NHA CCMA QUESTIONS AND ANNSWER (UPDATED 2026)

NHA CCMA QUESTIONS AND
ANNSWER (UPDATED 2026)
SupineBpositionB-
BAnswerWhenBmeasuringBaBinfantBfromBheadBtoBheel.BWhatBexamBpositionBshouldByouBplac
eBtheBinfantBin?



InfantsB6BweeksBwhoBhasBaBheartBofB80/minB-
BAnswerWhatBtypeBofBpatientBwouldByouBreportBtoBtheBproviderBifBtheyBhadBaBlowBapicalBp
ulse?



ConfidentialityBstatementB-
BAnswerWhatBstatementBdoByouBprovideBtoBpatientsBtoBbeBinBcomplianceBHIPPA?



WhenByouBhaveBsymptomsB-
BAnswer4.BWhatBinformationBdoByouBneedBtoBprovideBtoBtheBpatientBwhenBwearingBaBHolte
rBmonitorBaboutBmarker?



EducationalBmaterialB-
BAnswerWhatBinformationBisBacceptableBtoBprovideBtoBtheBpatientBinBtheBwaitingBroom?



BladeBdown,BhandleBfirstB-
BAnswerWhatBtechniqueBwouldBbeBusedBwhenBpassingBaBscalpelBtoBtheBproviderBduringBaBst
erileBprocedure?



PathologyB-BAnswer7.BABpatientBbeingBpost-
opBstatusBpostBleftBmastectomy.BWhatBinformationBshouldByouBmakeBsureBisBonBtheBchartBfr
omBhospital?



HumanBchorionicBgonadotropinB(HCG)B-
BAnswerWhatBisBtheBhormoneBdetectedBinBpregnancyBtest?



LiquidBnitrogenB-BAnswerWhatBisBusedBinBcryosurgery?



CMSB1500B-BAnswerWhatBisBtheBuniversalBclaimBforBsubmitedBoutpatientBbilling?

,PlanBofBcareB-
BAnswerWhenBreviewingBaBpatient'sBchartBafterBaBvisit.BWhereBwouldByouBlookBinBtheBchart
BtoBreviewBmedicationBdosageBandBinstructionsBforBtheBpatient?



AmericanBw/BDisabilityBActB-BAnswerWhereBshouldByouBreferBaBnon-
BambulatoryBfor,BassistanceBwithBworkplaceBaccommodations?



Tachycardia,BHypotension,BAfebrile,BNormalBRespirationB-
BAnswer13.BYouBhaveBobtainedBtheBfollowingBvitalBsignsBfromBanBadultBpatient:Btemperature
B37.2BCB(99.B0BF),BheartBrateB106/min,BBPB89/50BmmBHgBandBrespiratoryBrateBofB18/min.B
WhatBshouldBdocumentBregardingBtheBvitalBsigns?



LithotomyBPositionB-BAnswerWhatBpositionBshouldByouBplaceBaBpatientBforBaBpapBsmear?



ImmediatelyBoverBtheBphoneB-
BAnswerABurgentBreferralBhasBbeenBsubmittedBtoBtheBinsuranceBcompany.BHowBlongBshouldB
theBauthorizationBprocessBtake?



DisposeBofBinBaBbiohazardBcontainerB-
BAnswerYourBglovedBhandsBcomeBinBcontactBwithBtheBpatient'sBbloodBduringBaBprocedure.B
WhatBactionBshouldByouBtake?



Semi-FowlerB-
BAnswerABpatientBhasBCOPDBandBrequiresBanBabdominalBexam.BWhatBpositionBshouldByouBpl
aceBtheBpatientBinBtoBmanageBhis/herBrespiratoryBstatus?



Dr./NurseBPractitionerB-
BAnswerWhenBworkingBinBanBambulatoryBcareBcenterBwithBseveralBotherBworkers.BWhoBisBle
gallyBresponsibleBforBtheBmedicalBassistant'sBactions?



PatientB&BcareBgiverBrelationshipB-BAnswerWhatBshouldByouBrecognizeBasBaBgoalBofBpatient-
BcenteredBcare?



AlcoholismB-BAnswerWhatBisBaBriskBfactorBforBdevelopingBcirrhosis?

, 1BinchB-
BAnswerWhenBsettingBaBtrayBforBaBsterileBprocedure.BHowBmanyBinchesBareBrequiredBtoBmai
ntainBaBsterileBfield?



ContusionB-
BAnswerWhatBisBaBclosedBwoundBcausedBbyBbluntBtraumaBthatBresultsBinBswelling,Becchymos
is,BandBpain?



GoniometersB-BAnswerWhatBdeviceBwouldByouBuseBtoBmeasureBaBpatient'sBrangeBofBmotion?



HeightB&BWeightB-BAnswerWhatBcriteriaBisBusedBtoBdetermineBBMI?



Red/RareBMeatB-
BAnswer25.BWhatBfoodsBshouldByouBinstructBaBpatientBtoBrefrainBfromBeatingBpriorBtoBtestin
gBforBfecalBoccultBblood?



TemperatureB-BAnswerWhatBisBaBcauseBforBaBurineBspecimenBtoBbeBrejected?



PPEB-
BAnswerWhatBitemsBareBemployersBrequiredBtoBprovideBbasedBonBOSHA'sBBloodborneBPathog
ensBstandardsBforBallBemployees?



VertigoB-
BAnswerWhatBsideBeffectBcanByouBexpectBfromBaBpatientBfollowingBanBearBirrigation?



BrachialBArteryB-
BAnswerWhatBarteryBisBprimarilyBusedBforBobtainingBaBmanualBbloodBpressure?



NationalBProviderBIdentificationB(NPI)B-
BAnswerWhatBinformationBisBneededBfromBaBproviderBtoBcompleteBtheBCMS-1500Bform?



PialativeB-
BAnswerwhenBusingBantihistaminesBtoBtreatBallergiesBthisBisBanBexampleBofBwhatBkindBofBcar
e?