NHA CCMA EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Oral temperature about 100 F (37.8C)
Fever
97.6 F - 99.6 F
(36.4 C-37.6 C)
Normal Temperature
Above 101 F (38.3 C)
Rectal or ear fever temp
100.4 F (38 C)
Pediatric Rectal Fever
Systolic less than 120
Diastolic less than 80
Normal BP
Systolic 120-139
Diastolic 80-89
Prehypertension
,Systolic 140-159
Diastolic 90-99
Hypertension (stage 1)
Systolic 160 or above
Diastolic 100 or above
Hypertension (stage 2)
Systolic 180 or above
Diastolic 110 or above
Hypertensive
Systolic 90 or below
Diastolic 60 or below
Hypotensive
60 - 100 beats per min
Normal (Resting) Heart Rate
Resting heart rate of 100 beats per min or higher
Tachycardia
Resting heart rate of less than 60 beats per min
Bradycardia
12-20 per min
Respiration Rate
,Vital Signs
Blood pressure, Temperature, and Respiration.
Diastole
Vein constricts, valve opens, ventricle relaxes, semi-lunar valves close.
Systole
Ventricle closes, ventricle contracts, semi-lunar valves open.
BP cuff, stethoscope, antiseptic wipes.
Gather for taking blood pressure.
Regular adult, pediatric, large, obese
Blood pressure cuff size
one inch above the brachial artery.
Blood pressure cuff should be placed.
Temperature
a measure of the body's ability to generate, loses heat.
30
Eating, drinking, smoking, and exercise past ___ min can affect temperature reading.
Hemorrhoids, rectal bleeding, surgery, tendency of bleeding, recent prostate surgery, diarrhea,
colostomy, sever heart disease, rash in rectal area, patient refuses.
Avoid rectal temperature readings. (10 Reasons)
, Tympanic Thermometer
Measures infrared heat waves that determine temperature aurally.
Patients over age 3
Pull pinna up and back. (Aural Temp)
Patients younger than age 3
pull pinna down and back (Aural Temp)
Pediatric Anthropometric measurements
Head circumference (birth-3 yrs old)
Remove diaper what weighing
Measure from head to foot.
(C x 9/5) + 32 = F
Convert C to F
(F - 32) x 5/9 = C
Convert F to C
lb x 0.45 = kg
Convert lb to kg
Kg x 2.2 = lb
Convert Kg to lb.
in x 2.54 = cm
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
Oral temperature about 100 F (37.8C)
Fever
97.6 F - 99.6 F
(36.4 C-37.6 C)
Normal Temperature
Above 101 F (38.3 C)
Rectal or ear fever temp
100.4 F (38 C)
Pediatric Rectal Fever
Systolic less than 120
Diastolic less than 80
Normal BP
Systolic 120-139
Diastolic 80-89
Prehypertension
,Systolic 140-159
Diastolic 90-99
Hypertension (stage 1)
Systolic 160 or above
Diastolic 100 or above
Hypertension (stage 2)
Systolic 180 or above
Diastolic 110 or above
Hypertensive
Systolic 90 or below
Diastolic 60 or below
Hypotensive
60 - 100 beats per min
Normal (Resting) Heart Rate
Resting heart rate of 100 beats per min or higher
Tachycardia
Resting heart rate of less than 60 beats per min
Bradycardia
12-20 per min
Respiration Rate
,Vital Signs
Blood pressure, Temperature, and Respiration.
Diastole
Vein constricts, valve opens, ventricle relaxes, semi-lunar valves close.
Systole
Ventricle closes, ventricle contracts, semi-lunar valves open.
BP cuff, stethoscope, antiseptic wipes.
Gather for taking blood pressure.
Regular adult, pediatric, large, obese
Blood pressure cuff size
one inch above the brachial artery.
Blood pressure cuff should be placed.
Temperature
a measure of the body's ability to generate, loses heat.
30
Eating, drinking, smoking, and exercise past ___ min can affect temperature reading.
Hemorrhoids, rectal bleeding, surgery, tendency of bleeding, recent prostate surgery, diarrhea,
colostomy, sever heart disease, rash in rectal area, patient refuses.
Avoid rectal temperature readings. (10 Reasons)
, Tympanic Thermometer
Measures infrared heat waves that determine temperature aurally.
Patients over age 3
Pull pinna up and back. (Aural Temp)
Patients younger than age 3
pull pinna down and back (Aural Temp)
Pediatric Anthropometric measurements
Head circumference (birth-3 yrs old)
Remove diaper what weighing
Measure from head to foot.
(C x 9/5) + 32 = F
Convert C to F
(F - 32) x 5/9 = C
Convert F to C
lb x 0.45 = kg
Convert lb to kg
Kg x 2.2 = lb
Convert Kg to lb.
in x 2.54 = cm
