CMA NHA Practice Exams 1, 2 & 3
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed. What are they experiencing?
- correct answer syncope
What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing critically low blood pressure?
- correct answer trendlenburg
When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance information?
- correct answer When the appointment is scheduled
How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a bill they had received?
- correct answer Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-operative suture removal?
- correct answer Sterile thumb dressing forceps
What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a vaginal exam?
- correct answer Lithotomy
What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within the body?
- correct answer Distribution
When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing they should do?
- correct answer Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the patient
,When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room?
- correct answer After each patient encounter
How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo or are having trouble balancing
themselves?
- correct answer Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto it
If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused, what is the next action to be
taken?
- correct answer Notify the provider
How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient?
- correct answer Height and weight
What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive another person of their rights?
- correct answer Fraud
If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic surgery, who would be the
responsible party for paying the charges incurred?
- correct answer The patient
How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container?
- correct answer Document the proper removal of the container into the facility log book
When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one procedure was used multiple
times on a patient?
- correct answer Modifier
What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition form when delivering a specimen
for a wound culture to the microbiology department?
- correct answer If the patient has been, or is still on, an antibiotic
What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill?
- correct answer 1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
, What is the main goals or purpose of patient centered care?
- correct answer To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the patient's care
If you fail to knock on a patient's door or enter without permission come on this is considered which of
the following?
- correct answer Invasion of privacy
If a medical assistance suspects intimate spousal abuse, what would be the most appropriate action?
- correct answer Present to the patient a list of resources and organizations for help
To which part of the body would a figure 8 bandage be applied?
- correct answer Ankle
What would be considered part of the chain of infection?
- correct answer Reservoir host
What should the medical assistant do if they notice a patient is sweating during a cardiac stress test?
- correct answer Continue with a stress test as this as a normal reaction
Foods rich in iodine include:
- correct answer Shellfish
How far should a patient be standing away from a vision chart when performing a distance visual
examination?
- correct answer 20 feet
Which of the following patients would have an apical pulse rate outside the normal range?
- correct answer 10 week-old infant with a HR of 70 bpm
What drug type would be prescribed to a patient to help lower body temperature?
- correct answer Antipyretic
questions and answers 2024\2025 A+
Grade
You are drawing on a patient who becomes dizzy, sweaty, and flushed. What are they experiencing?
- correct answer syncope
What is the best position to place a patient in if they are experiencing critically low blood pressure?
- correct answer trendlenburg
When should a medical assistant verify a new patient's insurance information?
- correct answer When the appointment is scheduled
How would a medical assistant handle an irate or angry patient about a bill they had received?
- correct answer Listen to the patient's concerns and try to resolve the issue
What should you have handy when assisting a provider for a post-operative suture removal?
- correct answer Sterile thumb dressing forceps
What would be the most appropriate position to place a patient in for a vaginal exam?
- correct answer Lithotomy
What would describe the reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within the body?
- correct answer Distribution
When a patient is changing a transdermal patch, what is the first thing they should do?
- correct answer Document the date and time on each new pad applied to the patient
,When should a medical assistant disinfect an exam room?
- correct answer After each patient encounter
How would a medical assistant weigh a patient who either has Vertigo or are having trouble balancing
themselves?
- correct answer Position a walker over the scale and have the patient hold onto it
If a medical assistant suspects that a pediatric patient as being abused, what is the next action to be
taken?
- correct answer Notify the provider
How would a medical assistant calculate BMI on a patient?
- correct answer Height and weight
What tort law violation would be deception with the intent to deprive another person of their rights?
- correct answer Fraud
If a patient is given an advance beneficiary notice for an elective plastic surgery, who would be the
responsible party for paying the charges incurred?
- correct answer The patient
How would a medical office dispose of a full sharps container?
- correct answer Document the proper removal of the container into the facility log book
When using CPT main text, what code should be used to show that one procedure was used multiple
times on a patient?
- correct answer Modifier
What should a medical assistant document on a patient's requisition form when delivering a specimen
for a wound culture to the microbiology department?
- correct answer If the patient has been, or is still on, an antibiotic
What should be used to clean the floor after an accidental blood spill?
- correct answer 1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution
, What is the main goals or purpose of patient centered care?
- correct answer To include the patient and their family or loved ones in the patient's care
If you fail to knock on a patient's door or enter without permission come on this is considered which of
the following?
- correct answer Invasion of privacy
If a medical assistance suspects intimate spousal abuse, what would be the most appropriate action?
- correct answer Present to the patient a list of resources and organizations for help
To which part of the body would a figure 8 bandage be applied?
- correct answer Ankle
What would be considered part of the chain of infection?
- correct answer Reservoir host
What should the medical assistant do if they notice a patient is sweating during a cardiac stress test?
- correct answer Continue with a stress test as this as a normal reaction
Foods rich in iodine include:
- correct answer Shellfish
How far should a patient be standing away from a vision chart when performing a distance visual
examination?
- correct answer 20 feet
Which of the following patients would have an apical pulse rate outside the normal range?
- correct answer 10 week-old infant with a HR of 70 bpm
What drug type would be prescribed to a patient to help lower body temperature?
- correct answer Antipyretic
