NHA Phlebotomy Exam: How Many Questions & Is It Hard?
Chapters
- The Short Answer
- What the Exam Looks Like
- The Five Domains
- How Scoring Works
- The Pass Rate N H A Publishes
- So, Is It Hard?
- Who Can Sit for It
- Retakes and Renewal
- How to Study
- Practice Questions
- Recap
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The NHA Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) exam, from NHA's own documents as of October 2026: 100 scored items plus 20 unscored pretest items in 2 hours; scaled scoring 200 to 500 with 390 to pass; NHA's published 2024 pass rate (75.96% of 57,457 CPT exams administered); the five test-plan domains (Routine Blood Collections 28, Safety and Compliance 26, Patient Preparation 20, Processing 14, Special Collections 12); eligibility including 30 venipunctures and 10 capillary sticks; retakes (30 days; 12 months after a third failed attempt) and renewal (every 2 years, 10 CE credits). NHA's pages do not list the exam fee. Our study tips and 'is it hard' opinion are labeled as ours. 5 original practice questions. Independent, not affiliated with NHA.
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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
1:00 What the Exam Looks Like
1:40 The Five Domains
2:28 How Scoring Works
3:19 The Pass Rate N H A Publishes
4:03 So, Is It Hard?
4:52 Who Can Sit for It
5:35 Retakes and Renewal
6:04 How to Study
6:44 Practice Questions
8:35 Recap
Exam facts are from the official National Healthcareer Association (NHA) pages as of 2026-10-27. Fees and rules can change, so confirm on the official site before you enroll. Open Exam Hub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with NHA. Practice questions are not from a real exam. Narration is an AI-generated voice.
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