NCCT MEDICAL ASSISTANT EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | NCCT NCMA
The medical assistant applies pressure to the
venipuncture site using gauze. After two minutes the
medical assistant observes that bleeding has not stopped.
The next appropriate action would be to
A. elevate the arm while applying pressure.
B. wrap the arm with a pressure dressing.
C. continue to apply pressure while bending the arm at the
elbow.
D. notify the physician immediately. Correct Answer A.
elevate the arm while applying pressure.
The medical assistant asks a patient, "How are you doing
today?" The patient yells, "How do you think I'm doing? I
just got out of that terrible hospital and they didn't help me
at all! I still have cancer don't I?" The medical assistant
recognizes that this patient is most likely experiencing
which of the following stages of dying/grief according to
Kubler-Ross?
A. Depression
B. Anger
C. Denial
D. Bargaining Correct Answer B. Anger
,The medical assistant receives a call from an attorney
requesting information about an established patient's
operative report. Which of the following actions is required
prior to fulfilling the request?
A. Call the patient to request verbal consent.
B. Check the patient's file for authorization of release of
information listing the name of the attorney.
C. Ask for the name and number of the attorney and return
the call to confirm the identity of the caller.
D. Refer the call to be handled by the physician directly to
prevent liability. Correct Answer B. Check the patient's file
for authorization of release of information listing the name
of the attorney.
Which of the following complications occurs from
prolonged lack of muscle use?
A. Hypertrophy
B. Atrophy
C. Tendonitis
D. Cellulitis Correct Answer B. Atrophy
Which of the following ECG leads records the electrical
activity of the inferior surface of the left ventricle and is
closest to the heart?
A. Lead I
B. aVR
C. Lead II
,D. aVL Correct Answer C. Lead II
The medical assistant documents a patient's temperature
as 101.4F. Which of the following types of medication is
this patient most likely to receive?
A. Antipyretic
B. Antihistamine
C. Anticoagulant
D. Antiemetic Correct Answer A. Antipyretic
The medical assistant is preparing to remove her gloves
after a venipuncture and notices blood on the gloves.
Where should the medical assistant dispose of her
gloves?
A. Biohazard waste container
B. Red sharps container
C. Regular trash container
Specimen transport bag Correct Answer A. Biohazard
waste container
A patient called the office complaining his hydromorphone
prescription was not honored at the pharmacy. The patient
stated, "The doctor gave me this prescription six weeks
ago when I was in the office." The prescription was denied
because it is a schedule
A. I drug.
B. II drug.
C. III drug.
, D. IV drug. Correct Answer B. II drug.
A medical assistant posts damaging remarks on a social
media site about a provider at the clinic where she is
employed. She may be legally found guilty of which of the
following?
A. Assault
B. Libel
C. Slander
D. Battery Correct Answer B. Libel
Which of the following insurance programs covers active
duty military personnel?
A. CHAMPVA
B. TRICARE
C. BCBS
D. Medicare Correct Answer B. TRICARE
An older adult patient arrives to have blood drawn. While
assessing the arms for venipuncture, the medical assistant
notices scar tissue in the anticubital areas and is unable to
palpate a vein. Which of the following is an appropriate
alternative course of action?
A. Draw blood from the hand using an evacuated tube
system.
B. Draw blood from the hand using a winged infusion set.
C. Use a larger gauge needle to penetrate through the
scar tissue.
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