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Build a study plan around the three-hour CCI RCIS Pearson VUE exam, 170 questions, 150 scored items, diagnostic procedures, interventional procedures, emergency protocols, pre- and post-procedural care, hemodynamics, imaging, radiation safety, pharmacology, and vascular access.
The CCI RCIS exam validates cath lab readiness across diagnostic catheterization, interventional procedure support, emergency response, and transfer of care. HiraEdu helps candidates organize CCI's matrix, drill hemodynamics and imaging, and build three-hour pacing for mixed scenario and equipment questions.
Use CCI's current RCIS format, task matrix, Pearson VUE delivery, and scored-item structure before planning practice blocks.
CCI lists RCIS as a three-hour computer-based exam with 170 questions.
The exam includes 150 scored questions and 20 unscored questions that are not identified during the exam.
CCI states RCIS is administered year-round at Pearson Professional Centers based on availability.
Diagnostic procedures account for 40% and interventional procedures account for 34% of the RCIS exam score.
RCIS prep should mirror the catheterization lab sequence: patient and room preparation, diagnostic procedure support, interventional procedure support, emergency response, hemostasis, patient education, and transfer of care.
Diagnostic and interventional procedures make up nearly three quarters of the matrix. Practice left and right heart cath, hemodynamic calculations, ECG analysis, angiographic imaging, FFR/iFR, IVUS/OCT, access, PCI, peripheral procedures, structural interventions, and support devices.
Radiation safety, sterile technique, pharmacology, emergency equipment, STEMI response, cardiogenic shock, stroke signs, perforation, no-reflow, device migration, bleeding, and access-site complications should be studied as live procedural decisions.
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The CCI Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (RCIS) examination is for professionals working in cardiac catheterization. CCI states that the computer-based exam is administered year-round at Pearson Professional Centers based on test-center availability. The exam fee is $365 USD, and approved candidates receive an Authorization to Test with a 90-day eligibility window.
CCI lists the RCIS exam as a three-hour computer-based test with 170 questions: 150 scored and 20 unscored questions that are not identified during the exam. The task matrix weights Conducting Pre-Procedural Activities at 8%, Conducting Diagnostic Procedures at 40%, Conducting Interventional Procedures at 34%, Responding to Emergency Procedures and Protocols at 13%, and Conducting Post-Procedural Activities at 5%. Preparation should cover catheterization workflows, hemodynamics, ECG interpretation, angiography, radiation safety, IVUS, ICE, pharmacology, vascular access, coronary and peripheral interventions, device implants, structural heart procedures, mechanical circulatory support, emergency response, hemostasis, and transfer of care.
CCI lists the RCIS examination as a three-hour computer-based exam.
CCI lists 170 questions total: 150 scored questions and 20 unscored questions that are not identified during the exam.
CCI states that RCIS is administered year-round at Pearson Professional Centers based on test-center availability.
Conducting Diagnostic Procedures is 40% of the exam score and Conducting Interventional Procedures is 34%.
Review hemodynamics, ECGs, angiography, radiation safety, pharmacology, access, left and right heart cath, PCI, peripheral interventions, structural heart procedures, support devices, and emergencies.
Review CCI's RCIS pathways for accredited programs, health-science education, invasive cardiovascular work experience, procedure counts, and documentation.
Build study blocks for pre-procedural, diagnostic, interventional, emergency, and post-procedural activities using CCI's percentage weights.
Practice hemodynamics, shunt calculations, waveforms, ECG interpretation, lab values, pharmacology, radiation safety, imaging, and device indications.
Use 170-question mixed practice to build pacing across scored and unscored items, scenario questions, imaging interpretation, and procedural judgment.
Use the guide to self-serve, or talk to a coordinator if you need help mapping timelines, official requirements, or troubleshooting day-of logistics.
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