NHA CCMA QUESTIONS AND THEIR
EXPECTED REVIEWED ANSWERS
A medical assistant is educating an older adult patient
on wound care. Which of the following should the
assistant do to ensure patient understanding?
Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical
assistant use when bandaging a wound?
Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the
clinic. In which of the following documents should the
assistant locate information about provide referrals or
follow-up appointment requests for the patient?
Encounter form
A medical assistant is preparing for wearing a holter
monitor. Which of the following instructions should
the assistant include?
"You should avoid using an electric blanket during
monitoring"
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to
several abrasions on a patient's leg. Which of the
following supplies should the medical assistant use to
remove the medication from the jar?
A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of
the following information should a medical assistant
report to the provider?
,Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results
of a patient who has the Epstein-Barr virus. The
assistant should identify that this micro-organism can
cause which of the following conditions?
Mononucleosis
A medical assistant is adding information to a
patient's computerized problem-oriented medical
record (POMR). Into which of the following sections of
the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's
health history and laboratory results?
Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a
patient who is requesting the total cost of a surgical
procedure. Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the assistant?
Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the
procedure
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who
has seasonal allergies. Which of the following health
care providers should the assistant identify as being
able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary
treatment?
physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture
procedure to a patient. Which of the following
statements should the assistant make?
"I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today. There will
be a small stick in your arm."
A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test
an adult patient's visual acuity. The assistant should
, instruct the patient to stand in which of the following
distances away?
20 feet
Which of the following types of written
correspondence can be signed by a medical
assistant?
A notification letter to a patient about surgery
arrangements
Which of the following is outside of a medical
assistant's scope of practice?
Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's
condition
A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a
stress test. The patient becomes increasingly short of
breath and tachycardic. Abnormalities appear in his
EKG rhythm. What action should the assistant take
first?
Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for patient who has
come in contact with concrete debris. Upon inspection
of the eye, the assistant sees debris on the surface of
the sclera. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take?
Irrigate the eye starting at the inner canthus & flowing to
the outer canthus.
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which
of the following actions should a medical assistant
take?
Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode
placement.
EXPECTED REVIEWED ANSWERS
A medical assistant is educating an older adult patient
on wound care. Which of the following should the
assistant do to ensure patient understanding?
Have the patient repeat information
Which of the following techniques should a medical
assistant use when bandaging a wound?
Wrap the wound from distal to proximal
A medical assistant is checking a patient out of the
clinic. In which of the following documents should the
assistant locate information about provide referrals or
follow-up appointment requests for the patient?
Encounter form
A medical assistant is preparing for wearing a holter
monitor. Which of the following instructions should
the assistant include?
"You should avoid using an electric blanket during
monitoring"
A medical assistant is preparing to apply ointment to
several abrasions on a patient's leg. Which of the
following supplies should the medical assistant use to
remove the medication from the jar?
A tongue blade
Prior to a patient's follow-up appointment, which of
the following information should a medical assistant
report to the provider?
,Recent laboratory results
A medical assistant is reviewing the laboratory results
of a patient who has the Epstein-Barr virus. The
assistant should identify that this micro-organism can
cause which of the following conditions?
Mononucleosis
A medical assistant is adding information to a
patient's computerized problem-oriented medical
record (POMR). Into which of the following sections of
the POMR should the assistant enter the patient's
health history and laboratory results?
Database
A medical assistant at a facility receives a call from a
patient who is requesting the total cost of a surgical
procedure. Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the assistant?
Provide the patient with an estimated cost for the
procedure
A medical assistant is speaking with a patient who
has seasonal allergies. Which of the following health
care providers should the assistant identify as being
able to make a diagnosis and initiate the necessary
treatment?
physician assistant
A medical assistant is explaining a venipuncture
procedure to a patient. Which of the following
statements should the assistant make?
"I'll be collecting a blood sample from you today. There will
be a small stick in your arm."
A medical assistant is to use the Snellen chart to test
an adult patient's visual acuity. The assistant should
, instruct the patient to stand in which of the following
distances away?
20 feet
Which of the following types of written
correspondence can be signed by a medical
assistant?
A notification letter to a patient about surgery
arrangements
Which of the following is outside of a medical
assistant's scope of practice?
Order additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's
condition
A medical assistant is monitoring a patient during a
stress test. The patient becomes increasingly short of
breath and tachycardic. Abnormalities appear in his
EKG rhythm. What action should the assistant take
first?
Discontinue the test
A medical assistant is caring for patient who has
come in contact with concrete debris. Upon inspection
of the eye, the assistant sees debris on the surface of
the sclera. Which of the following actions should the
assistant take?
Irrigate the eye starting at the inner canthus & flowing to
the outer canthus.
When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which
of the following actions should a medical assistant
take?
Vigorously dry the patient's skin prior to electrode
placement.
