NHA CCMA EXAM - STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

NHA CCMA EXAM - STUDY SET QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Ammedicalmassistantmismperformingmspirometrymtestingmformampatientmwhomhasmshortnessmofmbreat
h.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmresultsmofmthemspirometrymtestmindicatesmamsuccessfulmmaneuver?m

A.mAmslowmprogressivemstart

B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariabilitym

C.mAnmexhalationmofm3msecondsm

D.mLightmcoughingmduringmthemtestm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.Amfastmandmsteadymflowmwithmnomvariability



Ammedicalmassistantmismexplainingmamvenipuncturemproceduremtomampatient.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmstatementsmshouldmthemassistantmmake?m

A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."
m



B.m"I'mmheremtomdrawmambloodmsamplemformamtest.mItmwon'tmhurtmatmall."m

C.m"I'llmbempuncturingmyourmveinmwithmthismneedle.mHopefully,myoumwon'tmfeelmthemvacuumminmthe
mtubemdrawmyourmblood."m



D.m"I'mmgoingmtomdrawmambloodmsample.mI'mmsuremthatmyoumaren'tmgoingmtomfaint."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm-


A.m"I'llmbemcollectingmambloodmsamplemfrommyoumtoday.mTheremwillmbemamsmallmstickminmyourmarm."



AmMAmISmPROVIDINGmINSTRUCTIONmTOmAmPATIENTmonmhowmTOmTAKEmANmEXTENDED-
RELEASEmMEDICATIONmPO.mWHICHmSTATEMENTSmMADEmBYmTHEmPATIENTmINDICATEmAmNEEDmFO
RmFURTHERmTEACHING?

A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."m

B.m"Imshouldmdrinkmplentymofmwatermwhenmtakingmthemextended-releasempill."m

C.m"Extended-
releasempillsmprovidemamconsistentmamountmofmmedicationmformmymbodymtomusemovermamperiodmofm
time."m

,D.m"Imshouldmtakemmympillmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday."m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.m"Imcanmcrushmormchewmthempillmifmit'smtoomhardmformmemtomswallow."



AmMAmdiscovermamgarbagemcanmfiremhasmstartedminmthembreakmroommofmthemmedicalmoffice.mAccor
dingmtomthemRACEmacronymmformemergencymresponse,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmth
emassistantmtakemfirst?m

A.mClosemthemdoorsmandmwindows

B.mTurnmoffmthemoxygenminmthemadjacentmexaminationmrooms.m

C.mUsemthemofficemfiremextinguisher

D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemaream-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
D.mEvacuatemstaffmandmthempatientsmfrommthemimmediatemarea



AmMAmismassistingmampatientmwhomismobesemwithmanminsulinminjection.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismt
hemcorrectmanglemformthismpatient'sminjection?m

A.m15°

B.m25°

C.m30°m

D.m90°m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-D.m90°



WhichmofmthemfollowingmismoutsidemofmamMA'smscopemofmpractice?m

A.mPerformmclinicalmdutiesmundermthemdirectmsupervisionmofmthemprovider.m

B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.m

C.mProvidemdirectionsmtomampatientmaboutmpreparationmformamdiagnosticmtest.m

D.mReinforceminstructionsmaboutmmedicationsmandmspecialmdiets.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
B.mOrdermadditionalmlabmtestsmtomconfirmmthempatient'smcondition.



AmMAmismassistingminmthemtreatmentmofmampatientmwhomexperiencedmamchemicalmburn.mWhichmofmt
hemfollowingmstepsmshouldmthemassistantmtake?m

,A.mApplymicemtomburn

B.mRemovemanymchemical-coveredmclothingm

C.mCleansemthemburnmwithmhydrogenmperoxide

D.mApplymanmadhesivembandagemtomthemburnm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-B.mRemovemanymchemical-
coveredmclothing



AmMAmismassistingmwithmthemexaminationmofmanmoldermadultmpatientmwhomhasmamcurvaturemofmthem
thoracicmspine.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmthemassistantmusemwhenmdocumentingmthi
smfindingminmthempatient'smmedicalmrecord?m

A.mlordosism

B.msubluxation

C.mkyphosism

D.mscoliosism-mCORRECTmANSWERm-C.mkyphosis



Whenmunloadingmanmautoclavemmachine,mammedicalmassistantmnoticesmspotsmonmtheminstruments.
mThemassistantmshouldmrecognizemthatmthismismthemresultmofmwhichmofmthemfollowing?



A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwaterm

B.mImpropermcleaningmofmthemchamber

C.mCloggedmchambermdrain

D.mExposuremtomhardmchemicalsm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mMineralmdepositsmfrommtapmwater



AmMAminmanmoutpatientmfacilitymismpreparingmampatientmformamvenipuncture.mWhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmactionsmshouldmthemassistantmtakemtomconfirmmthempatient'smidentity?m

A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.m

B.mAskmthempatientmformtheirmprovider'smname.m

C.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemtheirmagemandmaddress.m

D.mAskmthempatientmtomverifymtheirmexaminationmroommnumber.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
A.mAskmthempatientmtomstatemandmspellmtheirmfullmandmprovidemtheirmdatemofmbirth.

, WhichmofmthemfollowingmactionsmshouldmamMAmtakemtomverifymthemqualitymofmvenipuncturemsuppli
esmbeforembeginningmambloodmdraw.m

A.mDeterminemthatmthemtourniquetmismthempropermsize.m

B.mCheckmthemvacuummofmthemtube.m

C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.m

D.mVerifymthatmthemadaptermismthemcorrectmcolor.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm-
C.mInspectmthemintegritymofmthemneedle'smseal.



WhichmofmthemfollowingmtermsmshouldmamMAmusemtomtellmamprovidermthatmampatientmismhavingmdisc
omfortmandmdifficultymbreathing?m

A.mDyspneam

B.mEupnea

C.mPneumothorax

D.mPneumoniam-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mDyspnea



AmMAmismcollectingmdatamfrommpatientmwhomismexperiencingmheatstroke.mWhichmofmthemfollowingm
manifestationsmshouldmthemassistantmexpectmtomfind?m

A.mHotmskinm

B.mBradycardia

C.mExcessivemsweatingm

D.mSlowmbreathingm-mCORRECTmANSWERm-A.mHotmskin



Ampatientmrequestsmamfemalemprovidermtomperformmhermexaminationmduemtomreligiousmconviction.
mAmfemalemprovidermismnotmavailable.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismthemappropriatemresponsembymth


emMA?m

A.mDeclinemtreatmentmofmthempatient.m

B.mAssistmthempatientminmlocatingmamprovidermtomaccommodatemthempatient'smneeds.m