Exam Review Outline
Instructions: Use the following outline to guide your study for the (NPCTA) Certified Patient Care Technician Exam. All of the questions on the NPCTA exam are from the material contained in this outline; the number of questions in each section of the exam is indicated in this outline.
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Exam Specifications
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Approximate % of exam
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Content Categories
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10-15%
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Medical Terminology |
| Abbreviations |
| Foundations of Word Structures |
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5%
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Ethical & Legal Issues |
| Confidentiality |
| Scope of Practice |
| Professionalism, ethics, and diversity awareness |
| Legal Terms pertaining to medical care |
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11%
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ECG |
| Instrument and patient safety |
| Heart structures and functions |
| Electrocardiography including 12 lead placement and troubleshooting |
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28%
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Basic Anatomy and Physiology |
| Body Systems |
| Basic disease recognition |
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4%
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Infection Control |
| Exposure control including PPE, standard precautions and safety |
| Importance of infection control procedures |
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9.5%
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Phlebotomy and related procedures |
| Collecting urine and other lab specimens |
| Basic sample processing for send out |
| Venipuncture and micro sampling |
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27%
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Patient care responsibilities |
| Communication, comfort, and stress relief |
| Repositioning patients |
| Taking vitals |
| Assisting with activities of daily living |
| Monitoring dietary/liquid intake and output |
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