NHA EXAM [2026] UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Question and
Answer | VERIFIED ANSWERS AND EXAM REVIEW
• Correct order of draw -✓✓ Green, Lavender, Gray
• CBC additive -✓✓ EDTA
• Patients arrive at their convenience, first come, first served -✓✓ Open Hours
Scheduling
• If the test result shows hemoglobin at 7g/dL, what is the first thing you should
do? -✓✓ Notify the provider
• When performing the palpatory method for measuring blood pressure, how
should the CMA inflate the cuff -✓✓ 30 mm above radial pulse cessation
• How many pounds is 40kg -✓✓ 88 (40x2.2=88)
• When a patient is administering insulin injections, what shows their
understanding of the procedure -✓✓ If they say to inject the insulin when it is at
room temperature
• What is a CLIA-waived lab test -✓✓ HCG test
• What results are affected when povidone iodine is used to clean site for dermal
puncture -✓✓ potassium
, • What technique should an MA perform on a hemostat prior to autoclaving -✓✓
Sanitization
• What is the proper way to bandage a wound -✓✓ Wrap from distal to proximal
• What is the first step to take when drawing a forensic sample -✓✓ Have
receiving lab sign chain of custody form
• If a patient is crying, what should you do -✓✓ Allow patient to cry
• On a 12 lead EKG, where is lead V4 placed -✓✓ 5th intercostal space at midclav
line
• What position is best to perform a rectal exam -✓✓ Sims Position
• What to do with an ammonia specimen -✓✓ Place specimen in ice-water slurry
• 12 lead EKG, 4th precordial electrode (V4) -✓✓ 5th intercostal space, midclav
line
• route for slow release of medication into bloodstream -✓✓ transdermal
• in an infant screening test, what do you draw first -✓✓ O2 levels
Answer | VERIFIED ANSWERS AND EXAM REVIEW
• Correct order of draw -✓✓ Green, Lavender, Gray
• CBC additive -✓✓ EDTA
• Patients arrive at their convenience, first come, first served -✓✓ Open Hours
Scheduling
• If the test result shows hemoglobin at 7g/dL, what is the first thing you should
do? -✓✓ Notify the provider
• When performing the palpatory method for measuring blood pressure, how
should the CMA inflate the cuff -✓✓ 30 mm above radial pulse cessation
• How many pounds is 40kg -✓✓ 88 (40x2.2=88)
• When a patient is administering insulin injections, what shows their
understanding of the procedure -✓✓ If they say to inject the insulin when it is at
room temperature
• What is a CLIA-waived lab test -✓✓ HCG test
• What results are affected when povidone iodine is used to clean site for dermal
puncture -✓✓ potassium
, • What technique should an MA perform on a hemostat prior to autoclaving -✓✓
Sanitization
• What is the proper way to bandage a wound -✓✓ Wrap from distal to proximal
• What is the first step to take when drawing a forensic sample -✓✓ Have
receiving lab sign chain of custody form
• If a patient is crying, what should you do -✓✓ Allow patient to cry
• On a 12 lead EKG, where is lead V4 placed -✓✓ 5th intercostal space at midclav
line
• What position is best to perform a rectal exam -✓✓ Sims Position
• What to do with an ammonia specimen -✓✓ Place specimen in ice-water slurry
• 12 lead EKG, 4th precordial electrode (V4) -✓✓ 5th intercostal space, midclav
line
• route for slow release of medication into bloodstream -✓✓ transdermal
• in an infant screening test, what do you draw first -✓✓ O2 levels
