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NHI National Healthcareer Institute VIP Certification Exam

NHI — This exam mirrors the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification exam, which consists of 150 questions (120 scored + 30 pretest items), administered over 3 hours, with a scaled passing score of approximately 390/500, covering domains of patient care, clinical procedures, pharmacology, laboratory, administrative, and billing/coding competencies.

29
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP

A medical assistant is preparing to take a patient's blood pressure. The patient is a 68-year-old male who reports having just walked briskly from the parking lot. He is slightly out of breath when he sits down in the exam room. What is the MOST appropriate next step before obtaining the blood pressure reading?

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