(CCMA) NHA Final Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

(CCMA) NHA Final Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
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BpriorBtoBassisting?B-BAnswerNeedleBbiopsy



TheBabbreviationB"ac"BstandsBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?B-BAnswerBeforeBeating



AccordingBtoBtheBCDC,BwhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformationBmustBbeBincludedBonBaBvaccineBi
nventoryBlog?B-BAnswerManufacturer



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BAfterBwork,BanotherBneighborBasksBtheBassistantBwhatBhappenedBtoBtheBneighborBwhoBfell.
BFollowingBtheBAmericanBAssociationBofBMedicalBAssistants'B(AAMA)BCodeBofBEthics,BwhichBo
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ABproviderBasksBaBmedicalBassistantBtoBassistBwithBanBorthopedicBexamination.BWhichBofBthe
BfollowingBinstrumentsBshouldBtheBassistantBprepareBforBtheBexamination?B-
BAnswerGoniometer



ABmedicalBassistantBisBpreparingBtheBautoclaveBforBtheBsterilizationBprocess.BWhichBofBtheBfo
llowingBtemperaturesBisBrecommendedBtoBeffectivelyBperformBsterilization?B-
BAnswer121°BtoB123°BCB(250°BtoB255°BF)



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BAnswerAddressBtheBpatientBasBtheyBwish.



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BAnswerReceiveBandBprepareBtissueBspecimensBforBprocessing.



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yearBoldBchild?B-BAnswer19/min



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orBtoBperformingBanBoutpatientBsurgery?B-BAnswerPreauthorization



ABmedicalBassistantBisBperformingBaBcapillaryBpuncture.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstepsBshould
BtheBassistantBtakeBtoBpromoteBbloodBflow?B-
BAnswerKeepBtheBpatient'sBhandBbelowBheartBlevel.



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BAnswerObtainBanBoralBorBwrittenBorderBfromBtheBproviderBforBtheBprocedure.



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BAnswerMoistBheat



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zardBspecimenBbagBwhenBtransportingBtoBanBoutsideBlaboratory?B-
BAnswerTheBbiohazardBbagBpreventsBaBpotentialBexposureBincident



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mationBfromBaBpatientBwhoBisBhavingBchestBpain?B-BAnswerAskBopen-endedBquestions.

, ABmedicalBassistantBisBprovidingBaBpatientBwithBcommunityBresourceBinformation.BWhichBofBt
heBfollowingBresourcesBprovidesBmedicalBcareBforBpatientsBandBtheirBfamiliesBdealingBwithBen
d-of-lifeBissues?B-BAnswerHospiceBcare



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBcommonBrootBword?B-BAnswerarthr



ABproviderBprescribedBoxygenBtherapyBforBaBpatientBwhoBisBexperiencingBlaboredBbreathing.B
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BAnswerPlaceBaBnasalBcannulaBonBtheBpatientBwithBaBnasalBprongBinBeachBnostril.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBtermBforBtheBallergyBtestBthatBinvolvesBsmallBinjectionsBjustBu
nderBtheBskin?B-BAnswerIntradermalBtest



TheBAmericanBCancerBSocietyB(ACS)BrecommendsBfemaleBpatientsBwhoBareBconsideredBatBave
rageBriskBofBbreastBcancerBtoBstartBhavingByearlyBmammogramsBatBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBa
ges?B-BAnswer40ByearsBold



InBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsectionsBofBaBSOAPBnoteBshouldBaBmedicalBassistantBdocumentBa
Bpatient'sBsocialBhistory?B-BAnswerSubjective



ABmedicalBassistantBisBpreparingBtoBassistBaBproviderBwithBsuturingBaBwound.BWhichBofBtheB
followingBitemsBshouldBtheBassistantBincludeBinBtheBsterileBfieldBforBthisBprocedure?B-
BAnswerNeedleBholder



WhenBcompletingBdocumentationBinBaBpatient'sBpaperBmedicalBrecord,BaBmedicalBassistantBre
alizesBtheyBmadeBanBerror.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBactionsBshouldBtheBassistantBtake?B-
BAnswerDrawBaBlineBthroughBtheBerrorBandBinitialBit.



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBroutesBforBtakingBaBpatient'sBtemperatureBisBtheBmostBaccurate?B-
BAnswerRectal



ABmedicalBassistantBisBpreparingBtoBcleanBandBremoveBdebrisBfromBinstrumentsBthatBwereBu
sedBinBaBminorBsurgery.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBprocessesBshouldBtheBassistantBuse?B-
BAnswerSanitization