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CPCT/A VIP Certification Practice Exam
CPCT — The Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) is issued by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA); the real exam consists of 100 scored questions (plus 20 unscored pretest items) across five domains — Patient Care, Safety & Infection Control, Communication & Customer Service, Basic Sciences, and Clerical/Administrative — with a 3-hour time limit and a scaled passing score of approximately 390 out of 500.
29
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A patient care technician is preparing to assist a post-surgical patient with ambulation for the first time. The patient has a Foley catheter in place, is on continuous oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 L/min, and has an IV line in the left forearm. Which sequence of steps best reflects safe ambulation practice? A) Remove the catheter bag, clamp the IV, then assist the patient to stand. B) Secure the catheter bag below bladder level, carry the portable oxygen tank, and keep the IV line untangled while walking alongside the patient on their weaker side. C) Disconnect the oxygen because short walks do not require supplemental O₂, then transfer the catheter bag to the patient's gown pocket and proceed. D) Ask the patient to hold all equipment themselves so the PCT can stand behind for support.
Questions 2–29 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.