NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
When preparing to assist the physician with collection of a deep
wound culture, the medical assistant should have which of the
following available?
A. Blood culture media
B. Viral transport media
C. Bacterial culture swabs
D. Cotton tipped swabs -
correct answer ✅C. Bacterial cultural swaps
A female patient has come in for an ECG following a mastectomy.
ECG electrodes should be placed
A. three inches above the surgery site to avoid disruption of the
site.
B. as close to the surgery site as possible without touching the site.
C. three inches lower than the surgery site in order to avoid
disruption of the site.
D. in the intercostal spaces above the heart to avoid the surgical
site -
correct answer ✅B. as close to the surgery site as possible without
touching the site.
What is the best way to store paper charts?
,NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A. On a book shelf in the office
B. In a file cabinet without a lock
C. In a file cabinet with a lock
D. in a desk drawer -
correct answer ✅C. In a file cabinet with a lock
A Medicare patient presents to an outpatient hospital facility for a
scheduled hysterectomy. To which Medicare plan should the facility
submit the claim?
A. Medicare Part A
B. Medicare Part B
C. Medicare Part C
D. Medicare Part D -
correct answer ✅B. Medicare part B
Which of the following forms of medication can be administered
vaginally?
A. Transdermal and buccal
B. Creams and buccal
C. Creams and suppositories
,NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D. Transdermal and suppositories -
correct answer ✅C. Creams and suppositories
A patient comes into the office for an ECG. The medical assistant
notices the patient has a burn that covers the patients' entire right
arm. Which of the following is the proper lead placement?
A. Place the V1 - V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads on the arms.
B. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LA leads on the lower
abdomen, RA and LA leads on the chest
C. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads just below the clavicle.
D. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads on the abdomen -
correct answer ✅C. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL
leads on the legs, RA and LA leads just below the clavicle.
, NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A parent brings their four-year old in for a well-child exam. The
medical assistant should assign an ICD-CM code beginning with
which of the following?
A. E
B. M
C. V
D. + -
correct answer ✅C. V
The physician orders the following blood work to evaluate a patient
for sepsis: CBC, Blood Culture, and BMP. When using the evacuated
tube method for venipuncture, in which of the following orders
should the tubes be drawn?
A. Red top, blood culture, lavender top
B. Lavender top, red top, blood culture
C. Blood culture, lavender top, gray top
D. Blood culture, red top, lavender top -
correct answer ✅D. Blood culture, red top, lavender top
Which of the following actions is an example of compliance with
Quality Control (QC) guidelines for phlebotomy?
Answers (Grade A+)
When preparing to assist the physician with collection of a deep
wound culture, the medical assistant should have which of the
following available?
A. Blood culture media
B. Viral transport media
C. Bacterial culture swabs
D. Cotton tipped swabs -
correct answer ✅C. Bacterial cultural swaps
A female patient has come in for an ECG following a mastectomy.
ECG electrodes should be placed
A. three inches above the surgery site to avoid disruption of the
site.
B. as close to the surgery site as possible without touching the site.
C. three inches lower than the surgery site in order to avoid
disruption of the site.
D. in the intercostal spaces above the heart to avoid the surgical
site -
correct answer ✅B. as close to the surgery site as possible without
touching the site.
What is the best way to store paper charts?
,NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A. On a book shelf in the office
B. In a file cabinet without a lock
C. In a file cabinet with a lock
D. in a desk drawer -
correct answer ✅C. In a file cabinet with a lock
A Medicare patient presents to an outpatient hospital facility for a
scheduled hysterectomy. To which Medicare plan should the facility
submit the claim?
A. Medicare Part A
B. Medicare Part B
C. Medicare Part C
D. Medicare Part D -
correct answer ✅B. Medicare part B
Which of the following forms of medication can be administered
vaginally?
A. Transdermal and buccal
B. Creams and buccal
C. Creams and suppositories
,NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
D. Transdermal and suppositories -
correct answer ✅C. Creams and suppositories
A patient comes into the office for an ECG. The medical assistant
notices the patient has a burn that covers the patients' entire right
arm. Which of the following is the proper lead placement?
A. Place the V1 - V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads on the arms.
B. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LA leads on the lower
abdomen, RA and LA leads on the chest
C. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads just below the clavicle.
D. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL leads on the legs,
RA and LA leads on the abdomen -
correct answer ✅C. Place the V1-V6 leads on the chest, RL and LL
leads on the legs, RA and LA leads just below the clavicle.
, NCCT Practice Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
A parent brings their four-year old in for a well-child exam. The
medical assistant should assign an ICD-CM code beginning with
which of the following?
A. E
B. M
C. V
D. + -
correct answer ✅C. V
The physician orders the following blood work to evaluate a patient
for sepsis: CBC, Blood Culture, and BMP. When using the evacuated
tube method for venipuncture, in which of the following orders
should the tubes be drawn?
A. Red top, blood culture, lavender top
B. Lavender top, red top, blood culture
C. Blood culture, lavender top, gray top
D. Blood culture, red top, lavender top -
correct answer ✅D. Blood culture, red top, lavender top
Which of the following actions is an example of compliance with
Quality Control (QC) guidelines for phlebotomy?
