2026 NHA CCMA EXAM GRADED
A+ (ACTUAL TEST) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
CELL STRUCTURES IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A CELL? - answerMITOCHONDIRA
A MA IS TESTING A PATIENT'S VISUAL ACUITY USING A SNELLEN CHART. WHICH ACTIONS
SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerMAKE SURE THE PATIENT DOES NOT LEAN FOWARD DURING
THE TEST.
DURING A ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE. THE PATIENT BECOMES PALE & DIAPHORETIC.
WHAT CONDITION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS PATIENT? - answerSYNCOPE
A PATIENT CALLS THE CLINIC TO CANCEL A POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT & STATES
THAT SHE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR WHICH FOLLOWING REASONS
SHOULD MA DOCUMENT THIS INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S CHART? - answerTO
PROVE THAT THE OFFICE WAS NOT NEGLIGENT
WHEN COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION IN A PATIENT'S PAPER MEDICAL RECORD, A MA
REALIZES SHE MADE AN ERROR. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerDRAW A
LINE THROUGH THE ERROR & INITIAL IT
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,WHICH ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM SHOULD A MA RECOGNIZE AS
INDICATING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF A PROCEDURE? - answerDIAGNOSIS CODE
WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF
INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? - answerOBSERVE THE PATIENT AS SHE PERFORMS A
SELF-DEMONSTRATION
A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA
TAKE 1ST? - answerCOMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES
A MA IS TO USE THE SNELLEN CHART TO TEST AN ADULT PATIENT VISUAL ACUITY. THE
MA SHOULD INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO STAND WHICH DISTANCES AWAY? - answer20
FEET
A PULSE OXIMETER CAN REGISTER AN ARTIFICIALLY LOW OXYGEN SATURATION
MEASUREMENT FOR A PATIENT WHO HAS WHICH CONDITIONS? - answerCOLD FINGERS
A PROVIDER REQUESTS A MA TO INITIATE A REFERRAL FOR A PATIENT TO A MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITY. WHICH PIECES OF INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE MA TO
INCLUDE IN THE INITIAL REFERRAL? - answerDIAGNOSIS
A PROVIDER ASKS A MA TO ADMINISTER OXYGEN TO A PATIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE TAKE? - answerINSERT THE TIPS
OF THE CANNULA INTO THE PATIENT NOSTRILS
WHICH LABORATORY VALUES SHOULD A MA IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO A PATIENT'S
PROVIDER? - answerBLOOD GLUCOSE 500 mg/dL
A MA IS PREPARING TO APPLY OINTMENT TO SEVERAL ABRASIONS ON A PATIENT'S LEG.
WHICH SUPPLIES SHOULD THE MA USE TO REMOVE THE MEDICATION FROM THE JAR? -
answerA TONGUE BLADE
A MA is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient reports developing a rash.
The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which
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,of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record?
- answerPAPULES
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, A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine Which
of the following actions should the assistant take? - answerDROP THE SYRINGE, NEEDLE FIRST,
INTO THE BIOHAZARDS SHARP CONTAINER
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE PROVIDER.
WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD EXPECT TO OBSERVE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? - answerSILVERY, SCALY
A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE
REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DEEMED
EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerINSTRUCT
THE PATIENT TO CONTACT THE INSURER ABOUT THE DENIAL OF PAYMENT
WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE
SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? - answerINSPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE
NEEDLE'S SEAL
WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING AN
ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? - answerSWALLOW THE TABLET WHOLE WITH GLASS OF
WATER
A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO
EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? -
answerREMAIN WITHIN THE PATIENT'S VIEW TO ALLOW LIP-READING
A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS SCABIES.
BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE
MA WEAR? - answerGOWN
A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS & ALL
ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF SCHEDULING IS THE
CLINIC USING? - answerCLUSTER SCHEDULING
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A+ (ACTUAL TEST) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
CELL STRUCTURES IS THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A CELL? - answerMITOCHONDIRA
A MA IS TESTING A PATIENT'S VISUAL ACUITY USING A SNELLEN CHART. WHICH ACTIONS
SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerMAKE SURE THE PATIENT DOES NOT LEAN FOWARD DURING
THE TEST.
DURING A ROUTINE VENIPUNCTURE. THE PATIENT BECOMES PALE & DIAPHORETIC.
