12/17/23, 3:02 PM Ccma exam 2022 nha with complete solution
CCMA EXAM 2022 (NHA) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024
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
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
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,12/17/23, 3:02 PM Ccma exam 2022 nha with complete solution
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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THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY
EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? - answerPARASITIC
A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS PREPARING TO
LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE PATIENT PURCHASE AN
OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES
NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD
THE MA MAKE? - answerIT IS A MEDICATION THAT SUPPRESSES THE COUGH REFLEX
WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE.
WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF? -
answer30 mm Hg ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE CESSATION
A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical assistant
say first? - answer"HELLO. WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE"
A MA IS ADMINISTERING AN INTRAMUSCULAR IMMUNIZATION TO A PATIENT. WHICH
ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerCLEANSE THE SITE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION FROM
THE CENTER OUTWARD
A MA IS EXPLAINING A VENIPUNCUTURE PROCEDURE TO A PATIENT. WHICH
STATEMENTS SHOULD MA MAKE? - answerILL BE COLLECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM
YOU TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL STICK IN YOUR ARM.
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
of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record?
- answerPAPULES
A PATIENT TELLS A MA THAT HIS PROVIDER'S OFFICE IS INCOMPETENT, AS THERE IS NO
IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION. WHICH IS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR MA TO
MAKE? - answerI THINK THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOUR TREATMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE
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A MA IS ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH AN ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION. WHEN THE
PROVIDER PALPATES THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LIVER, THE ASSISTANT SHOULD
RECOGNIZE THAT HE IS PALPATING WHICH OF ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS ? -
answerRIGHT UPPER
A PATIENT IS SEEN IN AN URGENT CARE CENTER FOR A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOOT.
THE PROVIDER EVALUATES THE INJURY, DETERMINES SUTURES ARE NOT NEEDED,
APPLIES A DRESSING & RELEASES THE PATIENT. WHICH LEVELS OF EXAMINATIONS
SHOULD MA USE FOR THE PROCEDURE CODING FOR THE VISIT? -
answerPROBLEM-FOCUSED EXAMINATION
WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD THE MA ENTER INTO THE APPOINTMENT CALENDAR
WHEN SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR A SKIN RASH? - answerDAYTIME PHONE #
A MA DISCOVERS A GARBAGE CAN FIRE HAS STARTED IN THE BREAK ROOM. ACCORDING
TO THE "RACE" ACRONYM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA
TAKE FIRST? - answerEVACUATE STAFF & PATIENTS IMMEDIATE
A MA IS ENCOURAGING A PATIENT TO INCREASE HER INTAKE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER TO
HELP PREVENT CONSTIPATION & HEMORRHOIDS. WHICH FOODS SHOULD THE MA
RECOMMEND AS THE BEST SOURCE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER? - answerPEARS W/ SKIN
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) FOR AN
EXAMINATION BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH MANIFESTATIONS SHOULD MA EXPECT? -
answerSHORTNESS OF BREATH
A MA IS DISCUSSING INFORMATION WITH A PATIENT ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION THAT
THE PROVIDER PRESCRIBED. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerREINFORCE
TEACHING ABOUT FREQUENCY OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
A PATIENT ARRIVES AT A CLINIC W/ BILL FOR X-RAYS THAT WERE REQUIRED DUE TO AN
INJURY AT THE PATIENT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE PATIENT HAS PRIVATE
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CCMA EXAM 2022 (NHA) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
LATEST UPDATE 2023/2024
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
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
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,12/17/23, 3:02 PM Ccma exam 2022 nha with complete solution
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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THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO HAS PEDICULOSIS IS ASKING A MA FOR MORE
INFORMATION ABOOUT HER CHILD'S CONDITION. THE MA SHOULD BEGIN BY
EXPLAINING THAT PEDICULOSIS IS WHICH TYPES OF INFECTION? - answerPARASITIC
A MA IS REVIEWING A PROVIDER'S INSTRUCTIONS AS THE PATIENT IS PREPARING TO
LEAVE THE OFFICE. THE PROVIDER RECOMMENDS THAT THE PATIENT PURCHASE AN
OVER-THE-COUNTER ANTITUSSIVE, BUT THE PATIENT TELLS THE MA THAT SHE DOES
NOT KNOW WHAT AN ANTITUSSIVE IS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES SHOULD
THE MA MAKE? - answerIT IS A MEDICATION THAT SUPPRESSES THE COUGH REFLEX
WHEN PREFORMING THE PALPATORY METHOD FOR OBTAINING BLOOD PRESSURE.
