Practise Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC™) Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Vascular Access Certification Corporation (VACC) · Current official outline based on the 2025 Job Analysis, Appendix K: Approved Test Specification; corroborated by VACC's current Detailed Content Outline and 2026 Candidate Handbook, which expires December 31, 2026. A separate implementation date is not stated in the outline. The workbook label 'Vascular Access Certification (VA-BC)' maps to this examination; the assigned slug is retained.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- VACC — About the Exam
- VACC — Detailed Content Outline
- Vascular Access Board Certified Examination — 2025 Job Analysis, Approved Test Specification
- VACC Certification and Recertification Candidate Handbook — 2026
- VACC VA-BC Job Analysis Report — June 2025
- CDC — Summary of Recommendations for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
- CDC — Strategies for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections
- CDC — Updated Recommendations on Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Dressings
- SHEA/IDSA/APIC — Strategies to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: 2022 Update
- Society of Hospital Medicine — Recommendations on Ultrasound Guidance for Vascular Access
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care — Management of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Clinical Care Standard
- American Cancer Society — Intravenous Lines and Ports Used in Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Institute NSW eviQ — Central Venous Access Devices
- Cancer Institute NSW eviQ — Restoring Patency to a Central Venous Access Device
- Cancer Institute NSW eviQ — Extravasation Management
- Cancer Institute NSW eviQ — Extravasation Management Clinical Procedure
- Cancer Nurses Society of Australia — CVAD Skin Management Algorithm
- AHRQ — Tool: Teach-Back
- AHRQ — Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice
- CDC NHSN — Bloodstream Infection Event, January 2026
- National Cancer Institute — Randomized Clinical Trial
- FDA — Medical Device Reporting: How to Report Medical Device Problems
- FDA — Infusion Pumps: Tips for Using Your Pump at Home
- FDA — C-Port HP Power Injectable Port and Catheter Kits, Premarket Notification
Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC™) Examination
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An adult requires a central catheter for one prescribed infusion. No simultaneous incompatible therapies, additional monitoring or other lumen-dependent needs are anticipated. Which lumen configuration best follows infection-prevention guidance?
Vascular Access Board Certified (VA-BC™) Examination
Flashcards
Device Assessment and Selection
Implanted-port access components
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