NHA CCMA 2023 EXAM(Graded A+
actual test)
When measuring a infant from head to heel. What exam position should you place the
infant in? - Correct Answer Supine position
What type of patient would you report to the provider if they had a low apical pulse? -
Correct Answer Infants 6 weeks who has a heart of 80/min
What statement do you provide to patients to be in compliance HIPPA? - Correct
Answer Confidentiality statement
4. What information do you need to provide to the patient when wearing a Holter
monitor about marker? - Correct Answer When you have symptoms
What information is acceptable to provide to the patient in the waiting room? - Correct
Answer Educational material
What technique would be used when passing a scalpel to the provider during a sterile
procedure? - Correct Answer Blade down, handle first
7. A patient being post-op status post left mastectomy. What information should you
make sure is on the chart from hospital? - Correct Answer Pathology
What is the hormone detected in pregnancy test? - Correct Answer Human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG)
What is used in cryosurgery? - Correct Answer Liquid nitrogen
What is the universal claim for submited outpatient billing? - Correct Answer CMS 1500
When reviewing a patient's chart after a visit. Where would you look in the chart to
review medication dosage and instructions for the patient? - Correct Answer Plan of
care
Where should you refer a non- ambulatory for, assistance with workplace
accommodations? - Correct Answer American w/ Disability Act
13. You have obtained the following vital signs from an adult patient: temperature 37.2
C (99. 0 F), heart rate 106/min, BP 89/50 mm Hg and respiratory rate of 18/min. What
should document regarding the vital signs? - Correct Answer Tachycardia,
Hypotension, Afebrile, Normal Respiration
, What position should you place a patient for a pap smear? - Correct Answer Lithotomy
Position
A urgent referral has been submitted to the insurance company. How long should the
authorization process take? - Correct Answer Immediately over the phone
Your gloved hands come in contact with the patient's blood during a procedure. What
action should you take? - Correct Answer Dispose of in a biohazard container
A patient has COPD and requires an abdominal exam. What position should you place
the patient in to manage his/her respiratory status? - Correct Answer Semi-Fowler
When working in an ambulatory care center with several other workers. Who is legally
responsible for the medical assistant's actions? - Correct Answer Dr./Nurse Practitioner
What should you recognize as a goal of patient- centered care? - Correct Answer
Patient & care giver relationship
What is a risk factor for developing cirrhosis? - Correct Answer Alcoholism
When setting a tray for a sterile procedure. How many inches are required to maintain a
sterile field? - Correct Answer 1 inch
What is a closed wound caused by blunt trauma that results in swelling, ecchymosis,
and pain? - Correct Answer Contusion
What device would you use to measure a patient's range of motion? - Correct Answer
Goniometers
What criteria is used to determine BMI? - Correct Answer Height & Weight
25. What foods should you instruct a patient to refrain from eating prior to testing for
fecal occult blood? - Correct Answer Red/Rare Meat
What is a cause for a urine specimen to be rejected? - Correct Answer Temperature
What items are employers required to provide based on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens
standards for all employees? - Correct Answer PPE
What side effect can you expect from a patient following an ear irrigation? - Correct
Answer Vertigo
What artery is primarily used for obtaining a manual blood pressure? - Correct Answer
Brachial Artery
actual test)
When measuring a infant from head to heel. What exam position should you place the
infant in? - Correct Answer Supine position
What type of patient would you report to the provider if they had a low apical pulse? -
Correct Answer Infants 6 weeks who has a heart of 80/min
What statement do you provide to patients to be in compliance HIPPA? - Correct
Answer Confidentiality statement
4. What information do you need to provide to the patient when wearing a Holter
monitor about marker? - Correct Answer When you have symptoms
What information is acceptable to provide to the patient in the waiting room? - Correct
Answer Educational material
What technique would be used when passing a scalpel to the provider during a sterile
procedure? - Correct Answer Blade down, handle first
7. A patient being post-op status post left mastectomy. What information should you
make sure is on the chart from hospital? - Correct Answer Pathology
What is the hormone detected in pregnancy test? - Correct Answer Human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG)
What is used in cryosurgery? - Correct Answer Liquid nitrogen
What is the universal claim for submited outpatient billing? - Correct Answer CMS 1500
When reviewing a patient's chart after a visit. Where would you look in the chart to
review medication dosage and instructions for the patient? - Correct Answer Plan of
care
Where should you refer a non- ambulatory for, assistance with workplace
accommodations? - Correct Answer American w/ Disability Act
13. You have obtained the following vital signs from an adult patient: temperature 37.2
C (99. 0 F), heart rate 106/min, BP 89/50 mm Hg and respiratory rate of 18/min. What
should document regarding the vital signs? - Correct Answer Tachycardia,
Hypotension, Afebrile, Normal Respiration
, What position should you place a patient for a pap smear? - Correct Answer Lithotomy
Position
A urgent referral has been submitted to the insurance company. How long should the
authorization process take? - Correct Answer Immediately over the phone
Your gloved hands come in contact with the patient's blood during a procedure. What
action should you take? - Correct Answer Dispose of in a biohazard container
A patient has COPD and requires an abdominal exam. What position should you place
the patient in to manage his/her respiratory status? - Correct Answer Semi-Fowler
When working in an ambulatory care center with several other workers. Who is legally
responsible for the medical assistant's actions? - Correct Answer Dr./Nurse Practitioner
What should you recognize as a goal of patient- centered care? - Correct Answer
Patient & care giver relationship
What is a risk factor for developing cirrhosis? - Correct Answer Alcoholism
When setting a tray for a sterile procedure. How many inches are required to maintain a
sterile field? - Correct Answer 1 inch
What is a closed wound caused by blunt trauma that results in swelling, ecchymosis,
and pain? - Correct Answer Contusion
What device would you use to measure a patient's range of motion? - Correct Answer
Goniometers
What criteria is used to determine BMI? - Correct Answer Height & Weight
25. What foods should you instruct a patient to refrain from eating prior to testing for
fecal occult blood? - Correct Answer Red/Rare Meat
What is a cause for a urine specimen to be rejected? - Correct Answer Temperature
What items are employers required to provide based on OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens
standards for all employees? - Correct Answer PPE
What side effect can you expect from a patient following an ear irrigation? - Correct
Answer Vertigo
What artery is primarily used for obtaining a manual blood pressure? - Correct Answer
Brachial Artery
