NWCA EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026
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1. American Hospital Association (AHA) - ANSWER ✔ Non profit group or
alliance of member hospitals and health care organizations that promote the
interests of hospitals. It is an advocacy group for health care organizations,
particularly hospitals
2. American Medical Association (AMA) - ANSWER ✔ The national
professional membership organization for physicians that distributes
scientific information to its members and the public, informs members of
legislation related to health and medicine, and represents the medical
profession's interests in national legislative matters; maintains and publishes
the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
3. American Red Cross - ANSWER ✔ Works with other agencies to provide a
relief service after a disaster (not responsible for developing local disaster
plan) A disaster relief organization founded in Washington, D.C. on May 21,
1881 by Clara Barton to aid US military and conduct peace time relief work.
4. American association of medical assistants - ANSWER ✔ The professional
organization that certifies medical assistants and works to maintain
professional standards in the medical assisting profession.
,5. World Health Organization (WHO) - ANSWER ✔ A group within the
United Nations responsible for human health, including combating the
spread of infectious diseases and health issues related to natural disasters.
6. American academy of professional coders - ANSWER ✔ provides certified
credentials to medical coders in physician offices, hospital outpatient
facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and in payer organizations
7. American Medical Technologists (AMT) - ANSWER ✔ The registering
organization for medical assistants that provides online continuing
education, certification information, and member news.
8. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) -
ANSWER ✔ a professional organization that promotes the business and
clinical uses of electronic and paper-based medical information. The group
provides health information professionals with resources and training to
improve their skills.
9. What layer of heart muscle is damaged during a heart attack? - ANSWER ✔
Myocardium
10. Heart attack is called MI - ANSWER ✔ myocardium infarction
11. What two veins deliver deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart? -
ANSWER ✔ superior vena and inferior vena cava
12. What veins deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the
heart? - ANSWER ✔ pulmonary veins
13. Rate of the pacemaker site in the SA node - ANSWER ✔ 60 to 100 bpm;
regular rhythm
,14. Rate of the pacemaker site in the AV node - ANSWER ✔ 40-60 bpm (AV
node)
15. Rate of the pacemaker site in the ventricles - ANSWER ✔ 20-40 bpm
(Ventricular escape rhythm)
16. Name the two cardiac cycles? - ANSWER ✔ systole and diastole
17. Electrical event that occurs in cardiac cells and should results "in muscle
contraction" - ANSWER ✔ Depolarization
18. A p-wave means the pacemaker site is the SA node and has a heart rate of
88 with a heart rate of 60-100 bpm that means that the rhythm is called
what? - ANSWER ✔ normal sinus rhythm
19. If you join leads I, II, III in a triangle its called? - ANSWER ✔ Einthoven's
triangle
20. Where is the V1 electrode located on the body? - ANSWER ✔ fourth
intercoastal space
21. Where is the AVL electrode located on the body? - ANSWER ✔ right
sternal border
22. Signs and symptoms that it is time to stop a physical stress test? -
ANSWER ✔ -chest pain
23.-A slow heart rate or a very high blood pressure
24. a portable device that is used to record the electrical activity of the heart
over extended periods - ANSWER ✔ Holter monitor
25. The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's parent or guardian would
give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot
be contacted when care is needed - ANSWER ✔ Implied consent
, 26. summary of a patient's rights regarding fair treatment and appropriate
information - ANSWER ✔ Patient's Bill of Rights
27. HIPAA was created to what? - ANSWER ✔ Protect patients medical health
privacy.
28. What does HIPAA stand for - ANSWER ✔ Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
29. What does a face shield protect you from? - ANSWER ✔ For sprays,
splashes or droplets
30. What does a mask protect you from? - ANSWER ✔ airborne transmission
31. Difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis? - ANSWER ✔
Medical or clean asepsis reduces the number of organisms and prevents their
spread; surgical or sterile asepsis includes procedures to eliminate micro-
organisms from an area and is practiced by surgical technologists and
nurses.
32. Difference between advanced medical directive function and durable power
of attorney function? - ANSWER ✔ An advance directive provides a clear
understanding of your health care wishes before you become unable to voice
them, and a durable power of attorney makes decisions for you that you can
no longer make.
33. Difference between extension and abduction? - ANSWER ✔ Extension -
straightening a joint.
adduction- movement towards the midline of the body.
Abduction - movement away from the midline of the body.
