CNT CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED COMPLETE
●● Pneumothorax occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per 1,000
acupuncture visits in the US.
Answer: False
●● Insertion site pain may occur because alcohol was not allowed to dry
before needle insertion.
Answer: True
●● Someone taking anticoagulant medications should never be needled
because the risk of bleeding is too high.
Answer: False
●● The first step to respond to needle faintness is to:
Answer: Remove the needles
●● To reduce the risk of pneumothorax, needles inserted in points on the
upper back and chest should be:
Answer: Inserted obliquely
,●● Washing your hands immediately before needle insertion is a critical
step in clean needle technique.
Answer: True
●● CNT requires that new table paper and new table drapes/sheets (if
used) are replaced for every patient visit.
Answer: True
●● Needles from mulitpacks can be used for more than one patient as
long as they are used within 30 minutes of opening the packaging.
Answer: False
●● An important consideration when using moxa is to have sufficient
room ventilation.
Answer: True
●● Important considerations in preventing burns from moxa include
staying attentive to the patient and preventing ash from falling onto the
patient's skin or clothing.
Answer: True
●● Patients more likely to be at risk for moxa burns include those with
neuropathies due to excess conditions.
Answer: False
, ●● To treat burns from any form of moxibustion, the FIRST step is to
cool the burned area with water regardless of where the burn is located.
Answer: True
●● The minimum distance from the skin a heat lamp should be placed is
twelve (12) inches.
Answer: True
●● Adverse events associated with estim are remarkably similar to those
of regular acupuncture needling.
Answer: True
●● Do not use estim with incapacitated people or those who have had
knee replacement surgery.
Answer: False
●● You can never use estim on scalp acupuncture points.
Answer: False
●● It is appropriate to turn up the amperage of an estim machine until
there are significant muscle spasms at the insertion points.
Answer: False
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED COMPLETE
●● Pneumothorax occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per 1,000
acupuncture visits in the US.
Answer: False
●● Insertion site pain may occur because alcohol was not allowed to dry
before needle insertion.
Answer: True
●● Someone taking anticoagulant medications should never be needled
because the risk of bleeding is too high.
Answer: False
●● The first step to respond to needle faintness is to:
Answer: Remove the needles
●● To reduce the risk of pneumothorax, needles inserted in points on the
upper back and chest should be:
Answer: Inserted obliquely
,●● Washing your hands immediately before needle insertion is a critical
step in clean needle technique.
Answer: True
●● CNT requires that new table paper and new table drapes/sheets (if
used) are replaced for every patient visit.
Answer: True
●● Needles from mulitpacks can be used for more than one patient as
long as they are used within 30 minutes of opening the packaging.
Answer: False
●● An important consideration when using moxa is to have sufficient
room ventilation.
Answer: True
●● Important considerations in preventing burns from moxa include
staying attentive to the patient and preventing ash from falling onto the
patient's skin or clothing.
Answer: True
●● Patients more likely to be at risk for moxa burns include those with
neuropathies due to excess conditions.
Answer: False
, ●● To treat burns from any form of moxibustion, the FIRST step is to
cool the burned area with water regardless of where the burn is located.
Answer: True
●● The minimum distance from the skin a heat lamp should be placed is
twelve (12) inches.
Answer: True
●● Adverse events associated with estim are remarkably similar to those
of regular acupuncture needling.
Answer: True
●● Do not use estim with incapacitated people or those who have had
knee replacement surgery.
Answer: False
●● You can never use estim on scalp acupuncture points.
Answer: False
●● It is appropriate to turn up the amperage of an estim machine until
there are significant muscle spasms at the insertion points.
Answer: False
