NCCT CERTIFICATION PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2026
ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
When preparing liquid medications for administration, the medical assistant should check the
medication and expiration date, then place the cap whit the attached dropper face? - Answer>>>
up and read the volume at the bottom of the meniscus
The patient receiving an albuterol treatment by nebulizer in the clinic complains of tremors,
nausea, blurred vision, and headache. Which of the following actions should the medical
assistant take? - Answer>>> Report these symptoms to the physician
The medical assistant is caring for an adult patient with a history of coronary artery disease.
Which of the following BP measurements should prompt the medical assistant to notify the
health care provider? ( select 3) - Answer>>> -162/96 mmHg
-138/98 mmHg
-92/44 mmHg
While scheduling an appointment, the medical office assistant's computer freezes. When
attempting to restart the program, which of the following should the medical office assistant do
first? - Answer>>> Press the Ctrl, Alt and Delete Keys
Which of the following actions should the medial assistant take when disposing of a needle
following a venipuncture? - Answer>>> Place the needle with the safety device activated
immediately in a sharps container
When the patient's chart has been subpoenaed, which of the following types of information
requires additional consent from the patient or a court order? - Answer>>> Psychiatric treatment
Which of the following is the correct definition of Standard Precautions? - Answer>>> Control
measures that treat all body fluid as if it could be infectious
,The endocrinologist requested the patient to return to the outpatient clinic the next day for a
glucose tolerance test. Which of the following preparations should the medical assistant instruct
the patient to do the night before the test? - Answer>>> NPO after midnight
When giving a nebulizer treatment with bronchodilator, the medical assistant should most
closely monitor for which of the following complications? - Answer>>> persistent tachycardia
a physicians office is about to convert from paper format to an electronic format. The office
manager has implemented a Medical Practice Management Program. Which of the following is a
task the medical office assistant should be able to do with the new software? - Answer>>>
Patient registration
When removing a suture from a patients leg, the medical assistant should use which of the
following instruments? - Answer>>> dressing forceps
a pediatric patient has been diagnosed with a mild skin infection and the physician orders
Amoxicillin. The ordered dose (based on today's weight) is 91 mg every 8 hours. The patient is
to receive a first dose of medication before leaving the office and the suspension available is 125
mg/5ml. How much medication should the medical assistant administer? - Answer>>> 3.6 ml
When inspecting a patient's arm before performing a venipuncture, the most desirable site
appears to be the back of the hand. Which of the following venipuncture methods is most
appropriate in this situation? - Answer>>> Butterfly needle
The primary care provider hands the medical assistant a referral for a patient to get an MRI.
Which of the following should the medical assistant do first? - Answer>>> call the insurance
company and process an authorization
The physician orders the following blood work to evaluate a patient for sepsis: CBC, Blood
Culture, BMP. When using the evacuated tube method for venipuncture, in which of the
following orders should the tubes be drawn? - Answer>>> Blood culture, red top, lavender top
Which of the following medical office software applications uses an electronic signature? -
Answer>>> EHR
, The order reads cefaclor (Ceclor) 250 mg p.o. stat, then 150 mg q 2 h. How should the medical
assistant interpret this medication order? - Answer>>> Give 250 milligrams of cefaclor (Ceclor)
orally immediately, and give 150 milligrams every 2 hours.
A 6 month - old child is at the clinic for their well-child visit and routine vaccines. Which of the
following is the preferred site for an intramuscular injection on this patient? - Answer>>> Vastus
lateralis
The medical assistant demonstrates proper handling of sharps containers by doing which of the
following? - Answer>>> Discard the sharps container in a biohazard waste container when it is
two-thirds full
When measuring oxygen saturation on a child breathing room air, with normal color, and no
signs of respiratory distress, the medical assistant obtains a reading of 79%. Which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take next? - Answer>>> Reposition the finger
probe
A patient calls the requesting to see their provider with report of intense burning and urgency
upon urination. This is an example of which of the following types of special scheduling? -
Answer>>> Same- day appointment?
The medical assistant should refer to which of the following agencies to access updated
immunization schedules? - Answer>>> CDC
Place the following PPE in the correct order of removal prior to leaving the exam room of a
patient who is in contact-droplet isolation. - Answer>>> Gloves, gown, bonnet, mask
The medical assistant ask a patient, " How are you doing today?" The patient yells, " How do
you think I'm Doing? I just got out of the terrible hospital and they didn't help me at all! I still
have cancer don't I?" The medial assistant recognizes that this patient is most likely experiencing
which of the following stages of dying/ grief according to Kubler-Ross? - Answer>>> Anger
The medial assistant performs a urine hCG on a patient whose results are inconclusive. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take next? - Answer>>> Ensure the daily
quality control has been performed
ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
100% GUARANTEED PASS | ASSURED A+
When preparing liquid medications for administration, the medical assistant should check the
medication and expiration date, then place the cap whit the attached dropper face? - Answer>>>
up and read the volume at the bottom of the meniscus
The patient receiving an albuterol treatment by nebulizer in the clinic complains of tremors,
nausea, blurred vision, and headache. Which of the following actions should the medical
assistant take? - Answer>>> Report these symptoms to the physician
The medical assistant is caring for an adult patient with a history of coronary artery disease.