34. What can cause transmission of blood borne pathogens ? - ANSWER ✔
Needle sticks
35. Which vein is used most for blood draw? - ANSWER ✔ medial cubital
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<RECENT VERSION>
1. American Hospital Association (AHA) - ANSWER ✔ Non profit group or
alliance of member hospitals and health care organizations that promote the
interests of hospitals. It is an advocacy group for health care organizations,
particularly hospitals
2. American Medical Association (AMA) - ANSWER ✔ The national
professional membership organization for physicians that distributes
scientific information to its members and the public, informs members of
legislation related to health and medicine, and represents the medical
profession's interests in national legislative matters; maintains and publishes
the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system
3. American Red Cross - ANSWER ✔ Works with other agencies to provide a
relief service after a disaster (not responsible for developing local disaster
plan) A disaster relief organization founded in Washington, D.C. on May 21,
1881 by Clara Barton to aid US military and conduct peace time relief work.
4. American association of medical assistants - ANSWER ✔ The professional
organization that certifies medical assistants and works to maintain
professional standards in the medical assisting profession.
,5. World Health Organization (WHO) - ANSWER ✔ A group within the
United Nations responsible for human health, including combating the
spread of infectious diseases and health issues related to natural disasters.
6. American academy of professional coders - ANSWER ✔ provides certified
credentials to medical coders in physician offices, hospital outpatient
facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and in payer organizations
7. American Medical Technologists (AMT) - ANSWER ✔ The registering
organization for medical assistants that provides online continuing
education, certification information, and member news.
8. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) -
ANSWER ✔ a professional organization that promotes the business and
clinical uses of electronic and paper-based medical information. The group
provides health information professionals with resources and training to
improve their skills.
9. What layer of heart muscle is damaged during a heart attack? - ANSWER ✔
Myocardium
10. Heart attack is called MI - ANSWER ✔ myocardium infarction
11. What two veins deliver deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart? -
ANSWER ✔ superior vena and inferior vena cava
12. What veins deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the
heart? - ANSWER ✔ pulmonary veins
13. Rate of the pacemaker site in the SA node - ANSWER ✔ 60 to 100 bpm;
regular rhythm
,14. Rate of the pacemaker site in the AV node - ANSWER ✔ 40-60 bpm (AV
node)
15. Rate of the pacemaker site in the ventricles - ANSWER ✔ 20-40 bpm
(Ventricular escape rhythm)
16. Name the two cardiac cycles? - ANSWER ✔ systole and diastole
17. Electrical event that occurs in cardiac cells and should results "in muscle
contraction" - ANSWER ✔ Depolarization
18. A p-wave means the pacemaker site is the SA node and has a heart rate of
88 with a heart rate of 60-100 bpm that means that the rhythm is called
what? - ANSWER ✔ normal sinus rhythm
19. If you join leads I, II, III in a triangle its called? - ANSWER ✔ Einthoven's
triangle
20. Where is the V1 electrode located on the body? - ANSWER ✔ fourth
intercoastal space
21. Where is the AVL electrode located on the body? - ANSWER ✔ right
sternal border
22. Signs and symptoms that it is time to stop a physical stress test? -
ANSWER ✔ -chest pain
23.-A slow heart rate or a very high blood pressure
24. a portable device that is used to record the electrical activity of the heart
over extended periods - ANSWER ✔ Holter monitor
25. The consent it is presumed a patient or patient's parent or guardian would
give if they could, such as for an unconscious patient or a parent who cannot
be contacted when care is needed - ANSWER ✔ Implied consent
, 26. summary of a patient's rights regarding fair treatment and appropriate
information - ANSWER ✔ Patient's Bill of Rights
27. HIPAA was created to what? - ANSWER ✔ Protect patients medical health
privacy.
28. What does HIPAA stand for - ANSWER ✔ Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
29. What does a face shield protect you from? - ANSWER ✔ For sprays,
splashes or droplets
30. What does a mask protect you from? - ANSWER ✔ airborne transmission
31. Difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis? - ANSWER ✔
Medical or clean asepsis reduces the number of organisms and prevents their
spread; surgical or sterile asepsis includes procedures to eliminate micro-
organisms from an area and is practiced by surgical technologists and
nurses.
32. Difference between advanced medical directive function and durable power
of attorney function? - ANSWER ✔ An advance directive provides a clear
understanding of your health care wishes before you become unable to voice
them, and a durable power of attorney makes decisions for you that you can
no longer make.
33. Difference between extension and abduction? - ANSWER ✔ Extension -
straightening a joint.
adduction- movement towards the midline of the body.
Abduction - movement away from the midline of the body.
34. What can cause transmission of blood borne pathogens ? - ANSWER ✔
Needle sticks
35. Which vein is used most for blood draw? - ANSWER ✔ medial cubital
