?A-acorrectaanswers-
usingaoveratheacounteravaginalacreamaprioratoatest
Aamaahasarequestedaaapreauthorizationaforaaapt'sareferralatoaaaspecialist.awhataisaaareasonaf
oratheaclaimasubmittedabyatheaspecialistatoabeadenied?A-acorrectaanswers-
theaserviceaisaprovidedaafteratheaexpirationadate
Aamaahasaaarequestatoacollectaaaroutineacbcafromaaahealthya10-month-
aoldainfant.awhataisatheamostaappropriateacollectionasite?A-acorrectaanswers-leftaheel
correct answers
Medicalaassistantaisapreparingaaapatientawhoahasacongestiveaheartafailurea(chf)aforaanaexa
mabyatheaprovider.awhatamanifestationashouldatheaassistantaexpect?A-acorrectaanswers-
shortnessaofabreath
Whenameasuringaaapatientsarespiratoryarate,awhataactionsashouldaaamaatakeatoaensureaana
accurateareading?A-acorrectaanswers-
countathearespirationsawhileatheapatientathinksahis/herapulseaisabeingataken.
Whatalabaresultsashouldatheamaarecognizeaasaabnormal?A-acorrectaanswers-
potassiuma3meq/laisaabnormal
Aaproviderarequestsaaadissectingainstrumentaonaaasterileatrayathataaamaaisapreparing.awhatai
nstrumentashouldabeaonatheatray?A-acorrectaanswers-Scissors
Anamaaisareplacingaaasharpsacontaineraandareceivesaaasmallalacerationaonaheraarmafromath
eaplasticalid.awhatadocumentationashouldatheamaacompleteaasaaaresultaofathisaincident?A-
acorrectaanswers-oshaaforma301
Anamaaisareviewingaaapatient'samedicalahistoryaprioratoatheaappointment.awhatalabaresultsain
dicateatheaneedatoascheduleaanaextensionaofatheacurrentavisit?A-acorrectaanswers-
fastingabloodaglucosea168amg/dl
Anamaaisareinforcingateachingawithaaapatientaaboutahowatoatakeabuccaneeringatablets.awhata
instructionsashouldatheamaagiveatheapatient?A-acorrectaanswers-
"placeatheatabletabetweenayouragumsaandacheek"
Whatamedicalatermashouldaanamaatellaaaproviderawhenaaapatientaisahavingadiscomfortaandad
ifficultyabreathing?A-acorrectaanswers-Dyspnea
Whatamethodaisausedatoanotifyaaaprovideraofatheadenialaofaaaclaimabyaanainsuranceacompan
y?A-acorrectaanswers-remittanceaadvice
Whatapositionaisaappropriateaforapelvicaexam?A-acorrectaanswers-Lithotomy
Whataisainatheascopeaofapracticesaforaaamedicalaassistantafollowingaaaheartaprocedureathata
doesanotarequireaaalicensedatechnicianaoraprovider?A-acorrectaanswers-
holsteramonitoraapplication
Whataekgaartifactaisacausedabyaaadisconnectedaelectrodeaandaresultsainatheatracingagoingain
toatheamarginsaofatheapaper?A-acorrectaanswers-interruptedabaseline
Theamaareceivesaaatelephoneacallafromaaapatientawhoaseemsaanxiousaaboutatestaresults.aw
hataresponseashouldatheamaamake?A-acorrectaanswers-
"iaknowayouraconcernedaaboutayouratestaresults,Awe'llAcallAyouAasAsoonAasAyourAresultsAco
meAin"
Aamaaisaassistingawithatheaphysicalaexam.aofaaapatientawhatahasascabies.abesidesaglovesa,a
whataotherappeashouldayouawear?A-acorrectaanswers-Gown
Aapatientalosesaconsciousness.atheaekgatracingarevealsaventricularafibrillation.awhataaction
sashouldaaamedicalaassistantatakeafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-callaforahelpaandastartacpr
Aamaaisacomposingabusinessacorrespondenceausingatheasimplifiedaletterastyle.awhatafeatur
esashouldatheaassistantause?A-acorrectaanswers-aasubjectalineainaallacapitalaletters