WHAT CONDITION IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THIS PATIENT? - answerSYNCOPE
A PATIENT CALLS THE CLINIC TO CANCEL A POSTOPERATIVE APPOINTMENT & STATES
THAT SHE WILL RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR WHICH FOLLOWING REASONS
SHOULD MA DOCUMENT THIS INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S CHART? - answerTO
PROVE THAT THE OFFICE WAS NOT NEGLIGENT
WHEN COMPLETING DOCUMENTATION IN A PATIENT'S PAPER MEDICAL RECORD, A MA
REALIZES SHE MADE AN ERROR. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerDRAW A
LINE THROUGH THE ERROR & INITIAL IT
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,WHICH ITEMS INCLUDED ON THE CMS-1500 CLAIM FORM SHOULD A MA RECOGNIZE AS
INDICATING THE MEDICAL NECESSITY OF A PROCEDURE? - answerDIAGNOSIS CODE
WHICH TECHNIQUES SHOULD A MA USE TO CONFIRM A PATIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF
INSULIN ADMINISTRATION? - answerOBSERVE THE PATIENT AS SHE PERFORMS A
SELF-DEMONSTRATION
A MA IS PREPARING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE LIBRARY. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA
TAKE 1ST? - answerCOMPILE A LIST OF LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES
A MA IS TO USE THE SNELLEN CHART TO TEST AN ADULT PATIENT VISUAL ACUITY. THE
MA SHOULD INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO STAND WHICH DISTANCES AWAY? - answer20
FEET
A PULSE OXIMETER CAN REGISTER AN ARTIFICIALLY LOW OXYGEN SATURATION
MEASUREMENT FOR A PATIENT WHO HAS WHICH CONDITIONS? - answerCOLD FINGERS
A PROVIDER REQUESTS A MA TO INITIATE A REFERRAL FOR A PATIENT TO A MENTAL
HEALTH FACILITY. WHICH PIECES OF INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE MA TO
INCLUDE IN THE INITIAL REFERRAL? - answerDIAGNOSIS
A PROVIDER ASKS A MA TO ADMINISTER OXYGEN TO A PATIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD THE TAKE? - answerINSERT THE TIPS
OF THE CANNULA INTO THE PATIENT NOSTRILS
WHICH LABORATORY VALUES SHOULD A MA IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO A PATIENT'S
PROVIDER? - answerBLOOD GLUCOSE 500 mg/dL
A MA IS PREPARING TO APPLY OINTMENT TO SEVERAL ABRASIONS ON A PATIENT'S LEG.
WHICH SUPPLIES SHOULD THE MA USE TO REMOVE THE MEDICATION FROM THE JAR? -
answerA TONGUE BLADE
A MA is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient reports developing a rash.
The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which
2
,of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record?
- answerPAPULES
3
, A MA is disposing of the syringe and needle she used to inject a seasonal influenza vaccine Which
of the following actions should the assistant take? - answerDROP THE SYRINGE, NEEDLE FIRST,
INTO THE BIOHAZARDS SHARP CONTAINER
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS PSORIASIS TO BE EXAMINED BY THE PROVIDER.
WHEN INSPECTING THE PATIENT'S SKIN LESIONS, THE MA SHOULD EXPECT TO OBSERVE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS? - answerSILVERY, SCALY
A MA RECEIVES A DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR A PATIENT'S CHOLECYSTECTOMY. THE
REASON STATED IS "NONCOVERED SERVICES." IF THIS PROCEDURE WAS DEEMED
EMERGENT BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerINSTRUCT
THE PATIENT TO CONTACT THE INSURER ABOUT THE DENIAL OF PAYMENT
WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE
SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? - answerINSPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE
NEEDLE'S SEAL
WHICH INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD MA GIVE TO A PATIENT WHEN ADMINISTERING AN
ENTERIC-COATED TABLET? - answerSWALLOW THE TABLET WHOLE WITH GLASS OF
WATER
A MA IS COLLECTING A HEALTH HISTORY FROM AN OLDER ADULT PATIENT WHO
EXHIBITS MODERATE HEARING LOSS. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? -
answerREMAIN WITHIN THE PATIENT'S VIEW TO ALLOW LIP-READING
A MA IS ASSISTING WITH THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF A PATIENT WHO HAS SCABIES.
BESIDES GLOVES. WHICH PIECES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SHOULD THE
MA WEAR? - answerGOWN
A CLINIC SCHEDULES ALL CARDIAC PATIENTS ON MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS & ALL
ONCOLOGY PATIENTS ON TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS. WHAT TYPE OF SCHEDULING IS THE
CLINIC USING? - answerCLUSTER SCHEDULING
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