Free NHA CCMA Practice Test (2026)
Blueprint-weighted questions drawn from all 12 official domains. Timed at the real exam pace — 1 minute per question. You can pause; progress is saved on this device.
60 questions · 60 minutes
Pass line: 78%, same as the real exam
No feedback until you submit — like the real thing.
About this NHA CCMA practice test
It has 60 questions drawn from every area of the official outline in the same proportions as the real exam, with 60 minutes — one minute per question. This practice test's pass line is 78%. The real exam has 150 scored questions plus 30 unscored pretest questions in 180 minutes.
You can pause and come back: progress is saved on this device. When you finish you get a score for each area, so you can see where your points are going.
What it covers
| Area | Share of the exam | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Knowledge and Basic Science | 10% | Practice this area |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 5.3% | Practice this area |
| Patient Intake and Vitals | 9.3% | Practice this area |
| General Patient Care | 18.7% | Practice this area |
| Infection Control and Safety | 10% | Practice this area |
| Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures | 6% | Practice this area |
| Phlebotomy | 8% | Practice this area |
| EKG and Cardiovascular Testing | 4% | Practice this area |
| Patient Care Coordination and Education | 8% | Practice this area |
| Administrative Assisting | 8% | Practice this area |
| Communication and Customer Service | 8% | Practice this area |
| Medical Law and Ethics | 4.7% | Practice this area |
5 sample questions
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1. The suffix -itis means:
- A. Surgical removal
- B. Inflammation
- C. Enlargement
- D. Study of
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Answer: B. The suffix -itis means inflammation, so dermatitis is inflammation of the skin and gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. The suffix -ectomy indicates surgical removal, -megaly indicates enlargement, and -ology indicates the study of a subject.
2. A provider asks the medical assistant to prepare a diagram showing the body divided into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (back) portion. Which body plane describes this division?
- A. Sagittal plane
- B. Frontal (coronal) plane
- C. Transverse plane
- D. Midsagittal plane
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Answer: B. The frontal (coronal) plane runs vertically and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions. The sagittal plane divides the body into right and left portions (the midsagittal into equal halves), and the transverse plane divides it into superior and inferior portions.
3. A medical assistant brings a patient from the waiting room to the exam room to obtain vital signs. Which action correctly identifies the patient?
- A. Ask the patient to state their full name and date of birth, then match both against the chart.
- B. Announce the patient's last name in the waiting area and take whoever stands up.
- C. Verify the patient's name and the exam room number assigned to them.
- D. Ask, "You are Ms. Rivera, right?" and continue when she nods.
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Answer: A. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goal on patient identification (NPSG.01.01.01) requires two person-specific identifiers, and the patient should state them rather than simply confirm them. Option D is a leading question — a distracted, confused, or hard-of-hearing patient may agree to the wrong name, which is exactly how wrong-patient errors happen.
4. A medical assistant verifies the patient's name and date of birth, matches the drug name to the provider's order, measures the ordered amount, confirms the oral route, and gives the dose at the scheduled time. Which of the six rights of medication administration still must be completed?
- A. Right dose — the ordered amount was measured
- B. Right patient — name and birth date
- C. Right documentation — the chart entry
- D. Right route — oral was confirmed
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Answer: C. The six rights are right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time, and right documentation. The assistant satisfied the first five, so only documentation in the medical record remains, and it must be entered immediately after the dose is given. Right dose (A) was already met when the ordered amount was measured.
5. A medical assistant is rooming a healthy adult for a routine physical. The patient has no known or suspected infection. According to CDC guidance, to which patients do standard precautions apply?
- A. Only patients with a documented bloodborne infection already on file
- B. All patients in all settings, regardless of known infection status
- C. Only patients who look ill or who have an open wound
- D. Only patients being seen today for an infectious complaint
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Answer: B. CDC standard precautions are the minimum infection-prevention practices applied to every patient, in every setting, at all times, because a patient's infection status is frequently unknown at the time of care. Choice A reflects the outdated logic of universal precautions, which covered only blood and certain body fluids; standard precautions replaced that approach and are not limited by diagnosis or appearance.