NHA: MEDICAL ASSISTANT(CCMA)
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST (ACTUAL 2025)
2.0 A 2025FULL SOLUTION
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who had intermittent
peripheral cyanosis for an examination by the provider. The
assistant should understand that healthy perfusion of the hands
and feet depends on adequate interaction between which of
the following two body systems? -
<<,Answers>>>Circulatory and respiratory
The assistant should recognize that the respiratory system
works in conjunction with the circulatory system to provide
oxygen to the body.
A medical assistant should follow chain of custody guidelines
for which of the following types of laboratory results? -
<<,Answers>>>Parentage testing
Chain of custody guidelines apply to drug screens, forensic
studies, blood alcohol levels, and parentage testing.
,A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure
measurement from an adult patient. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take to ensure an accurate
reading? - <<,Answers>>>Place does stethoscopes diaphragm
over the patients palpated artery.
The assistant should place the diaphragm of the stethoscope
over the patient's brachial artery and then apply pressure.
Applying pressure directly over the artery will allow the
assistant to obtain a more accurate reading.
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to several
abrasions on a patient's leg. Which of the following supplies
at the medical assistant use to remove the medication from the
jar? - <<,Answers>>>A tongue blade
After removing the wrapping, the assistant should use a
tongue blade to remove the correct amount of ointment from
the jar and spread it on the patient's abrasion.
A medical assistant is performing an ear irrigation for an adult
patient who has a cermen impaction. Which of the following
steps should the assistant complete prior to administering the
irrigation solution? - <<,Answers>>>Pull the pinna of the ear
up and back.
,The assistant should pull the pinna of the ear up and back to
manipulate the external ear canal, allowing the irrigation
solution to circulate through it and drain more easily.
Which of the following types of written correspondence can
be signed by medical assistant? - <<,Answers>>>A
notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements.
An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about
surgery and medical facility arrangements.
When preparing a patient for halter monitoring, which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take? -
<<,Answers>>>Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to
electrode placement.
The assistant should abrade the skin with dry gauze to
enhance the adhesiveness of the electrodes.
A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's
temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the
, following locations should the assistant place at the
thermometer? - <<,Answers>>>In the ear
The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. Therefore,
the assistant should place a thermometer in the patient's ear to
collect a temperature via the tympanic membrane.
Medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For
which of the following patient condition should the assistant
perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? -
<<,Answers>>>Previous thromboses
The assistant should consider a capillary puncture when the
amount of blood needed is minimal and a patient has a history
of thromboses.
A medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who has
cold sores on his lips. The assistant should identify that which
of the following viruses caused this condition? -
<<,Answers>>>Herpes simplex type 1
The assistant should recognize that the herpes simplex virus
type 1 causes cold sores.
CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST (ACTUAL 2025)
2.0 A 2025FULL SOLUTION
A medical assistant is preparing a patient who had intermittent
peripheral cyanosis for an examination by the provider. The
assistant should understand that healthy perfusion of the hands
and feet depends on adequate interaction between which of
the following two body systems? -
<<,Answers>>>Circulatory and respiratory
The assistant should recognize that the respiratory system
works in conjunction with the circulatory system to provide
oxygen to the body.
A medical assistant should follow chain of custody guidelines
for which of the following types of laboratory results? -
<<,Answers>>>Parentage testing
Chain of custody guidelines apply to drug screens, forensic
studies, blood alcohol levels, and parentage testing.
,A medical assistant is obtaining a blood pressure
measurement from an adult patient. Which of the following
actions should the assistant take to ensure an accurate
reading? - <<,Answers>>>Place does stethoscopes diaphragm
over the patients palpated artery.
The assistant should place the diaphragm of the stethoscope
over the patient's brachial artery and then apply pressure.
Applying pressure directly over the artery will allow the
assistant to obtain a more accurate reading.
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to several
abrasions on a patient's leg. Which of the following supplies
at the medical assistant use to remove the medication from the
jar? - <<,Answers>>>A tongue blade
After removing the wrapping, the assistant should use a
tongue blade to remove the correct amount of ointment from
the jar and spread it on the patient's abrasion.
A medical assistant is performing an ear irrigation for an adult
patient who has a cermen impaction. Which of the following
steps should the assistant complete prior to administering the
irrigation solution? - <<,Answers>>>Pull the pinna of the ear
up and back.
,The assistant should pull the pinna of the ear up and back to
manipulate the external ear canal, allowing the irrigation
solution to circulate through it and drain more easily.
Which of the following types of written correspondence can
be signed by medical assistant? - <<,Answers>>>A
notification letter to a patient about surgery arrangements.
An assistant can sign a notification letter to a patient about
surgery and medical facility arrangements.
When preparing a patient for halter monitoring, which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take? -
<<,Answers>>>Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to
electrode placement.
The assistant should abrade the skin with dry gauze to
enhance the adhesiveness of the electrodes.
A medical assistant is preparing to collect a patient's
temperature via the tympanic membrane. In which of the
, following locations should the assistant place at the
thermometer? - <<,Answers>>>In the ear
The tympanic membrane is located in the ear canal. Therefore,
the assistant should place a thermometer in the patient's ear to
collect a temperature via the tympanic membrane.
Medical assistant is reviewing laboratory requisitions. For
which of the following patient condition should the assistant
perform a capillary collection rather than a venipuncture? -
<<,Answers>>>Previous thromboses
The assistant should consider a capillary puncture when the
amount of blood needed is minimal and a patient has a history
of thromboses.
A medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who has
cold sores on his lips. The assistant should identify that which
of the following viruses caused this condition? -
<<,Answers>>>Herpes simplex type 1
The assistant should recognize that the herpes simplex virus
type 1 causes cold sores.