WHICH INDICATES THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE MA SHOULD INFLATE THE CUFF? -
answer30 mm Hg ABOVE THE RADIAL PULSE CESSATION
A first-time patient is late arriving to the office which of the following should the medical assistant
say first? - answer"HELLO. WELCOME TO OUR OFFICE"
A MA IS ADMINISTERING AN INTRAMUSCULAR IMMUNIZATION TO A PATIENT. WHICH
ACTION SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerCLEANSE THE SITE IN A CIRCULAR MOTION FROM
THE CENTER OUTWARD
A MA IS EXPLAINING A VENIPUNCUTURE PROCEDURE TO A PATIENT. WHICH
STATEMENTS SHOULD MA MAKE? - answerILL BE COLLECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE FROM
YOU TODAY. THERE WILL BE A SMALL STICK IN YOUR ARM.
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
of the following terms should he use to document his observations in the patient's medical record?
- answerPAPULES
A PATIENT TELLS A MA THAT HIS PROVIDER'S OFFICE IS INCOMPETENT, AS THERE IS NO
IMPROVEMENT IN HIS CONDITION. WHICH IS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE FOR MA TO
MAKE? - answerI THINK THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOUR TREATMENT IS NOT EFFECTIVE
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, 12/17/23, 3:02 PM Ccma exam 2022 nha with complete solution
A MA IS ASSISTING A PROVIDER WITH AN ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION. WHEN THE
PROVIDER PALPATES THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE LIVER, THE ASSISTANT SHOULD
RECOGNIZE THAT HE IS PALPATING WHICH OF ABDOMINAL QUADRANTS ? -
answerRIGHT UPPER
A PATIENT IS SEEN IN AN URGENT CARE CENTER FOR A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOOT.
THE PROVIDER EVALUATES THE INJURY, DETERMINES SUTURES ARE NOT NEEDED,
APPLIES A DRESSING & RELEASES THE PATIENT. WHICH LEVELS OF EXAMINATIONS
SHOULD MA USE FOR THE PROCEDURE CODING FOR THE VISIT? -
answerPROBLEM-FOCUSED EXAMINATION
WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD THE MA ENTER INTO THE APPOINTMENT CALENDAR
WHEN SCHEDULING A PATIENT FOR A SKIN RASH? - answerDAYTIME PHONE #
A MA DISCOVERS A GARBAGE CAN FIRE HAS STARTED IN THE BREAK ROOM. ACCORDING
TO THE "RACE" ACRONYM FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WHICH ACTION SHOULD MA
TAKE FIRST? - answerEVACUATE STAFF & PATIENTS IMMEDIATE
A MA IS ENCOURAGING A PATIENT TO INCREASE HER INTAKE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER TO
HELP PREVENT CONSTIPATION & HEMORRHOIDS. WHICH FOODS SHOULD THE MA
RECOMMEND AS THE BEST SOURCE OF INSOLUBLE FIBER? - answerPEARS W/ SKIN
A MA IS PREPARING A PATIENT WHO HAS CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) FOR AN
EXAMINATION BY THE PROVIDER. WHICH MANIFESTATIONS SHOULD MA EXPECT? -
answerSHORTNESS OF BREATH
A MA IS DISCUSSING INFORMATION WITH A PATIENT ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION THAT
THE PROVIDER PRESCRIBED. WHICH ACTIONS SHOULD MA TAKE? - answerREINFORCE
TEACHING ABOUT FREQUENCY OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION
A PATIENT ARRIVES AT A CLINIC W/ BILL FOR X-RAYS THAT WERE REQUIRED DUE TO AN
INJURY AT THE PATIENT'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THE PATIENT HAS PRIVATE
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