NHA CCMA Study Guide, Nha certification study guide for CCMA Questions & Answers 2026

NHA CCMA Study Guide, Nha
certification study guide for CCMA
Questions & Answers 2026
ChiefBComplaintBDefinitionB-BAnswerTheBreasonBwhyBtheBpatientBcameBtoBseeBtheBphysician.



ChiefBComplaintBAbbreviationB-BAnswerCC



HistoryBofBPresentBIllnessBAbbreviationB-BAnswerHPI



HistoryBofBPresentBIllnessBDefinitionB-
BAnswerThisBisBanBexplanationBofBtheBCCBtoBdetermineBtheBonsetBofBtheBillness;BassociatedB
symptoms;BwhatBtheBpatientBhasBdoneBtoBtreatBtheBcondition,Betc.



Past,BFamilyBandBSocialBHistoryBAbbreviationB-BAnswerPFSH



PastBMedicalBHistoryBDefinitionB-
BAnswerIncludesBallBhealthBproblems,BmajorBillnesses,BsurgeriesBtheBpatientBhasBhad,Bcurrent
BmedicationsBcompleteBwithBreasonsBforBtakingBthem,BandBallergies.



FamilyBHistoryBDefinitionB-
BAnswerSummaryBofBhealthBproblemsBofBsiblings,Bparents,BandBotherBbloodBrelativesBthatBco
uldBalertBtheBphysicianBtoBhereditaryBand/orBfamilialBdisease.



SocialBHistoryBDefinitionB-
BAnswerIncludesBmaritalBstatus,Boccupation,BeducationalBattainment,Bhobbies,BuseBofBalcohol,
Btobacco,Bdrugs,BandBlifestyles.



ReviewBofBSystemsBAbbreviationB-BAnswerROS



ReviewBofBSystemsBDefinitionB-
BAnswerThisBisBanBorderlyBandBsystematicBcheckBofBeachBorganBandBsystemBofBtheBbodyBby
Bquestions.BBothBpositiveBandBpertinentBnegativeBfindingsBareBdocumented.

,3BBodyBProcessesBNecessaryBforBlifeBare:B-
BAnswerBodyBTemperature,BRespiration,BHeartBFunction



4BVitalBSignsBofBBodyBFunctionBare:B-BAnswerTemperature,BPulse,BRespiration,BBloodBPressure



DefineBBodyBTemperatureB-
BAnswerIsBaBbalanceBbetweenBheartBproductionBandBheartBlossBinBconjunctionBwithBeachBot
her,BmaintainedBandBregulatedBbyBtheBhypothalamus.



ThermometersB-
BAnswerAreBusedBtoBmeasureBtemperatureBusingBtheBFahrenheitBandBCentigradeBorBCelsiusBs
cale.



TemperatureBSitesB-
BAnswerMouth,BRectum,BEarB(TympanicBMembrane),BandBtheBaxillaB(underarm).



NormalBTemperatureBRangeBforBRectalB-BAnswer98.6FBtoB100.6F

37.0CBtoB38.1C



NormalBTemperatureBRangeBforBOralB-BAnswer97.6FBtoB99.6F

36.5CBtoB37.5C



NormalBTemperatureBRangeBforBAxillaryB-BAnswer96.6FBtoB98.6F

35.9CBtoB37.0C



NormalBTemperatureBRangeBforBTympanicBMembraneB-BAnswer98.6BF

37BC



DefineBFebrileB-BAnswerPresenceBofBFever



DefineBAfebrileB-BAnswerAbsenceBofBFever



DefineBFeverB-BAnswerElevatedBbodyBtemperatureBbeyondBnormalBrange.

,IntermittentBFeverB-
BAnswerFluctuatingBfeverBthatBreturnsBtoBorBbelowBbaselineBthenBrisesBagain.



RemittentBFeverB-
BAnswerFluctuatingBfeverBthatBremainsBelevated;BitBdoesBnotBreturnBtoBbaselineBtemperature.



