MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #34 – HEALTH ASSISTING
WRITTEN EXAM - 100 QUESTIONS
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
40 % FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ASSISTANT
- Orientation to Healthcare
- Infection Control
- Careers in Health
- Laboratory safety, PPE
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Medical Terminology
8 % REHABILITATIVE NURSING
- Gait training, crutch walking
- Physical therapy
8 % CLIENT CARE PROCEDURES
8 % PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
- Medical Terminology
- Physical examination
- Hearing, Vision testing
- Special procedures
5 % HEALTH ASSISTANT RELATED MATHEMATICS
- Intake and Output calculation
- Metric Calculations and Conversions
11 % GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS LIFESPAN
- Age related disease
- Stages of development
4 % NURSING INFORMATICS
- Basic office management
- Use of office equipment
- Internet, HIPAA
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8 % EMERGENCY CARE AND TRIAGE
- Heimlich, CPR, AED
8 % NUTRITION AND DIET THERAPY
- IDDM, AD, CVA
- Therapeutic diets
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You may refer to www.mccte.org for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK: NEWBORN THROUGH ADOLESCENT,
Barbara Mandleco
Thompson, 2004
HEALTHCARE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, Kathryn A. Booth
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2004
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, Louise Summers
Thompson, 2004
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
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The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
A client with bradycardia would have which of the following?
a. a respiratory rate of 29
* b. a pulse rate of 48
c. a respiratory rate of 10
d. a pulse rate of 116
A life-threatening complication of untreated hyperglycemia:
* a. Keto-acidosis
b. Oliguria.
c. Dysuria.
d. Hematuria
* indicates correct answer
THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SCOPE OF TEST CODE #34 HEALTH ASSISTING
TIME ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
38% - Infection Control
42% - Client Care Skills and Physical Assessment
14% - Rehabilitative Nursing
6% - Professionalism and Personal Hygiene
UNIFORM:
Candidates WILL NOT be tested unless a clean, professional uniform is worn, which is a Scrub Top and Pants (white or solid colored ONLY) and white nursing shoes (no open toes) are worn. Hair must be worn pulled back and up off the shoulder. No jewelry other than wedding band and one pair of stud earrings are to be worn. No facial piercings are allowed. No artificial nails will be allowed. Length of nails is at working length and may not exceed the tip of the finger. No colored nail polish.
BASIC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY):
Watch (with second hand)
Stethoscope
Safety Glasses must be worn as needed
Pens and Pencils
**Candidates must bring a person dressed to act as a patient for those aspects of the test as required. Patient must not be in the Medical Field, be 18 years or older, and must wear short sleeved loose top and loose fitting pants (NO JEANS).
ADDITIONAL LAB EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
NO BOOKS OR NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED.