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Medication History Certificate Exam

Provider
Pearson VUE; online proctored testing or Pearson test center
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
Total questions: 70.
Time limit
80-minute examination; 90-minute appointment including a 5-minute tutorial and 5-minute post-exam survey
Passing score
Scaled score of 300 on a 0–400 scale
Exam fee
USD 89 application fee
Examination outline
  • Concepts/Terminology of Medication History (45%)
    • Definitions of key terms in the medication history process
    • Translation between patient-friendly terms and medical terminology
    • Adherence metrics and differences between primary and secondary nonadherence
    • Common vaccinations and vaccination schedules
  • Patient Safety and Quality Assurance Strategies (55%)
    • Types of prescription/medication errors
    • Potential impact of medication errors, including look-alike/sound-alike medications
    • Patient factors that influence the ability to report medication information accurately and adhere to prescribed dosing schedules
    • HIPAA and best practices to maintain patient confidentiality during patient conversations
    • Techniques or devices to assist with safe and consistent home medication use
    • Procedures to verify patient identity, including appropriate identifiers and knowledge of limitations for different identifiers
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