ContinuousBFeverB-
BAnswerABfeverBthatBremainsBconstantBaboveBtheBbaseline;BitBdoesBnotBfluctuate.



OralBTemperatureB-BAnswerIsBtheBmostBcommonBmethodBofBmeasurement.



OralBTemperatureBisBnotBtakenBfromBwhatBpatients:B-BAnswer-
infantsBandBchildrenBlessBthanBsixByearsBold

-patientsBwhoBhasBhadBsurgeryBorBfacial,Bneck,Bnose,BorBmouthBinjury

-thoseBreceivingBoxygen

-thoseBwithBnasogastricBtubes

-patientsBwithBconvulsiveBseizure

-hemiplegicBpatients

-patientsBwithBalteredBmentalBstatus



HowBlongBafterBaBpatientBeats,BsmokesBorBdrinksBdoByouBwaitBtoBtakeBanBoralBtemperature?
B-BAnswer30Bminutes



WhenBtakingBanBoralBtemperatureBhowBlongBdoByouBleaveBtheBthermometerBinBtheBpatient's
Bmouth?B-BAnswer3-5Bminutes



RectalBTemperatureB-BAnswerIsBtakenBwhenBoralBtemperatureBisBnotBfeasible.



RectalBTemperatureBisBnotBtakenBfromBwhatBpatients:B-BAnswer-patient'sBwithBheartBdisease

-patientsBwithBrectalBdiseaseBorBdisorderBorBhasBhadBrectalBsurgery

-patientsBwithBdiarrhea

, AxillaryBTemperatureB-
BAnswerIsBtheBleastBaccurateBandBisBtakenBonlyBwhenBnoBotherBtemperatureBsiteBcanBbeBus
ed.



WhenBtakingBanBaxillaryBtemperatureBhowBlongBshouldBtheBthermometerBbeBheldBinBplace?B
-BAnswer5-10Bminutes



TympanicBTemperatureB-
BAnswerIsBusefulBforBchildrenBandBconfusedBpatientsBbecauseBofBtheBspeedBofBoperation.



TympanicBTemperatureBisBnotBtakenBfromBwhatBpatients:B-BAnswer-
patientsBwithBanBearBdisorderBorBearBdrainage



WhenBtakingBaBTympanicBTemperature:B-
BAnswerABcoveredBprobeBisBgentlyBinsertedBintoBtheBearBcanalBandBtemperatureBisBmeasure
dBwithBsecondsB(1-3Bseconds).



WhatBisBtheBnormalBrangeBforBanBadultBpulse:B-BAnswer60BtoB100BbeatsBperBminute



TheBsiteBmostBcommonlyBusedBforBtakingBaBpulseBis:B-
BAnswerTheBradialBarteryB(foundBinBtheBwristBonBtheBsameBsideBasBtheBthumb).



WhenBtakingBaBpulseBatBtheBradialBarteryBitBisBfeltBwithBthe:B-
BAnswerFirstBtwoBorBthreeBfingersB(neverBwithBtheBthumb)BandBusuallyBtakenBforB30Bsecond
sBmultipliedBbyBtwoBtoBgetBtheBrateBperBminute.



(TakingBaBpulseBatBtheBradialBartery)BIfBtheBrateBisBunusuallyBfastBorBslowBthen:B-
BAnswerCountBitBforB60Bseconds



TheB_____B_____BisBaBmoreBaccurateBmeasurementBofBtheBheartBrateBandBitBisBtakenBoverB
theBapexBofBtheBheartBbyBauscultationBusingBtheBstethoscope.B-BAnswerApicalBPulse



TakingBanBapicalBpulseBisBusedBforBpatientsBwith:B-
BAnswerIrregularBheartBrateBandBforBinfantsBandBsmallBchildren.



RespiratoryBCharacteristicsB-BAnswerRate,BRhythm,BandBDepth