Program Concentration Area: Healthcare Science

Assessment Information Sheet

Career Pathway: Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order Therapeutic Services: to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment: Medical Services  25.52100 Introduction to Healthcare Science  25.52200 Application of Therapeutic Services  25.52500 General Medicine Credentialing Exam: EKG Technician Certification (CET) NOTE: Candidates must take and successfully pass the examination no more than 12 months prior to graduation to earn a provisional certification. Upon submission of a high school diploma, full certification status will be granted. Students must complete and have documented 10 live EKG’s prior to registering for the CET exam. Complete details regarding provisional certification may be found in the candidate handbook on pages 6 and 7.

http://www.nhanow.com/ekg-technician/candidates-guide.aspx

Testing Agency: National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Website: http://www.nhanow.com/

Exam Blueprint: To view the skills that will be tested on this exam, go to the following link: http://nhanow.com/Libraries/pdf/NHA_CET_Test_Plan.sflb.ashx

Exam Cost: $105.00 per student Duration of Exam: 1 hour and 50 minutes Number of 110 questions Questions: Exam Cut-Score: 390/500 (Scaled Score) Test Ordering To establish the high school location as a NHA Approved Testing Information: Site, please contact Ms. Lyndsey Hall at [email protected] or by telephone at 913-661-6525. An application will be sent to your test site coordinator. The completed application can be faxed to Ms. Hall at 913-661-6285.

Once the application process has been completed, a Healthcare Education Consultant will contact your test site coordinator to provide additional instructions regarding student registration and proctoring exams. Proctoring Once a school completes its application, the school will be sent Guidelines: instructions for proctoring exams on campus.

1 Assessment Information Sheet

Proctors must complete proctor registration once their site application has been processed via the certification portal at www.nhanow.com. Testing Format: Online Required Computer Technical specifications for school lab setting: Software  Internet Explorer 6.0 or above Specifications:  Firefox (preferred) Test Availability: Year round availability Testing Agency Name: Lyndsey Hall (NHA Initial Contact Person) Contact: Title: Ascend Learning CTE Director Telephone Number: 1-913-661-6525 Email Address: [email protected]

Name: Nicholas Hestand Title: NHA Certification Specialist Telephone: 913-661-6127 Email Address: [email protected]

For technical assistance with testing, contact: Customer Service 1-800-499-9092 GaDOE Contact for Name: Mamie Hanson Credentialing: Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279 Email: [email protected] GaDOE Contact for Name: Phyllis Johnson Curriculum Area: Telephone Number: (404) 463-6404 Email: [email protected]