Preparing for the PBMT Examination
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The Perioperative Blood Management Technologist Examination consists of approximately 120 questions in multiple choice format. Questions concerning Environmental factors, Equipment, Patient Care Procedures, and Critical Incident Information will be included in the exam.
Exam Construct
Competency Areas
Difficulty
Environmental
Factors
Equipment/
Disposables
Patient Care
Procedures
Critical
Incidents
% Items*
Application
Team communication
Equipment applications
Indications / contraindications
Response to incidents
20
Skills
Surgical vocabulary
Instructions for use
Standards / guidelines
Diagnose / troubleshoot
40
Knowledge
Sterile environment
Technical knowledge
Physiology / pharmacology
Medical knowledge
40
% Items
30
30
20
20
100
*Approximate distribution of exam items
The successful examinee will exceed the cut-off criteria set by the IBBM based on item analysis and past candidate performance on specific exam items composing the candidate’s specific test form.
Study References
AABB. Standards for Perioperative Autologous Blood Collection and Administration. 3rd Edition. Bethesda, MD. 2006. ISBN #978-7-56395-242-5
A. Safuh (Ed.). Hemostasis In Cardiac Surgery. Armonk, NY: Futura Publishing. 1999. ISBN 0-87993-410-7
B.D. Spiess, R.K. Spence, & A. Shander (Eds.). Perioperative Transfusion Medicine. 2nd Edition. Chicago: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2007. ISBN 0-683-07892-5
Center for Disease Control. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. 2002
Dailey, J.F.
Dailey's Notes on Blood. 3rd Edition. Somerville, MA: Medical Consulting Group. 2006. ISBN: 0-9631819-6-3 Dailey's is not currently available on amazon try:
K.H. Krieger & O.W. Isom (Eds.). Blood Conservation in Cardiac Surgery. New York: Springer. 1997. ISBN 0-387-94908-9
M. Ramez (Ed.). Blood Conservation in the Surgical Patient. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.1995. ISBN 0-683-07531-4
Waters, J., & Gottshall, J (Eds.). Perioperative Blood Management: A Physician's Handbook. 1st Edition. Bethesda, MD: AABB. ISBN: 1-56395-235-1
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