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NHA Certification Exam
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The National Healthcareer Association (NHA) is the largest allied health certification agency in the United States, with over 1 million certifications awarded since 1989.

NHA Certification Exam
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1. A medical assistant is reinforcing teaching with a patient about pulse oximetry. Which of the following statements should the assistant include in the teaching?

2. The medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who has cold sores on his lips. The assistant should identify that which of the following viruses causes this condition?

3. A medical assistant is preparing to calculate a patient's heart rate from EKG tracing. Which of the following methods should the medical assistant use for this calculation?

4. A medical assistant is administering heparin subcutaneously to a patient. Which of the following actions should the assistant take

5. During a routine venipuncture, The patient becomes Pale and diaphoretic. What condition is most likely to occur in this patient?

6. A patient reports getting a bill that includes services she did not receive. Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to reconcile these charges?

7. A medical assistant works at an urgent care center that uses open hours scheduling. Which of the following describes this form of scheduling?

8. A medical assistance is collecting a urine specimen from a patient for drug screening. Which of the following actions should the assistant take to it here to the chain of custody for the specimen?

9. When coding with the ICD 10 CM, where should the medical assistant begin the process of looking up a diagnosis code for breast cancer?

10. Which of the following is the largest an offer most section of the brain?

11. When preparing a patient for Holter monitoring, which of the following actions should I medical assistant take?

12. Which of the following should a medical assistant identify as the purpose of a category II code and procedural coding?

13. Which of the following is a step in the process of skin preparation prior to a surgical procedure?

14. A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has bilateral below the knee amputation's for an EKG. Which of the following sites should the assistant select for electrode placement?

15. Which of the following routes for taking a patient's temperature is the most accurate?

16. A medical assistant is witnessing a patient sign an informed consent form. Which of the following is the responsibility of the assistant acting as a witness?

17. At what time of day or a patient's body temperature be at its lowest?

18. The clinic schedules all cardiac patients on Mondays and Wednesdays and all oncology patients on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Which of the following types of scheduling is the clinic using?

19. When measuring a patient's respiratory rate, which of the following actions should a medical assistant take to ensure an accurate reading?

20. A medical assistant is preparing a patient who has congestive heart failure her for an examination by the provider. Which of the following manifestations should the assistant expect?

21. A medical assistant has a request to collect a routine CBC for me healthy 10-month-old infant. Which of the following is the most appropriate collection site?

22. Several patients arrive at a clinic at the same time requesting care. A medical assistant should recognize that which of the following patients chief complaints is priority for the provider to address?

23. A medical assistant is administering eye ointment it to a patient. which of the following actions should the assistant take?

24. A medical assistant is assisting a provider with an abdominal examination. When the provider palpates the major portion of the liver, the assistant should recognize that he is palpating which of the following a abdominal quadrants?

25. In medical assistant is determining the amount a patient will be required to pay for a scheduled procedure that has an allowable amount of $200. The patient has a $20 co-pay meant, a 90/10 coinsurance, and he met his deductible. What is the total amount the patient will pay the provider for this procedure?