NHA · CPCT/A
Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) practice exams
NHA's Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant exam — practice against the official CPCT/A test plan, with every answer explained.
Or read 15 sample questions with answers.
About the CPCT/A exam
The CPCT/A exam covers hands-on patient care (hygiene, mobility, skin care, intake and output, vital signs, feeding tubes, ostomies and end-of-life care), safety and professional responsibility, infection control, phlebotomy and EKG basics.
These practice exams follow NHA's CPCT/A test plan: Patient Care 45 items, Compliance, Safety and Professional Responsibility 20, Infection Control 11, Phlebotomy 14 and EKG 10.
The real exam
Public information published by NHA. A ExamWize practice exam matches this format — it is not a copy of the exam's contents.
- Format
- 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) in 2 hours, computer-based.
- Cost
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- Scoring
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- Validity
- Renewed every two years with 10 continuing education credits, per NHA's renewal requirements.
Practice by exam topic
ExamWize practice exams draw questions in these same proportions, from a bank of 593 CPCT/A questions. Open a topic for what it covers and free questions with answers.
Who it's for
- Students finishing a patient care technician program
- Nursing assistants adding phlebotomy and EKG skills
- Hospital patient care technicians seeking certification
How to prepare
- Patient care is nearly half the exam — know bathing, positioning, transfers, skin care and intake and output.
- Learn the Five Rights of Delegation and when to report changes to the nurse.
- Know isolation precautions and PPE order.
- Review order of draw, venipuncture complications and 12-lead electrode placement.
See the free CPCT/A cheat sheet for a one-page domain summary, and the content policy for how these questions are written.
Free CPCT/A practice resources
- 15 free CPCT/A practice questionsSpread across the exam's topics, each with the answer and an explanation for every option.
- Free 10-question diagnosticA quick, scored check of where you stand, with no account needed.
- CPCT/A cheat sheetThe topics and the facts that come up most, on one page.
- CPCT/A study guideHow to plan your preparation.
CPCT/A exam FAQ
- What is the format of the CPCT/A exam?
- 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) in 2 hours, computer-based.
- How much does the CPCT/A exam cost?
- NHA lists the exam fee on its website — check NHA for current pricing.
- How is the CPCT/A exam scored?
- Scaled score from 200 to 500; 390 or higher is passing. NHA does not publish a percent-correct equivalent, so practice scores here are an estimate, not a prediction of your scaled score.
- How long is the credential valid?
- Renewed every two years with 10 continuing education credits, per NHA's renewal requirements.
- How many CPCT/A practice questions does ExamWize have?
- 593 original practice questions, drawn into full practice exams in the same format and domain proportions as the real CPCT/A. Every option has its own explanation.
- Are these real CPCT/A exam questions?
- No. Every question is original, written from NHA's public content outline — never copied from the real exam or from exam dumps. They match the real exam's format, not its contents.
- Can I try ExamWize for free?
- Yes. The free diagnostic has 10 CPCT/A practice questions with a full explanation for every answer, and no account is needed.