With CMS starting to require PCT Certification, how are some of you going about it? Just getting Ideas.

thanks

Contact NANT.We can provide any and all of the info that you need .We have been doing this for years welcome aboard...

Can you help someone pass this exam

May want to contact your local ANNA chapter, I know some of them have been hosting tests.

Ms. P,

NANT has all the study materials that you will need. Go to the NANT website at http://www.dialysistech.net and click on the "Publications" tab at the top of the page.

Chuck

Does anyone know exactly which program certifications are accepted? I'm BONENT certified, but one person is telling me it's not accepted while another is telling me I'm good to go(?)

I am strapped for cash and don't want to shell out the $200 if I don't need to yet. Yes, I know about reimbursement, but times are tough and when money is need now, it's needed NOW!

MarisPeck: It really depends on the state you live in. In CT, either the BONENT cert. or the NNCC cert. is acceptable. Most techs take the NNCC which makes you a Certified Clinical Hemodialysis Technician(CCHT) because the exam costs less and requires fewer CEUs to maintain. The BONENT exam makes you a CHT, Certified Hemodialysis Technologist and is regarded in many cirles as more "prestigious" than the CCHT because of the level of difficulty of the test. Check with the state to see which exam is ok to take.

An online Hemodialysis Review Course with post test questions is available at www.nephrologyclinicalsolutions.com Select Hemodialysis Review from the menu. Content outline, learning objectives, course content, and follow-up post quiz are available with 10.3 contact hours.

Content is self-paced, meaning you can stop at any point and the program will remember where you left off. Content includes:
1. Kidney Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
2. Principles of Dialysis, Hemodialysis System, and Medical Technology
3. Patient Evaluation and Monitoring during Treatment
4. Hemodialysis Vascular Access
5. Hemodialysis Delivery System Review
6. Water Treatment - Dialyzer Reuse
7. Patient Education
8. Documentation and environmental safety

Final Quiz

There's a cost to the course $125.00

What is the different between a MS and a PCt can someone tell me this please