CNT TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔if a practitioner has HIV can they still treat? - ✔✔yes, but they much consult an
expert review panel regarding circumstances under which they may perform
procedures; they do NOT need to tell patients of their positive status
✔✔when using long needle and need to guide it in... - ✔✔you must proceed by using
sterile gauze or cotton ball to guide it in
✔✔should guide tubes be sterile for each point or patient? - ✔✔each patient
✔✔can you keep open multi needle packs for other patients? - ✔✔no
✔✔do needle trays need to be sterile? - ✔✔no, only if it will come into contact with
blood
✔✔does gauze need to be sterile? - ✔✔if using it for guiding a needle, yes
✔✔do cups need to be sterilized? - ✔✔no, they need to be cleaned w/ soap and water,
then with high level disinfectant
✔✔do bleeding cups need to be sterilized? - ✔✔yes
✔✔when must you wear gloves? - ✔✔when coming into contact with blood or other infx
material, if you have cuts on hands, if you put hands near genitals or mouth
✔✔do gloves provide protection for accidental needle stick? - ✔✔no
✔✔what basic requirements must you have in your clinic? - ✔✔sink with hot/cold water
✔✔brand name sodium-hydrochloride you may use - ✔✔household bleech
✔✔stabilized hydrogen peroxide is used at what percentage in clinic? - ✔✔6-25%
✔✔phenols are use to clean what in clinic? - ✔✔surfaces
✔✔if man comes in with oozing wound treat it as - ✔✔MRSA
✔✔after swabbing skin - ✔✔wait to dry
✔✔discard needle - ✔✔biohazard only; replace 3/4 full
, ✔✔in community clinic setting you must wash hands - ✔✔not between patients, only
when visibly dirty; use alcohol-based hand sanitizer between
✔✔informed consent is best - ✔✔in writing
✔✔include in your informed consent - ✔✔diagnosis, procedures to be performed,
alternate procedures, DATE AND SIG
✔✔keep medical records for - ✔✔7/10 years or 8/12 years
✔✔SOAP notes on each patient? - ✔✔yes
✔✔first degree moxa burn, what do you do? - ✔✔run under cold water, never ice
✔✔second degree moxa burn, what do you do? - ✔✔refer to MD
✔✔what do you do if patient faints? - ✔✔remove needles, offer warm sugar water, help
patient lay down, ambulance if there is LOC
✔✔treat first time patients in this position - ✔✔supine with knees slightly elevated
✔✔use _______ to pull out broken needle above the skin - ✔✔forceps
✔✔ABD pain, rebound tenderness, what is punctured? what do you do? - ✔✔LV or SP;
call 911
✔✔pain upon precutiotion, bloody urine? - ✔✔KD; call 911
✔✔press for vein puncture for how long? - ✔✔30-60 seconds
✔✔press artery puncture for how long? - ✔✔up to 5 min
✔✔how long does influenza survive in enviro? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔healthcare workers with fever should stay home for how long until fever is gon -
✔✔24 hrs w/o NSAIDS
✔✔norovirus s/s ; transmitted via - ✔✔Nausea.
Vomiting.
Abdominal pain or cramps.
Watery or loose diarrhea.
Malaise.
Low-grade fever.
Muscle pain.
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ TIP
✔✔if a practitioner has HIV can they still treat? - ✔✔yes, but they much consult an
expert review panel regarding circumstances under which they may perform
procedures; they do NOT need to tell patients of their positive status
✔✔when using long needle and need to guide it in... - ✔✔you must proceed by using
sterile gauze or cotton ball to guide it in
✔✔should guide tubes be sterile for each point or patient? - ✔✔each patient
✔✔can you keep open multi needle packs for other patients? - ✔✔no
✔✔do needle trays need to be sterile? - ✔✔no, only if it will come into contact with
blood
✔✔does gauze need to be sterile? - ✔✔if using it for guiding a needle, yes
✔✔do cups need to be sterilized? - ✔✔no, they need to be cleaned w/ soap and water,
then with high level disinfectant
✔✔do bleeding cups need to be sterilized? - ✔✔yes
✔✔when must you wear gloves? - ✔✔when coming into contact with blood or other infx
material, if you have cuts on hands, if you put hands near genitals or mouth
✔✔do gloves provide protection for accidental needle stick? - ✔✔no
✔✔what basic requirements must you have in your clinic? - ✔✔sink with hot/cold water
✔✔brand name sodium-hydrochloride you may use - ✔✔household bleech
✔✔stabilized hydrogen peroxide is used at what percentage in clinic? - ✔✔6-25%
✔✔phenols are use to clean what in clinic? - ✔✔surfaces
✔✔if man comes in with oozing wound treat it as - ✔✔MRSA
✔✔after swabbing skin - ✔✔wait to dry
✔✔discard needle - ✔✔biohazard only; replace 3/4 full
, ✔✔in community clinic setting you must wash hands - ✔✔not between patients, only
when visibly dirty; use alcohol-based hand sanitizer between
✔✔informed consent is best - ✔✔in writing
✔✔include in your informed consent - ✔✔diagnosis, procedures to be performed,
alternate procedures, DATE AND SIG
✔✔keep medical records for - ✔✔7/10 years or 8/12 years
✔✔SOAP notes on each patient? - ✔✔yes
✔✔first degree moxa burn, what do you do? - ✔✔run under cold water, never ice
✔✔second degree moxa burn, what do you do? - ✔✔refer to MD
✔✔what do you do if patient faints? - ✔✔remove needles, offer warm sugar water, help
patient lay down, ambulance if there is LOC
✔✔treat first time patients in this position - ✔✔supine with knees slightly elevated
✔✔use _______ to pull out broken needle above the skin - ✔✔forceps
✔✔ABD pain, rebound tenderness, what is punctured? what do you do? - ✔✔LV or SP;
call 911
✔✔pain upon precutiotion, bloody urine? - ✔✔KD; call 911
✔✔press for vein puncture for how long? - ✔✔30-60 seconds
✔✔press artery puncture for how long? - ✔✔up to 5 min
✔✔how long does influenza survive in enviro? - ✔✔24 hours
✔✔healthcare workers with fever should stay home for how long until fever is gon -
✔✔24 hrs w/o NSAIDS
✔✔norovirus s/s ; transmitted via - ✔✔Nausea.
Vomiting.
Abdominal pain or cramps.
Watery or loose diarrhea.
Malaise.
Low-grade fever.
Muscle pain.
