NPTE-PTA safety and protection practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Safe patient handling and fall prevention, lines, tubes and monitors, oxygen equipment, emergency response, infection control and isolation, and signs of abuse and neglect. FSBPT’s outline gives safety and protection 6–8 of the 140 scored questions.

Line drawing of a gait belt, a box of disposable gloves and a folded isolation gown on a table, below a hand sanitizer dispenser and a wall cabinet

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the NPTE-PTA Test Content Outline (effective January 2024); they are not NPTE questions or recalled questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or Prometric. NPTE is a registered trademark of FSBPT.