Recognizing Patient Distress: HPT Complete Module 4

About this module

A transport is the part of a patient's day when no nurse is at the bedside. If breathing changes, a stroke starts, a patient faints or slides toward the floor, the transporter is the one who sees it first. This module teaches you to notice the early signs and to act inside your role: stop, call, stay with the patient, and tell the right people what you saw.

You learn a 20-second baseline check at pickup (Breathing, Color, Mind, Comfort), the early warning signs that matter on a trip, BE FAST for stroke, what to do before, during and after a fall, and the Five-Step Stop: Notice, Stop, Call, Stay, Tell. It is built from the CHT-1 2027 curriculum, endorsed by NAHTM.

What is inside

• 7 lessons plus a practice lab with 9 transport scenarios
• A short practice quiz after each lesson, with unlimited tries
• Module exam: 20 questions drawn from a bank of 58, 80 percent to pass, 3 attempts
• Five-Step Stop Pocket Card (PDF)
• Certificate of completion

Part of HPT Complete

This is Module 4 of HPT Complete, the online patient transporter certificate program. Buy it on its own now, and the full price is credited if you upgrade to HPT Complete later.

Knowledge training only. This certificate recognizes completion of technical knowledge training. Hands-on competency is verified by the employer. It does not replace a BLS card or your hospital's training and policies.