CET EKG Exam Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The NHA test plan lists 100 scored questions plus 20 pretest questions, and the NHA CET page describes a two-hour exam taken at a school, at a PSI testing center or with live remote proctoring. NHA reports the CET as a scaled score from 200 to 500, and a scaled score of 390 is passing. The NHA test plan weights three areas: Safety, Compliance, and Coordinated Patient Care 32 percent, EKG Acquisition 44 percent and EKG Analysis and Interpretation 24 percent.

The CET is a widely used entry credential for EKG technicians in hospitals, clinics and cardiology offices.

EKG technician students, medical assistants and healthcare workers who perform or plan to perform EKGs.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

The NHA candidate handbook describes a 30-day wait after a failed attempt, three attempts in total with 30 days between them, and a one-year wait after repeated failures; you re-register and pay the full price for each retake. Check the current handbook before you rebook.

NHA reports the CET as a scaled score from 200 to 500 and a scaled score of 390 passes. It does not publish a percent-correct cut, so the portal mock shows 70 percent only as a rough self-check. Format: 100 scored questions plus 20 pretest questions in two hours. No official pass rate is available for this exam, so none is quoted here.

The NHA test plan lists 100 scored questions plus 20 pretest questions, and the NHA CET page describes a two-hour exam taken at a school, at a PSI testing center or with live remote proctoring. NHA reports the CET as a scaled score from 200 to 500, and a scaled score of 390 is passing. The NHA test plan weights three areas: Safety, Compliance, and Coordinated Patient Care 32 percent, EKG Acquisition 44 percent and EKG Analysis and Interpretation 24 percent. 100 scored questions plus 20 pretest questions · two hours · scaled score 200-500, passing 390 · school, PSI test center or live remote proctoring. NHA reports the CET as a scaled score from 200 to 500 and a scaled score of 390 passes. It does not publish a percent-correct cut, so the portal mock shows 70 percent only as a rough self-check.

• Safety, Compliance, and Coordinated Patient Care32%
• EKG Acquisition44%
• EKG Analysis and Interpretation24%

The content outline spreads questions across 3 areas: Safety, Compliance, and Coordinated Patient Care (32.0%); EKG Acquisition (44.0%); EKG Analysis and Interpretation (24.0%).

NHA lists two routes: a high school diploma or GED (or one scheduled within 18 months) plus an EKG technician training program completed in the last five years, or a diploma or GED plus supervised EKG work experience of one year in the last three years or two years in the last five. Both routes need evidence of at least ten EKGs on live individuals.

The exam fee is set by NHA and is not stated on the CET page; each retake is a new registration at the full price.

NHA states that certifications must be renewed every two years and that 10 continuing education credits are required in that period; confirm the current fee and rules on nhanow.com.

Start with the heaviest areas of the content outline: EKG Acquisition (44.0%); Safety, Compliance, and Coordinated Patient Care (32.0%); EKG Analysis and Interpretation (24.0%). Then work through the remaining areas, and finish with timed full-length practice runs of 100 questions in one sitting.

NHA publishes its test plans from job analyses; the CET plan used here is the 2017 job analysis (PDF dated 2018-02-13), and NHA has announced updated study materials, so check nhanow.com for any newer test plan.