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NHA CCMA Medical Assistant Certification Actual
Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete All 1000 Questions
And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
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What does the abbreviation SOB stand for in clinical note?
- Answer-Shortness of breath
What is the "definition" of a Medical Assistant - Answer--
individual that graduated/completed an accredited MA
edu. program;
-who is employed in the medical practice of a licensed
provider;
-who performs basic admin., clerical, & clinical duties
authorized by/ & under the direct supervision of a licensed
provider
What is a medical assistant's main duties in a clinical
setting? - Answer--To room patients
-check pt. vitals
-record pt. demographics
-document current meds/allergies
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-set up exam rooms (& any necessary
instruments/equipment)
-simple wound dressings; and obtain wound cultures
-remove sutures/staples from superficial
incisions/lacerations
-administer meds. IM, SC, PO, topically
-immunizations
-filing/book keeping
-process insurance claims
-book appts.
-call in RX orders/refills- only as ordered & approved by
physician, NP, or PA (but NEVER for narcotics)
What are some of the things that are OUT of the scope of
practice for a Medical Assistant? - Answer-MA's CANNOT:
-phone triage (bc MA's can't interpret data OR dx
symptoms)
-independently treat/dx pts.
-give IV meds
-advise pts. about their condition or tx
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What are the wellness exam supplies/ prep. of those
items? - Answer-The supplies that an MA will use vary
depending on what type of office/clinic they work in.
What is HIPPA? What does it do? - Answer-Health
Insurance Portability and Accounting Act, which protects
the privacy of individually identifiable health information.
According to HIPAA, patients have a right to:
• See and copy their health record
• Update their health record
• Get a list of the disclosures that a health care institution
has made independent of disclosures made for the
purposes of treatment, payment, and health care
operations
• Request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures
• Choose how to receive health information
Differentiate between Ambulatory Care & Acute Care
facilities - Answer--Ambulatory care= outpatient (eg.-
urgent care, clinics, healthcare centers, and ambulatory
surgery centers)
-Acute care= inpatient (ED, Hospital stays/surgery admit's,
home health agency, hospice)
NHA CCMA Medical Assistant Certification Actual
Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete All 1000 Questions
And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
|Already Graded A+||Newest Version!!!
What does the abbreviation SOB stand for in clinical note?
- Answer-Shortness of breath
What is the "definition" of a Medical Assistant - Answer--
individual that graduated/completed an accredited MA
edu. program;
-who is employed in the medical practice of a licensed
provider;
-who performs basic admin., clerical, & clinical duties
authorized by/ & under the direct supervision of a licensed
provider
What is a medical assistant's main duties in a clinical
setting? - Answer--To room patients
-check pt. vitals
-record pt. demographics
-document current meds/allergies
,2|Page
-set up exam rooms (& any necessary
instruments/equipment)
-simple wound dressings; and obtain wound cultures
-remove sutures/staples from superficial
incisions/lacerations
-administer meds. IM, SC, PO, topically
-immunizations
-filing/book keeping
-process insurance claims
-book appts.
-call in RX orders/refills- only as ordered & approved by
physician, NP, or PA (but NEVER for narcotics)
What are some of the things that are OUT of the scope of
practice for a Medical Assistant? - Answer-MA's CANNOT:
-phone triage (bc MA's can't interpret data OR dx
symptoms)
-independently treat/dx pts.
-give IV meds
-advise pts. about their condition or tx
, 3|Page
What are the wellness exam supplies/ prep. of those
items? - Answer-The supplies that an MA will use vary
depending on what type of office/clinic they work in.
What is HIPPA? What does it do? - Answer-Health
Insurance Portability and Accounting Act, which protects
the privacy of individually identifiable health information.
According to HIPAA, patients have a right to:
• See and copy their health record
• Update their health record
• Get a list of the disclosures that a health care institution
has made independent of disclosures made for the
purposes of treatment, payment, and health care
operations
• Request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures
• Choose how to receive health information
Differentiate between Ambulatory Care & Acute Care
facilities - Answer--Ambulatory care= outpatient (eg.-
urgent care, clinics, healthcare centers, and ambulatory
surgery centers)
-Acute care= inpatient (ED, Hospital stays/surgery admit's,
home health agency, hospice)
