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CAMRT Nuclear Medicine Certification Examination · CA

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Exam questions
Total questions: 185.

Topics covered

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Professional, Communicator and Collaborator — Official range: 5–10% (Practice allocation: 7.5%)

    • Adhere to legal and regulatory requirements. Enabling competencies: 1.1.2 Comply with federal and provincial legislation and regulations; 1.1.4 Maintain privacy and confidentiality in accordance with legislation; 1.1.5 Ensure ongoing informed consent to procedures.
    • Apply ethical principles. Enabling competencies: 1.2.1 Practice within provincial regulatory or national association code of ethics; 1.2.2 Practice within limits of professional knowledge, skills and judgement; 1.2.3 Respect the dignity, privacy and autonomy of the patient; 1.2.4 Maintain professional boundaries.
    • Demonstrate professional integrity. Enabling competencies: 1.3.3 Use professional judgement and critical thinking to reach decisions.
    • Demonstrate social responsibility and cultural awareness. Enabling competencies: 1.5.1 Provide care in an unbiased manner; 1.5.2 Demonstrate sensitivity to the diversity of individuals; 1.5.3 Provide care in a culturally safe manner.
    • Establish and maintain effective communication. Enabling competencies: 2.1.1 Establish trust with patients and their families; 2.1.5 Explain complex and technical matters related to medical radiation technology to the level of the respondent's understanding; 2.1.6 Provide appropriate information about procedures to patients and support persons and verify understanding; 2.1.7 Adapt communication strategies to enhance interaction with patients and support persons; 2.1.8 Respond to questions from patients and support persons or direct them to appropriate resources.
    • Obtain, evaluate and share information. Enabling competencies: 2.2.2 Identify clinically relevant details and respond; 2.2.3 Provide accurate and timely updates to the care team, as appropriate; 2.2.4 Maintain accurate and complete written and electronic documentation; 2.2.5 Advise patients of necessary pre- and post-procedure care instructions.
    • Employ effective team processes to coordinate patient care. Enabling competencies: 3.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the roles of healthcare team members; 3.1.2 Share MRT expertise with other healthcare professionals; 3.1.5 Ensure appropriate transfer of care.

  • Care Provider — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 15%)

    • Practice in a manner that contributes to safe care. Enabling competencies: 4.1.1 Verify patient identity; 4.1.2 Transport and transfer patients safely; 4.1.3 Use immobilization devices, as appropriate; 4.1.4 Ensure proper function of assistive devices and equipment provided by the facility; 4.1.5 Recognize and respond to medical emergencies.
    • Conduct relevant patient assessment in partnership with patients and families. Enabling competencies: 4.2.1 Review clinical history provided relative to ordered procedure and address discrepancies; 4.2.2 Verify appropriateness of the procedure; 4.2.3 Assess patient for contraindications to procedure and respond; 4.2.4 Assess and respond to patient condition.
    • Provide compassionate care for patient’s physiological, cognitive and psychological needs. Enabling competencies: 4.3.1 Monitor patient throughout procedure and respond as necessary; 4.3.2 Adapt positioning and/or protocol in response to patient condition and clinical environment; 4.3.3 Enhance patient comfort; 4.3.4 Provide patient interventions, as appropriate; 4.3.5 Recognize and adapt to individual patient needs.
    • Comply with appropriate infection prevention and control standards and/or regulations. Enabling competencies: 4.4.1 Employ routine practices and additional precautions for infection prevention and control; 4.4.2 Employ appropriate procedure for patients with compromised immunity; 4.4.3 Apply standardized procedures for handling and disposing of sharps and contaminated and biohazardous materials.
    • Provide education and support to patients and families/support persons. Enabling competencies: 4.5.1 Provide education related to procedure, risks and safe practices; 4.5.2 Provide an open and secure environment in which the patient can confide; 4.5.3 Provide education regarding management of expected treatment/procedure side effects.

