NHA CCMA Exam 2025 Quetsions
and Answers
Supine position - ANSWER✔✔-When measuring a infant from head to heel. What exam position
should you place the infant in?
Infants 6 weeks who has a heart of 80/min - ANSWER✔✔-What type of patient would you report
to the provider if they had a low apical pulse?
Confidentiality statement - ANSWER✔✔-What statement do you provide to patients to be in
compliance HIPPA?
When you have symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-4. What information do you need to provide to the
patient when wearing a Holter monitor about marker?
Educational material - ANSWER✔✔-What information is acceptable to provide to the patient in
the waiting room?
Blade down, handle first - ANSWER✔✔-What technique would be used when passing a scalpel to
the provider during a sterile procedure?
Pathology - ANSWER✔✔-7. A patient being post-op status post left mastectomy. What
information should you make sure is on the chart from hospital?
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,Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) - ANSWER✔✔-What is the hormone detected in
pregnancy test?
Liquid nitrogen - ANSWER✔✔-What is used in cryosurgery?
CMS 1500 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the universal claim for submited outpatient billing?
Plan of care - ANSWER✔✔-When reviewing a patient's chart after a visit. Where would you look in
the chart to review medication dosage and instructions for the patient?
American w/ Disability Act - ANSWER✔✔-Where should you refer a non- ambulatory for,
assistance with workplace accommodations?
Tachycardia, Hypotension, Afebrile, Normal Respiration - ANSWER✔✔-13. You have obtained the
following vital signs from an adult patient: temperature 37.2 C (99. 0 F), heart rate 106/min, BP
89/50 mm Hg and respiratory rate of 18/min. What should document regarding the vital signs?
Lithotomy Position - ANSWER✔✔-What position should you place a patient for a pap smear?
Immediately over the phone - ANSWER✔✔-A urgent referral has been submitted to the insurance
company. How long should the authorization process take?
Dispose of in a biohazard container - ANSWER✔✔-Your gloved hands come in contact with the
patient's blood during a procedure. What action should you take?
Semi-Fowler - ANSWER✔✔-A patient has COPD and requires an abdominal exam. What position
should you place the patient in to manage his/her respiratory status?
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, Dr./Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER✔✔-When working in an ambulatory care center with several
other workers. Who is legally responsible for the medical assistant's actions?
Patient & care giver relationship - ANSWER✔✔-What should you recognize as a goal of patient-
centered care?
Alcoholism - ANSWER✔✔-What is a risk factor for developing cirrhosis?
1 inch - ANSWER✔✔-When setting a tray for a sterile procedure. How many inches are required to
maintain a sterile field?
Contusion - ANSWER✔✔-What is a closed wound caused by blunt trauma that results in swelling,
ecchymosis, and pain?
Goniometers - ANSWER✔✔-What device would you use to measure a patient's range of motion?
Height & Weight - ANSWER✔✔-What criteria is used to determine BMI?
Red/Rare Meat - ANSWER✔✔-25. What foods should you instruct a patient to refrain from eating
prior to testing for fecal occult blood?
Temperature - ANSWER✔✔-What is a cause for a urine specimen to be rejected?
PPE - ANSWER✔✔-What items are employers required to provide based on OSHA's Bloodborne
Pathogens standards for all employees?
Vertigo - ANSWER✔✔-What side effect can you expect from a patient following an ear irrigation?
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and Answers
Supine position - ANSWER✔✔-When measuring a infant from head to heel. What exam position
should you place the infant in?
Infants 6 weeks who has a heart of 80/min - ANSWER✔✔-What type of patient would you report
to the provider if they had a low apical pulse?
Confidentiality statement - ANSWER✔✔-What statement do you provide to patients to be in
compliance HIPPA?
When you have symptoms - ANSWER✔✔-4. What information do you need to provide to the
patient when wearing a Holter monitor about marker?
Educational material - ANSWER✔✔-What information is acceptable to provide to the patient in
the waiting room?
Blade down, handle first - ANSWER✔✔-What technique would be used when passing a scalpel to
the provider during a sterile procedure?
Pathology - ANSWER✔✔-7. A patient being post-op status post left mastectomy. What
information should you make sure is on the chart from hospital?
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,Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) - ANSWER✔✔-What is the hormone detected in
pregnancy test?
Liquid nitrogen - ANSWER✔✔-What is used in cryosurgery?
CMS 1500 - ANSWER✔✔-What is the universal claim for submited outpatient billing?
Plan of care - ANSWER✔✔-When reviewing a patient's chart after a visit. Where would you look in
the chart to review medication dosage and instructions for the patient?
American w/ Disability Act - ANSWER✔✔-Where should you refer a non- ambulatory for,
assistance with workplace accommodations?
Tachycardia, Hypotension, Afebrile, Normal Respiration - ANSWER✔✔-13. You have obtained the
following vital signs from an adult patient: temperature 37.2 C (99. 0 F), heart rate 106/min, BP
89/50 mm Hg and respiratory rate of 18/min. What should document regarding the vital signs?
Lithotomy Position - ANSWER✔✔-What position should you place a patient for a pap smear?
Immediately over the phone - ANSWER✔✔-A urgent referral has been submitted to the insurance
company. How long should the authorization process take?
Dispose of in a biohazard container - ANSWER✔✔-Your gloved hands come in contact with the
patient's blood during a procedure. What action should you take?
Semi-Fowler - ANSWER✔✔-A patient has COPD and requires an abdominal exam. What position
should you place the patient in to manage his/her respiratory status?
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, Dr./Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER✔✔-When working in an ambulatory care center with several
other workers. Who is legally responsible for the medical assistant's actions?
Patient & care giver relationship - ANSWER✔✔-What should you recognize as a goal of patient-
centered care?
Alcoholism - ANSWER✔✔-What is a risk factor for developing cirrhosis?
1 inch - ANSWER✔✔-When setting a tray for a sterile procedure. How many inches are required to
maintain a sterile field?
Contusion - ANSWER✔✔-What is a closed wound caused by blunt trauma that results in swelling,
ecchymosis, and pain?
Goniometers - ANSWER✔✔-What device would you use to measure a patient's range of motion?
Height & Weight - ANSWER✔✔-What criteria is used to determine BMI?
Red/Rare Meat - ANSWER✔✔-25. What foods should you instruct a patient to refrain from eating
prior to testing for fecal occult blood?
Temperature - ANSWER✔✔-What is a cause for a urine specimen to be rejected?
PPE - ANSWER✔✔-What items are employers required to provide based on OSHA's Bloodborne
Pathogens standards for all employees?
Vertigo - ANSWER✔✔-What side effect can you expect from a patient following an ear irrigation?
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