Components of preparedness statements to accompany 2003 task analysis.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board presents Components of Preparedness Statements (COPS) to accompany its recently revised task list. The COPS expand the tasks identified as important to the practice of nuclear medicine technology. These tasks are developed through an extensive process called a task analysis, which is reviewed in the article. The COPS represent the final step in this process. The COPS presented in this special report complement the task analysis published in 2003.