NPTE-PTA Integumentary Practice Questions
One area of FSBPT’s content outline · 3–8 of the 140 scored questions
180 questions across the whole content outline in 4 hours, with a score for Integumentary so you know where you stand.
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Integumentary System on the NPTE-PTA
The integumentary system carries 3–8 of the 140 scored questions on the NPTE-PTA. It is a small area with learnable facts: how to describe and stage a wound, which features separate arterial, venous and neuropathic ulcers, how burns are classified and how skin is protected during treatment.
- Share of the exam
- Integumentary System 3–8 of the 140 scored questions (FSBPT outline, effective January 2024)
- On our mock exam
- 5 scored questions, inside FSBPT’s range
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 28 integumentary questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What Integumentary System questions test
- Data collection: wound size, depth and tunneling, wound bed tissue, drainage, periwound skin, and pressure, friction and shear as movement factors
- Conditions: pressure injury stages, arterial and venous insufficiency ulcers, diabetic neuropathic ulcers, burns by depth, and skin cancer warning signs
- Medical management: debridement types, grafts and donor sites, and medicines that slow healing
- Interventions: dressing selection by moisture, positioning and pressure relief schedules, scar management and compression after burns
Sit the full exam under the real clock
180 questions across the whole content outline in 4 hours, with a score for Integumentary so you know where you stand.
Free Integumentary drillHow to study it
- Use one table for the three ulcer types: location, wound bed, drainage, pain and pulses.
- Learn the pressure injury stages by depth: intact skin, partial thickness, full thickness into fat, full thickness with exposed bone, tendon or muscle, plus unstageable and deep tissue injury.
- Remember burn positioning: the position of comfort is usually the position of contracture.
- Take the integumentary drill until you score 90% or better.
Common questions
How many wound care questions are on the NPTE-PTA?
FSBPT’s outline assigns 3–8 of the 140 scored questions to the integumentary system: 1–2 on data collection, 1–3 on diseases and conditions, and 1–3 on interventions.
Which pressure injury staging does the exam use?
FSBPT does not name a staging system. Our questions use the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel stages, the system most US facilities use.
180 questions across the whole content outline in 4 hours, with a score for Integumentary so you know where you stand.
Free Integumentary drillThe other NPTE-PTA content areas
- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Systems
- Musculoskeletal System
- Neuromuscular and Nervous Systems
- Other Systems and System Interactions
- Equipment, Devices and Technologies
- Therapeutic Modalities
- Safety and Protection
- Professional Responsibilities and Research
- Vital signs and lab values drill
- NPTE-PTA practice exam (180 questions, 4 hours)
Sources
- FSBPT: NPTE Candidate Handbook (version 2025.02): format, timing, scoring, fees, testing limits, results
- FSBPT: NPTE-PTA Test Content Outline, effective January 2024
- FSBPT: NPTE Content (outlines in effect since January 2024)
- FSBPT: 2026 NPTE dates and deadlines
- FSBPT: Retake Exam
- FSBPT: Practice Exam and Assessment Tool (PEAT)
Original practice questions for exam preparation, 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.