(CCMA) NHA Mock Exam #1 Questions
1. A medical assistant is attempting to perform a routine venipuncture on an older
adult patient and is having difficulty locating a palpable vein. Which of the following
veins should the assistant use as a last resort?: Basilic veins
2. What is the EKG gain of the tracing below?: 10 mm/mV
3. A medical assistant is caring for an infant who weighs 15 kg. How many pounds does
the infant weigh?: 33 lb
4. A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient
reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less
than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should the assistant use
to document their observations in the patient's medical records?: Papules
5. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching a patient about obtaining a stool sample.
Which of the following information should the assistant include?: Avoid retrieving a
sample from toilet water.
6. Which of the following dietary supplements promotes bone health?: Vitamin D
7. A medical assistant is assisting a patient who refuses to accept their terminal illness
diagnosis. The assistant should identify that this patient is in which of the following
Kübler-Ross stages of grief?: Denial
8. A medical assistant provides preprocedural instructions to a patient that may require
IV contrast and nothing by mouth for 4 to 6 hr. For which of the following diagnostic
procedures are these instructions intended?: Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
9. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has pernicious anemia. The assistant
should identify that the patient has a deficiency in which of the following vitamins?:
Vitamin B12
, (CCMA) NHA Mock Exam #1 Questions
10. A medical assistant is performing a hematology test. Which of the following tubes
should the assistant use for this test?: Lavender
11. A medical assistant is assisting with a scratch test for a pediatric patient. The
assistant should identify that which of the following statements describes the scratch
test?: Several allergies can be identified at one time.
12. A medical assistant needs to remove all living microorganisms from a contaminated
towel clamp. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to cleanse this
instrument?: Sterilization
13. After a patient leaves an examination room, which of the following actions should
a medical assistant take to prepare the examination table for the next patient?: Roll
up the disposable paper on the table tightly and quickly.
14. Which of the following items is an example of durable medical equipment (DME)?:
Crutches
15. Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice?-
: Ordering additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition
16. A medical assistant should identify that which of the following procedures requires
prior authorization?: Endoscopy
17. A medical assistant is performing an EKG for a patient and notes a life-threatening
arrhythmia. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?: -
Keep the patient hooked up to the machine and notify the provider immediately.
18. A medical assistant receives a call from a patient who is upset about a letter that
they received from their third-party payer denying a claim. Which of the following
statements should the assistant make?: "Let's see if there is something we can do on
our end. I'll ask our claims specialist to review the claim."
1. A medical assistant is attempting to perform a routine venipuncture on an older
adult patient and is having difficulty locating a palpable vein. Which of the following
veins should the assistant use as a last resort?: Basilic veins
2. What is the EKG gain of the tracing below?: 10 mm/mV
3. A medical assistant is caring for an infant who weighs 15 kg. How many pounds does
the infant weigh?: 33 lb
4. A medical assistant is examining the skin on a patient's forearm where the patient
reports developing a rash. The assistant notes multiple solid elevations that are less
than 0.5 cm (0.2 in) in diameter. Which of the following terms should the assistant use
to document their observations in the patient's medical records?: Papules
5. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching a patient about obtaining a stool sample.
Which of the following information should the assistant include?: Avoid retrieving a
sample from toilet water.
6. Which of the following dietary supplements promotes bone health?: Vitamin D
7. A medical assistant is assisting a patient who refuses to accept their terminal illness
diagnosis. The assistant should identify that this patient is in which of the following
Kübler-Ross stages of grief?: Denial
8. A medical assistant provides preprocedural instructions to a patient that may require
IV contrast and nothing by mouth for 4 to 6 hr. For which of the following diagnostic
procedures are these instructions intended?: Computed Tomography (CT) Scan
9. A medical assistant is caring for a patient who has pernicious anemia. The assistant
should identify that the patient has a deficiency in which of the following vitamins?:
Vitamin B12
, (CCMA) NHA Mock Exam #1 Questions
10. A medical assistant is performing a hematology test. Which of the following tubes
should the assistant use for this test?: Lavender
11. A medical assistant is assisting with a scratch test for a pediatric patient. The
assistant should identify that which of the following statements describes the scratch
test?: Several allergies can be identified at one time.
12. A medical assistant needs to remove all living microorganisms from a contaminated
towel clamp. Which of the following methods should the assistant use to cleanse this
instrument?: Sterilization
13. After a patient leaves an examination room, which of the following actions should
a medical assistant take to prepare the examination table for the next patient?: Roll
up the disposable paper on the table tightly and quickly.
14. Which of the following items is an example of durable medical equipment (DME)?:
Crutches
15. Which of the following is outside of a medical assistant's scope of practice?-
: Ordering additional laboratory tests to confirm the patient's condition
16. A medical assistant should identify that which of the following procedures requires
prior authorization?: Endoscopy
17. A medical assistant is performing an EKG for a patient and notes a life-threatening
arrhythmia. Which of the following actions should the assistant take?: -
Keep the patient hooked up to the machine and notify the provider immediately.
18. A medical assistant receives a call from a patient who is upset about a letter that
they received from their third-party payer denying a claim. Which of the following
statements should the assistant make?: "Let's see if there is something we can do on
our end. I'll ask our claims specialist to review the claim."
