Cheat sheet · 2026 Edition
NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Cheat Sheet PDF (2026)
PrepPass's independent 2026 cheat sheet for the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam is 4 pages, PDF, $9.99 one-time; it is not affiliated with the exam provider.
- Length
- 4 pages
- Exam facts last checked
- September 2026
- File last updated
- October 2026
- Delivery
- PDF · English · instant download
What is in the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet?
The real exam: Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination — 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) · 120 minutes · Passing score: Scaled score of 390 on a 200–500 scale.
A printable colour cheat sheet for the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam: 38 sections on 4 US Letter pages. Checked October 2, 2026 against iris.who.int, info.nhanow.com, OSHA, nhanow.com, eCFR, testmenu.com, CDC and clsi.org.
Examination application: $134 per attempt, paid to National Healthcareer Association. A retake pays it again. This cheat sheet: $9.99, one time.
Exam facts, who it suits and what changed
About the exam itself
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Questions | 120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest) Source: NHA — Test Plan for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Exam (2024 job analysis, PDF) |
| Time limit | 120 minutes Source: NHA — Test Plan for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Exam (2024 job analysis, PDF) |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 390 on a 200–500 scale |
| Fees |
Source: NHA store — Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Exam Application |
| Languages offered | English |
Look at the sheet
Page 1 below has its header and first block left sharp so you can judge the layout; the rest of it, and the other pages, are blurred. The PDF you download is not blurred.
What's on the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet
- Exam format (NHA CPT)
- Domain weights: current plan vs 2016 plan
- New / changed (NHA dates)
- Eligibility (NHA handbook)
All 38 sections on the sheet
- Retakes and renewal
- What domains 1 and 2 test
- What domains 3, 4 and 5 test
- Core knowledge across domains
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 key numbers
- Universal precautions and controls
- Needles and sharps
- Gloves and surfaces (OSHA)
- Hand hygiene: CDC vs WHO
- Precautions (CDC, reviewed 11/22/2023)
- Exposure and spills
- HIPAA: minimum necessary
- CLIA-waived tests (42 CFR 493.15)
- Shipping specimens (49 CFR 173.199)
- Order of draw (CLSI GP41, BD chart)
- Order, in one line
- Winged set and discard tube
- Clot activator and coagulation tests
- CLSI order as six groups (CLSI, 2019)
- Additives (BD substitutes list, April 2022)
- Causes of hemolysis (WHO 2010)
- Filling tubes from a syringe or winged set (WHO)
- Needle protection (BD chart)
- Labels and transport (WHO)
- Capillary order of draw (WHO 2010)
- Venipuncture steps (WHO 2010)
- Choosing skin prep (WHO 2010)
- Needle gauge (WHO Table 3.1)
- Pediatric venipuncture (WHO 2010)
- Heel or finger? (WHO Table 7.1)
- Capillary depth and technique (WHO)
- Blood donation draw (WHO ch. 4)
- Donor screening, whole blood (21 CFR 630.10)
- DOT urine collection (49 CFR 40.65, 40.71)
A few of the facts on it
100 scored + 20 unscored pretest items
Source: info.nhanow.com. Checked against info.nhanow.com, October 2, 2026.
Heaviest domain: Routine Blood Collections 28 of 100
Source: info.nhanow.com. Checked against info.nhanow.com, October 2, 2026.
WHO PEP: do not delay; not effective beyond 72 hours
Source: iris.who.int. Checked against iris.who.int, October 2, 2026.
Anchor vein; enter at 30 degrees or less
Source: iris.who.int. Checked against iris.who.int, October 2, 2026.
All 5 sourced facts
Patient should not bend arm (hematoma)
Source: iris.who.int. Checked against iris.who.int, October 2, 2026.
These are a sample, taken from facts that are already free to read on PrepPass. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm a figure with the source before you rely on it.
What's included — and what isn't
Included
- 38 sections, listed on this page
- 4 pages in colour, laid out for US Letter
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
Everything included, and everything that isn't
Included
- Facts checked against named sources, last on October 2, 2026
Not included
- Not your exam registration or the testing centre's fee, which you still pay to the official body
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Who administers the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination?
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 Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination?
120 questions (100 scored, 20 unscored pretest). NHA states that pretest questions do not affect the score and that only the scored questions count towards it.
How long is the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination?
120 minutes. NHA's CPT certification page restates the same allowance as a two-hour exam.
What is the passing score for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination?
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 Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination cost?
$134 — Examination application (National Healthcareer Association, per attempt); $195 — Recertification (National Healthcareer Association, every two years). NHA's store renders its prices client-side, so the price is visible to a human opening the linked product page but is absent from the page's HTML. The figure here was read from NHA's own store system on the retrieval date. An examination fee is charged for every attempt, so a retake costs another exam fee.
What languages is the Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification Examination 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.
What is on the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet?
38 sections: Exam format (NHA CPT); Domain weights: current plan vs 2016 plan; New / changed (NHA dates); Eligibility (NHA handbook); Retakes and renewal; What domains 1 and 2 test; What domains 3, 4 and 5 test; Core knowledge across domains; OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030 key numbers; Universal precautions and controls; and 28 more. The sections, a few of the facts and where each one comes from are listed on this page.
How do I print the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet?
It is a colour PDF laid out for US Letter paper (8.5 by 11 inches), 4 pages. Print it in colour at actual size (100%, not "fit to page"), double-sided if your printer supports it.
How is the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet PDF different from the free cheat sheet page and the study guide?
The free NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet page shows rules on screen and stays free; the PDF is the colour print layout, sectioned and dense, to print and keep beside you. The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter; the cheat sheet ($9.99) is the short reference. They are separate purchases. Buying the PDF unlocks nothing: the practice questions and timed mock exam are free either way.
When were the facts on the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet last checked?
Checked October 2, 2026 against iris.who.int, info.nhanow.com, OSHA, nhanow.com, eCFR, testmenu.com, CDC and clsi.org. Rules and exam outlines change, so confirm any figure with the official source before you rely on it.
Does the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet come as a PDF?
Yes — NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Cheat Sheet PDF (2026) downloads as PDF, 4 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.
How much does the NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet cost?
$9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.
Are there free NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) practice questions?
Yes — 300 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cheat sheet, which is what you are buying here. The same free, no-account system also has practice modes (adaptive, new questions, spaced review of misses, weak-topic focus, saved, my mistakes); a timed mock exam (100 questions, 130 minutes) with a score report by topic; a 10-question readiness check (about 5 minutes); 5 study chapters. None of it needs this cheat sheet.
Is this the official NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) cheat sheet?
No. This is an independent cheat sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. Its figures come from NHA CPT test plan and candidate handbook, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030, CDC and WHO guidance, and the PDF lists the sources and the date each figure was checked. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.
What the cheat sheet PDF is for
The practice questions and timed mock stay free. This $9.99 PDF is not a shorter study guide: it drops the teaching and keeps the exam's figures, set out to print for the last days before the exam.
- Dense, sectioned pages of the exam's key facts, laid out in colour to print and keep beside you
- US Letter PDF — made to be printed and written on
- Yours for life — one-time $9.99, instant download, no subscription
The details
- Verified from the official source(NHA CPT test plan and candidate handbook, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030, CDC and WHO guidance)
- 300 free practice questions
One-time purchase, lifetime access to the download. The download is a single PDF. Educational summary, not professional or legal advice — always confirm the current rules with the official source. Last updated: October 2026.