  • Safety and radiation safety — Official range: 9–18% (Practice allocation: 13.5%)

    • Integrate safe work principles and procedures into practice. Enabling competencies: NM.1.1 Use protective devices, equipment, and apparel; NM.1.2 Use proper body mechanics; NM.1.3 Ensure a safe working environment; NM.1.4 Adapt safety practices according to equipment type; NM.1.5 Apply ALARA principle; NM.1.6 Apply knowledge of radiation effects and risks; NM.1.7 Monitor personal radiation exposure and respond; NM.1.8 Use radiation detection devices; NM.1.9 Assess integrity of protective apparel and devices; NM.1.10 Recognize and respond to facility emergencies.
    • Integrate radiation safety principles and procedures into practice. Enabling competencies: NM.2.1 Ship and receive nuclear materials; NM.2.2 Manage inventory of nuclear material; NM.2.3 Perform radiation monitoring and evaluate results; NM.2.4 Perform leak testing for sealed sources; NM.2.5 Perform area commissioning and decommissioning; NM.2.6 Respond to a radioactive spill; NM.2.7 Recognize and respond to radiation emergencies.

  • Imaging systems — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 15%)

    • Manage a variety of imaging systems. Enabling competencies: NM.3.1 Apply knowledge of radiation physics; NM.3.2 Apply knowledge of operational components of imaging systems to optimize images and data; NM.3.3 Perform quality control procedures; NM.3.4 Use accessory equipment; NM.3.5 Respond to emergencies involving equipment; NM.3.6 Use digital networking and archiving system; NM.3.7 Operate imaging systems.

  • Radiopharmacy and laboratory procedures — Official range: 6–12% (Practice allocation: 9%)

    • Perform radiopharmacy and laboratory procedures. Enabling competencies: NM.4.1 Ensure correct storage of radiopharmaceuticals, generators, non-radioactive supplies, and kits; NM.4.2 Schedule generator elutions to meet kit requirements and department needs based off of predicted generator yield; NM.4.3 Perform generator elution; NM.4.4 Perform generator eluate quality control; NM.4.5 Perform radiopharmaceutical kit reconstitution; NM.4.6 Perform radiopharmaceutical quality control; NM.4.7 Radiolabel autologous red blood cells; NM.4.8 Radiolabel autologous leukocytes; NM.4.9 Dispense radiopharmaceuticals safely and accurately; NM.4.10 Prepare standard / stock solutions.

  • Clinical principles, substance administration, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures — Official range: 21–35% (Practice allocation: 28%)

    • Integrate clinical principles into practice. Enabling competencies: NM.5.1 Apply knowledge of cross-sectional/relational anatomy and physiology as they relate to clinical procedures; NM.5.2 Apply knowledge of pathophysiology as it relates to clinical procedures; NM.5.3 Apply knowledge of the effects of pharmacologic and dietary agents as they relate to clinical procedures; NM.5.4 Apply knowledge of other imaging and therapeutic modalities.
    • Administer substances required for clinical procedures. Enabling competencies: NM.6.1 Perform venipuncture; NM.6.2 Prepare pharmaceutical agents; NM.6.3 Apply knowledge of the effects of pharmaceutical agents; NM.6.4 Administer pharmaceuticals via appropriate route; NM.6.5 Prepare contrast agents; NM.6.6 Apply knowledge of the effects of contrast agents; NM.6.7 Administer contrast agents via appropriate route; NM.6.8 Recognize and respond to adverse reactions; NM.6.9 Prepare sterile trays.
    • Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Enabling competencies: NM.7.1 Plan diagnostic procedure using all relevant clinical data; NM.7.2 Plan therapy procedure using all relevant clinical data; NM.7.3 Prepare patient; NM.7.4 Position patient using anatomical landmarks and knowledge of relational anatomy, to best demonstrate anatomical structures / pathologies; NM.7.5 Administer, or assist with administration of, required radiopharmaceutical or radiation dose in accordance with protocol; NM.7.6 Select and optimize imaging parameters; NM.7.7 Verify acquired data is accurate and complete.

  • Image and data quality — Official range: 9–15% (Practice allocation: 12%)

    • Analyze image and data quality and respond. Enabling competencies: NM.8.1 Apply knowledge of principles affecting image quality; NM.8.2 Determine if further images and/or data are required; NM.8.3 Perform post-acquisition processing; NM.8.4 Differentiate anatomical structures on images; NM.8.5 Evaluate images for normal results and variants; NM.8.6 Recognize common pathologies, anomalies, and conditions; NM.8.7 Evaluate images for artifacts and respond; NM.8.8 Ensure accuracy of markers and annotation.

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

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How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 185.

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