NCT case studies
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The NCT is the Nuclear Cardiology Technologist Certification offered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), one of several professional certification programs the board lists for technologists entering and advancing in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. Candidates who pass the NCT examination and maintain an active certification may use the "NCT" abbreviation to indicate that specific credential. The exam is a specialty certification, distinct from the general nuclear medicine CNMT examination and from the post-primary NMTCB(CT), the Radiation Safety, PET, and NMAA credentials. NMTCB describes its certification examinations as computer adaptive tests, and candidates should study against the published NCT Content Outline 2023, which went into effect October 1, 2023. The NCT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,996 words.
1Deteriorating Postoperative Patient at 02:15
At 02:15 on a 28-bed medical-surgical unit, you are the only patient care technician for 12 patients. H, age 68, is postoperative day 1 after an open reduction and internal fixation of the left hip.
748 words, about 4 min2A Cup of Pills and a Red IV Site
You are a patient care technician on a 30-bed telemetry unit. Your verified skills include vital signs, blood glucose checks, ADLs, specimen collection, intake and output, and simple dressing changes on intact skin.
636 words, about 3 min3Shared Vital-Sign Machine and a Neutropenic Patient
You are assigned to four patients on a rehabilitation unit. Room 201 has Clostridioides difficile infection with six watery stools this shift; the order is contact precautions and soap-and-water hand hygiene.
537 words, about 3 min4New Confusion at Shift Change
At 06:45 you arrive for handoff on a long-term care unit. The outgoing technician says, 'Mrs.
593 words, about 3 min5Hypoglycemia at Breakfast
You are a patient care technician in a 120-bed skilled nursing facility. At 07:20 during breakfast, a resident, Mr.
482 words, about 2 min