Whereashouldaaamedicalaassistantaplaceatheaelectrodeaforaleadav5a-acorrectaanswers-
onathealeftaanterioraaxillaryaline,ahorizontalatoav4
, Aamaaisacaringaforaaapatientawhoaisa5'a7"Atall.awhatatheapatient'saheightainacentimeters?A-
acorrectaanswers-170Acm
Whatatechniqueashouldaanamaauseawhenabandagingaaawound?A-acorrectaanswers-
wrapatheawoundafromadistalatoaproximal
Whataisaoutsideatheascopeaofapracticeaforaanama?A-acorrectaanswers-
orderingaadditionalalabatestatoaconfirmatheapatientsacondition
Aapatientaisaseenainaanaurgentacareacenteraforaaalacerationatoathealeftafoot.atheaprovideraeval
uatesatheainjury,adeterminesasuturesaareanotaneeded,aappliesaaadressing,aandareleaseathea
patient.awhataproceduralacodingawouldayouauseaforathisavisit?A-acorrectaanswers-
problemafocusedaexamination
Prioratoaaapatient'safollow-
upaappointment,awhatainformationashouldaaamedicalaassistantareportatoatheaprovider?A-
acorrectaanswers-recentalaboratoryaresults
Aamedicalaassistantaisareviewingaaaprovider'sainstructionsaasatheapatientaisapreparingatoalea
veatheaoffice.atheaproviderarecommendsathatatheapatientapurchaseaandaoveratheacounteraan
titussive,ahowawouldayouaexplainawhatathisaisatoaaapatient?A-acorrectaanswers-
"itaisaaamedicationathatasuppressesatheacoughareflex"
Anamaaisareinforcingateachingawithaaapatientaaboutatheauseaandacareaofaaatransdermalapatc
h.awhatainstructionashouldayouainclude?A-acorrectaanswers-
"selectaaadifferentaapplicationalocationaforaeachanewapatch"
Whatapositionashouldaaamaaplaceaaahealthyapatientainapreparationaforaaarectalaexam?A-
acorrectaanswers-Sims
Whatastepaforaaafingerastickashouldaanamaacompleteafirst?A-acorrectaanswers-
confirmatheapatient'saidentity
Whatacellastructureaisainstrumentalainahelpingatheabodyamobilizeaandasecreteamucusafromat
hearespiratoryatract?A-acorrectaanswers-Cilia
Anamaainaanaoutpatientafacilityaisapreparingaforaaavenipuncture.awhataactionsashouldatheaass
istantatakeatoaconfirmatheaptsaidentity?A-acorrectaanswers-
askatheapatientatoastateaandaspellatheirafullanameaandaprovideadateaofabirth
Aamaaisareinforcingateachingaaboutaaacardiacaeventamonitorawithaaapatient.awhatastatementa
byatheapatientsaensuresaunderstanding?A-acorrectaanswers-
"iawillarecordaanyasymptomsaiaexperienceainatheaeventalog"
Whenaassistingawithaaapunchabiopsyaofaaamole,awhatataskashouldatheamaaexpectatoaperform
?A-acorrectaanswers-receiveaandaprepareatissueaspecimensaforaprocessing
Whataactionsashouldaaamedicalaassistantatakeatoaverifyatheaqualityaofavenipunctureasupplie
sabeforeabeginningabloodadraw?A-acorrectaanswers-inspectatheaintegrityaofatheaneedlesasea
Anamaaisacontactingaaapatientatoascheduleaaarepeatapap.atestadueatoaabnormalaresults.awhat
afactorsacanainterfereawitharesults?A-acorrectaanswers-
usingaoveratheacounteravaginalacreamaprioratoatest
Aamaahasarequestedaaapreauthorizationaforaaapt'sareferralatoaaaspecialist.awhataisaaareasonaf
oratheaclaimasubmittedabyatheaspecialistatoabeadenied?A-acorrectaanswers-
theaserviceaisaprovidedaafteratheaexpirationadate
Aamaahasaaarequestatoacollectaaaroutineacbcafromaaahealthya10-month-
aoldainfant.awhataisatheamostaappropriateacollectionasite?A-acorrectaanswers-leftaheel