CCMA Final Practice Test Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A medical assistant prepares a venipuncture tray. Which item must be present before beginning
the procedure?
A. Bandage scissors
B. Tongue depressor
✔✔C. Tourniquet
D. Tympanic thermometer
A patient asks why the MA is performing quality control on the glucometer. The MA should
respond that QC ensures:
A. Faster reading times
✔✔B. Accuracy of results
C. Increased battery life
D. Improved lancet sharpness
Before applying a Holter monitor, the MA should first:
1
,A. Shave the entire chest
✔✔B. Clean electrode sites with alcohol
C. Place electrodes on clothing
D. Apply conductive gel to hands
During an EKG, wandering baseline most commonly results from:
A. Expired electrodes
✔✔B. Poor skin preparation
C. Patient apnea
D. Cold extremities
A provider instructs the MA to administer 0.5 mL IM. The correct needle length for an average
adult deltoid is:
A. 1/2 inch
✔✔B. 1 inch
C. 1.5 inches
D. 2 inches
2
,When collecting a throat culture, the MA should swab:
A. The tongue
B. The teeth
✔✔C. The tonsillar area
D. The lips
Which action demonstrates proper chain of custody?
A. Storing samples in a locked cabinet
✔✔B. Documenting each person handling the specimen
C. Discarding unused labels
D. Using verbal confirmation alone
The MA must place a patient in lithotomy position for:
A. Lung auscultation
✔✔B. Pelvic exam
C. Eye irrigation
D. Nebulizer treatment
3
, A sterile field is considered contaminated if the MA:
A. Turns away briefly
B. Places sterile gloves on
✔✔C. Reaches across the field
D. Adjusts the table height
A patient with syncope becomes pale and diaphoretic. First action:
A. Give water
✔✔B. Lower the patient to the floor
C. Provide a snack
D. Ask them to walk
The primary purpose of an encounter form is to:
A. Record insurance premiums
✔✔B. Document procedures and charges
C. Track appointment reminders
D. Request lab equipment
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A medical assistant prepares a venipuncture tray. Which item must be present before beginning
the procedure?
A. Bandage scissors
B. Tongue depressor
✔✔C. Tourniquet
D. Tympanic thermometer
A patient asks why the MA is performing quality control on the glucometer. The MA should
respond that QC ensures:
A. Faster reading times
✔✔B. Accuracy of results
C. Increased battery life
D. Improved lancet sharpness
Before applying a Holter monitor, the MA should first:
1
,A. Shave the entire chest
✔✔B. Clean electrode sites with alcohol
C. Place electrodes on clothing
D. Apply conductive gel to hands
During an EKG, wandering baseline most commonly results from:
A. Expired electrodes
✔✔B. Poor skin preparation
C. Patient apnea
D. Cold extremities
A provider instructs the MA to administer 0.5 mL IM. The correct needle length for an average
adult deltoid is:
A. 1/2 inch
✔✔B. 1 inch
C. 1.5 inches
D. 2 inches
2
,When collecting a throat culture, the MA should swab:
A. The tongue
B. The teeth
✔✔C. The tonsillar area
D. The lips
Which action demonstrates proper chain of custody?
A. Storing samples in a locked cabinet
✔✔B. Documenting each person handling the specimen
C. Discarding unused labels
D. Using verbal confirmation alone
The MA must place a patient in lithotomy position for:
A. Lung auscultation
✔✔B. Pelvic exam
C. Eye irrigation
D. Nebulizer treatment
3
, A sterile field is considered contaminated if the MA:
A. Turns away briefly
B. Places sterile gloves on
✔✔C. Reaches across the field
D. Adjusts the table height
A patient with syncope becomes pale and diaphoretic. First action:
A. Give water
✔✔B. Lower the patient to the floor
C. Provide a snack
D. Ask them to walk
The primary purpose of an encounter form is to:
A. Record insurance premiums
✔✔B. Document procedures and charges
C. Track appointment reminders
D. Request lab equipment
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