NHA CCMA Module 4 questions and answers 2025-
2026 update
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell?
✔✔ANS Mitochondria
A medical assistant is testing a patients visual acuity using a snellen chart
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Make sur
the patient does not lean forward during the test.
During a routine venipuncture, the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Wha
condition is most likely to occur in this patient? - ✔✔ANS Syncope
A patient calls the clinic to cancel a postoperative appointment and states tha
she will reschedule at a later date. For which of the following reasons should
the medical assistant document this information on the patients chart?
✔✔ANS To prove the office was not negligent.
When completing documentation in a patient's paper medical record, a
medical assistant realizes she made an error. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Draw a line through the error and initial it
Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 claim form should
medical assistant recognize as indicating the medical necessity of a
procedure? - ✔✔ANS Diagnosis code
,Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to confirm
patients understanding of insulin administration? - ✔✔ANS Observe the
patient as she performs a self-demonstration.
A medical assistant is preparing a community resource library. Which of the
following actions should the assistant first take? - ✔✔ANS Compile a list o
local community agencies.
A medical assistant is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to injec
a seasonal influenza vaccine. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Drop the syringe, needle first into the biohazardous
sharps container
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined
by the provider. When inspecting the patients lesions, the assistant should
expect observe which of the following characteristics? - ✔✔ANS silver, scaly
A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for a patient's
cholecystectomy. The reason stated is " noncovred service." If this procedure
was deemed emergent by the provider, which of the following actions should
the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Instruct the patient to contact the insurer abou
the denial of payment.
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to verify the
quality of venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw? - ✔✔ANS
Inspect the integrity of the needle's seal.
, Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a patien
when administering an enteric-coated tablets? - ✔✔ANS " Swallow the table
whole with a glass of water"
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patien
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. Which of the following actions should th
assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Remain within the patient's view to allow lip-reading
A medical assistant is assisting with the physical examination of a patient who
has scabies. Besides gloves. Which of the following pieces of persona
protective equipment should the assistant wear? - ✔✔ANS Gown
A clinic schedules all cardiac patients on Mondays and Wednesdays and al
oncology patients Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which of the following types o
scheduling is the clinic using? - ✔✔ANS Cluster Scheduling
The parent of child who has pediculosis is asking a medical assistant for more
information about her child's condition. The assistant should begin by
explaining that pediculosis is which of the following types of infection?
✔✔ANS Parasitic
A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is
preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patien
purchase an over-the -counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistan
that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following
responses should the assistant make? - ✔✔ANS "Its is a medication tha
suppresses the cough reflex"
2026 update
Which of the following cell structures is the source of energy for a cell?
✔✔ANS Mitochondria
A medical assistant is testing a patients visual acuity using a snellen chart
Which of the following actions should the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Make sur
the patient does not lean forward during the test.
During a routine venipuncture, the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Wha
condition is most likely to occur in this patient? - ✔✔ANS Syncope
A patient calls the clinic to cancel a postoperative appointment and states tha
she will reschedule at a later date. For which of the following reasons should
the medical assistant document this information on the patients chart?
✔✔ANS To prove the office was not negligent.
When completing documentation in a patient's paper medical record, a
medical assistant realizes she made an error. Which of the following actions
should the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Draw a line through the error and initial it
Which of the following items included on the CMS-1500 claim form should
medical assistant recognize as indicating the medical necessity of a
procedure? - ✔✔ANS Diagnosis code
,Which of the following techniques should a medical assistant use to confirm
patients understanding of insulin administration? - ✔✔ANS Observe the
patient as she performs a self-demonstration.
A medical assistant is preparing a community resource library. Which of the
following actions should the assistant first take? - ✔✔ANS Compile a list o
local community agencies.
A medical assistant is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to injec
a seasonal influenza vaccine. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Drop the syringe, needle first into the biohazardous
sharps container
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has psoriasis to be examined
by the provider. When inspecting the patients lesions, the assistant should
expect observe which of the following characteristics? - ✔✔ANS silver, scaly
A medical assistant receives a denial of payment for a patient's
cholecystectomy. The reason stated is " noncovred service." If this procedure
was deemed emergent by the provider, which of the following actions should
the assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Instruct the patient to contact the insurer abou
the denial of payment.
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to verify the
quality of venipuncture supplies before beginning a blood draw? - ✔✔ANS
Inspect the integrity of the needle's seal.
, Which of the following instructions should a medical assistant give to a patien
when administering an enteric-coated tablets? - ✔✔ANS " Swallow the table
whole with a glass of water"
A medical assistant is collecting a health history from an older adult patien
who exhibits moderate hearing loss. Which of the following actions should th
assistant take? - ✔✔ANS Remain within the patient's view to allow lip-reading
A medical assistant is assisting with the physical examination of a patient who
has scabies. Besides gloves. Which of the following pieces of persona
protective equipment should the assistant wear? - ✔✔ANS Gown
A clinic schedules all cardiac patients on Mondays and Wednesdays and al
oncology patients Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which of the following types o
scheduling is the clinic using? - ✔✔ANS Cluster Scheduling
The parent of child who has pediculosis is asking a medical assistant for more
information about her child's condition. The assistant should begin by
explaining that pediculosis is which of the following types of infection?
✔✔ANS Parasitic
A medical assistant is reviewing a provider's instructions as the patient is
preparing to leave the office. The provider recommends that the patien
purchase an over-the -counter antitussive, but the patient tells the assistan
that she does not know what an antitussive is. Which of the following
responses should the assistant make? - ✔✔ANS "Its is a medication tha
suppresses the cough reflex"
