NHA CPCT/A case studies
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The Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) is a credential offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA), one of the eight certifications NHA lists on its site. NHA describes the role as assisting in providing care to patients in outpatient or long-term care facilities, and states that its certifications are NCCA-accredited and recognized by employers nationwide. The CPCT/A is aimed at people preparing to work, or already working, as patient care technicians or assistants in outpatient or long-term care settings, and at students in patient care technician training programs who want a nationally recognized credential on top of their coursework. Because NHA does not publish the CPCT/A exam blueprint on the pages reviewed here, this study set is organized around four broad domains that reflect the PCT scope of practice: patient care; safety and infection control; phlebotomy and specimen collection; and EKG and diagnostic testing. The NHA CPCT/A case studies are 5 cases and about 2,449 words.
1Fasting Patient Who Becomes Unsteady During Morning Draw
You are a patient care technician on a hospital floor. At 06:40 you arrive to draw a fasting lipid panel and basic metabolic panel on Mr.
529 words, about 3 min2Isolation Room Draw With a Broken Sharps Container
You are assigned to collect blood cultures and a CBC from Ms. Okafor, who is under contact precautions for a resistant wound organism.
477 words, about 2 min3Twelve-Lead EKG on an Amputee With a Tremor
You are asked to obtain a 12-lead EKG on Mr. Brennan, age 68, before his preoperative visit.
481 words, about 2 min4Refusing a Blood Draw: Capacity, Consent, and the Family in the Room
You are sent to draw a morning CBC and coag panel on Mrs. Lindqvist, age 79, who was admitted for a fall.
504 words, about 3 min5Two Patients, One Centrifuge, and a Hemolyzed Sample
It is 07:15 on a busy morning. You have just drawn a stat potassium on Mr.
458 words, about 2 min