What is the cheapest way to prepare for the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) exam?

Start with what costs nothing: 300 practice questions on PrepPass, with explanations and no signup. If you want it taught in one file you keep, the full study guide is $14.99 once; the printable cram sheet for the last days is $9.99. No subscription on any of them.

Who administers the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?

National Healthcareer Association (NHA) — exam delivered by a PSI testing center, a live remote proctoring provider, or the candidate's own school or employer. NHA states that where live remote proctoring is used, the proctoring provider is selected for the candidate at registration.

How many questions are on the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?

120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest). 100 scored items plus 20 unscored pretest items, per NHA's test plan.

What is the passing score for the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?

Scaled score of 390 on a 200–500 scale. This is a scaled score, not a percentage. NHA weights items by difficulty and does not publish the raw-to-scaled conversion, so it cannot be restated as a percentage or as a number of correct answers. Score reports additionally rate each content area as above, near or below the passing standard.

How much does the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam cost?

Not checked. NHA sells the exam through its store, which renders prices only in the browser; the page's HTML read on the retrieval date carries no amount, so PrepPass states none.

What languages is the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam offered in?

English. English only, stated affirmatively in the handbook rather than merely absent from it: NHA does not provide translated forms, translation aids or interpreters.

Does the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) cram sheet come as a PDF?

Yes — Patient Care Technician — Cram Sheet (2026) downloads as PDF, 27 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.

How much does the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) cram sheet cost?

$9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.

Are there free Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) practice questions?

Yes — 300 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cram sheet, which is what you are buying here.

What is the difference between the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) study guide and the cram sheet?

The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter and is meant to be read over weeks. The cram sheet ($9.99, 27 pages) drops the teaching and keeps the figures: every number on the exam grouped by value so the confusable ones sit together, each reference page paired with a recall page that blanks the answers, and four routes by days left — 14, 7, 3, or tonight. They are separate purchases; neither replaces the other.

Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) · 2026 Edition

Patient Care Technician — Cram Sheet (2026)

Every figure the Patient Care Technician exam turns on, pooled by value on reference sheets with a recall twin — and four routes through them: 14 days, 7, 3, or tonight.

27-page printable cram packet: the figures without the teaching, each reference page paired with a recall page you fill in from memory
Cross-referenced against CLSI order-of-draw / CDC precautions & PPE / ACC-AHA vitals / NPIAP staging / standard EKG references
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About the exam itself

NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam — Exam facts
Administering body	National Healthcareer Association (NHA) — exam delivered by a PSI testing center, a live remote proctoring provider, or the candidate's own school or employer Source: NHA — Candidate Handbook (PDF, updated 06/01/2026)
Questions	120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) Source: NHA — Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Test Plan (job analysis 2018, PDF)
Time limit	120 minutes Source: NHA — Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Test Plan (job analysis 2018, PDF)
Passing score	Scaled score of 390 on a 200–500 scale Source: NHA — Candidate Handbook (PDF, updated 06/01/2026)
Fees	Not checked
Languages offered	English Source: NHA — Candidate Handbook (PDF, updated 06/01/2026)

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Questions buyers ask

What is the cheapest way to prepare for the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) exam?: Start with what costs nothing: 300 practice questions on PrepPass, with explanations and no signup. If you want it taught in one file you keep, the full study guide is $14.99 once; the printable cram sheet for the last days is $9.99. No subscription on any of them.
Who administers the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?: National Healthcareer Association (NHA) — exam delivered by a PSI testing center, a live remote proctoring provider, or the candidate's own school or employer. NHA states that where live remote proctoring is used, the proctoring provider is selected for the candidate at registration.
How many questions are on the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?: 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest). 100 scored items plus 20 unscored pretest items, per NHA's test plan.
How long is the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?: 120 minutes
What is the passing score for the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam?: Scaled score of 390 on a 200–500 scale. This is a scaled score, not a percentage. NHA weights items by difficulty and does not publish the raw-to-scaled conversion, so it cannot be restated as a percentage or as a number of correct answers. Score reports additionally rate each content area as above, near or below the passing standard.
How much does the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam cost?: Not checked. NHA sells the exam through its store, which renders prices only in the browser; the page's HTML read on the retrieval date carries no amount, so PrepPass states none.
What languages is the NHA Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A) Exam offered in?: English. English only, stated affirmatively in the handbook rather than merely absent from it: NHA does not provide translated forms, translation aids or interpreters.
Does the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) cram sheet come as a PDF?: Yes — Patient Care Technician — Cram Sheet (2026) downloads as PDF, 27 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.
How much does the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) cram sheet cost?: $9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.
Are there free Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) practice questions?: Yes — 300 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cram sheet, which is what you are buying here.
What is the difference between the Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) study guide and the cram sheet?: The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter and is meant to be read over weeks. The cram sheet ($9.99, 27 pages) drops the teaching and keeps the figures: every number on the exam grouped by value so the confusable ones sit together, each reference page paired with a recall page that blanks the answers, and four routes by days left — 14, 7, 3, or tonight. They are separate purchases; neither replaces the other.
Is this the official Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) cram sheet?: No. This is an independent cram sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. It is written from CLSI order-of-draw / CDC precautions & PPE / ACC-AHA vitals / NPIAP staging / standard EKG references. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.

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Included

Every figure pooled by value — the exam's own confusable sets side by side, each inside the clause that makes it right
A RECALL twin of every REFERENCE sheet: same rules, same positions, figures blanked — print double-sided, cover, write, flip
A concept self-test for the rules with no figure to blank
Four routes through the same pages: 14 days, 7 days, 3 days, tonight
A fold-out exam-morning card of the figures two or more rules share
Every rule id links to the free chapter that teaches it

Not included

No printed copy is shipped — this is a file you download and can print yourself
No video course, instructor or tutoring comes with the book — the free videos on the site are separate
Not your exam registration or the testing centre's fee, which you still pay to the official body

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Can I read it on my phone?: Yes — it is a PDF, which opens on phones, tablets and computers and prints cleanly. There is no EPUB edition of this one.

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Every figure the Patient Care Technician exam turns on, pooled by value on reference sheets with a recall twin — and four routes through them: 14 days, 7, 3, or tonight.

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Cross-referenced against: CLSI order-of-draw / CDC precautions & PPE / ACC-AHA vitals / NPIAP staging / standard EKG references
Last updated: September 2026

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What the cram packet is for

The practice questions and timed mock stay free. This $9.99 packet is not a shorter study guide: it drops the teaching and keeps the exam's figures, set out for the last days before the exam.

Reference pages of the exam's figures, each paired with a recall page that blanks them — print double-sided, cover, write, flip
Four routes through the same pages, by days left: 14, 7, 3, or tonight
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