Which of the following BP measurements should prompt the medical assistant to notify the
health care provider? ( select 3) - Answer>>> -162/96 mmHg
-138/98 mmHg
-92/44 mmHg
While scheduling an appointment, the medical office assistant's computer freezes. When
attempting to restart the program, which of the following should the medical office assistant do
first? - Answer>>> Press the Ctrl, Alt and Delete Keys
Which of the following actions should the medial assistant take when disposing of a needle
following a venipuncture? - Answer>>> Place the needle with the safety device activated
immediately in a sharps container
When the patient's chart has been subpoenaed, which of the following types of information
requires additional consent from the patient or a court order? - Answer>>> Psychiatric treatment
Which of the following is the correct definition of Standard Precautions? - Answer>>> Control
measures that treat all body fluid as if it could be infectious
,The endocrinologist requested the patient to return to the outpatient clinic the next day for a
glucose tolerance test. Which of the following preparations should the medical assistant instruct
the patient to do the night before the test? - Answer>>> NPO after midnight
When giving a nebulizer treatment with bronchodilator, the medical assistant should most
closely monitor for which of the following complications? - Answer>>> persistent tachycardia
a physicians office is about to convert from paper format to an electronic format. The office
manager has implemented a Medical Practice Management Program. Which of the following is a
task the medical office assistant should be able to do with the new software? - Answer>>>
Patient registration
When removing a suture from a patients leg, the medical assistant should use which of the
following instruments? - Answer>>> dressing forceps
a pediatric patient has been diagnosed with a mild skin infection and the physician orders
Amoxicillin. The ordered dose (based on today's weight) is 91 mg every 8 hours. The patient is
to receive a first dose of medication before leaving the office and the suspension available is 125
mg/5ml. How much medication should the medical assistant administer? - Answer>>> 3.6 ml
When inspecting a patient's arm before performing a venipuncture, the most desirable site
appears to be the back of the hand. Which of the following venipuncture methods is most
appropriate in this situation? - Answer>>> Butterfly needle
The primary care provider hands the medical assistant a referral for a patient to get an MRI.
Which of the following should the medical assistant do first? - Answer>>> call the insurance
company and process an authorization
The physician orders the following blood work to evaluate a patient for sepsis: CBC, Blood
Culture, BMP. When using the evacuated tube method for venipuncture, in which of the
following orders should the tubes be drawn? - Answer>>> Blood culture, red top, lavender top
Which of the following medical office software applications uses an electronic signature? -
Answer>>> EHR
, The order reads cefaclor (Ceclor) 250 mg p.o. stat, then 150 mg q 2 h. How should the medical
assistant interpret this medication order? - Answer>>> Give 250 milligrams of cefaclor (Ceclor)
orally immediately, and give 150 milligrams every 2 hours.
A 6 month - old child is at the clinic for their well-child visit and routine vaccines. Which of the
following is the preferred site for an intramuscular injection on this patient? - Answer>>> Vastus
lateralis
The medical assistant demonstrates proper handling of sharps containers by doing which of the
following? - Answer>>> Discard the sharps container in a biohazard waste container when it is
two-thirds full
When measuring oxygen saturation on a child breathing room air, with normal color, and no
signs of respiratory distress, the medical assistant obtains a reading of 79%. Which of the
following actions should the medical assistant take next? - Answer>>> Reposition the finger
probe
A patient calls the requesting to see their provider with report of intense burning and urgency
upon urination. This is an example of which of the following types of special scheduling? -
Answer>>> Same- day appointment?
The medical assistant should refer to which of the following agencies to access updated
immunization schedules? - Answer>>> CDC
Place the following PPE in the correct order of removal prior to leaving the exam room of a
patient who is in contact-droplet isolation. - Answer>>> Gloves, gown, bonnet, mask
The medical assistant ask a patient, " How are you doing today?" The patient yells, " How do
you think I'm Doing? I just got out of the terrible hospital and they didn't help me at all! I still
have cancer don't I?" The medial assistant recognizes that this patient is most likely experiencing
which of the following stages of dying/ grief according to Kubler-Ross? - Answer>>> Anger
The medial assistant performs a urine hCG on a patient whose results are inconclusive. Which of
the following actions should the medical assistant take next? - Answer>>> Ensure the daily
quality control has been performed
