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1. A patient care technician should identify that which of B. inserting an intermit-
the following tasks requires the use of sterile gloves? tent urinary catheter
A. emptying an indwelling urinary drainage bag
B. inserting an intermittent urinary catheter
C. applying a condom catheter
D. removing an indwelling urinary catheter
2. A patient care technician is lifting boxes from a cart A. Hold the boxes close to
into a patient's room. which of the following actions the body
should the technician take to ensure proper body me-
chanics?
A. Hold the boxes close to the body
B. Maintain a narrow base of support
C. Bend at the waist to pick up the boxes
D. Twist at the torso when turning to pick up the
boxes.
3. A patient care technician is preparing to perform a D. provide the patient with
venipuncture for a patient who speaks a different a professional translator
language than the technician. which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Use a loud tone of voice when speaking to the
patient
B. anticipate the patient's responses
C. interpret the patient nodding as an indication of
understanding
D. provide the patient with a professional translator
4. A patient care technician attended an in-service about B. apply 100 to 120
performing CPR on a patient. when performing CPR, compressions per minute,
which of the following actions should the technician followed by four slow
take? breaths.
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A. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed
by two slow breaths.
B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, fol-
lowed by four slow breaths.
C. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, fol-
lowed by two slow breaths.
D. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed
by four slow breaths.
5. A nurse asks a patient care technician to empty a pa- A. ask for instructions for
tient's ostomy bag. The technician is unfamiliar with the nurse before attempt-
this task. Which of the following actions should the ing the task
technician take?
A. ask for instructions for the nurse before attempting
the task
B. ask another technician how to perform the task
C. refuse to perform the task
D. perform the task as requested by the nurse
6. A PCT is documenting in a patient's electronic health A. NPO
record. The technician should identify that which of
the following abbreviations is on the The Joint Com-
mission's approved list of abbreviations?
A. NPO
B. U
C. IU
D. MgSO4
7. A PCT obtains an EKG and notes the presence of a B. Clean the patient's skin
wandering baseline. Which of the following actions under the electrodes with
should the technician take? alcohol and gauze
A. Move the patient's bed away from the wall
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B. Clean the patient's skin under the electrodes with
alcohol and gauze
C. Ask the patient to take slow, deep breaths
D. Instruct the patient to place their hands, palms
down, under their buttocks.
8. Which of the following devices should a patient care A. Walker
technician use to help a patient maintain balance
while being weighed on a scale ?
A. Walker
B. Elevation bar
C. Cane
D. Balance bar
9. Two patient care technicians are transferring a patient B. Use a draw sheet to lift
who is deceased from a bed to a morgue gurney. To the patient
avoid injury, the technicians should use which of the
following body mechanics?
A. Roll the patient gently from the bed to the gurney.
B. Use a draw sheet to lift the patient
C. Have one technician lift the head, the other lift the
feet, and allow the momentum to move the patient.
D. Use a mechanical lift with a sling to move the body.
10. A patient care technician is caring for a patient fol- D. Place the call light with-
lowing the application of an immobility splint. Which in the patient's reach.
of the following actions should the technician take to
ensure the patient's safety?
A. Lower the bed's side rails.
B. Raise the bed to the technician's working height.
C. Ensure that the splint remains moist.
D. Place the call light within the patient's reach.
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11. A patient care technician is preparing to collect and C. Green
transport a bilirubin blood specimen. The technician
should use a tube that is which of the following col-
ors?
A. Light Blue
B. Amber
C. Green
D. Yellow
12. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is D. Increased warmth
24-hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty around the incision site
and has a surgical wound. Which of the following find-
ings should the technician identify as an indication of
potential wound infection?
A. Serosanguineous drainage
B. General discomfort at the incision site
C. Oral temperature 36.8° C (98.2° F)
D. Increased warmth around the incision site
13. A patient care technician is preparing to discontinue A. Explain the procedure
a patient's peripheral IV. The technician assembles all to the patient.
the needed equipment and performs hand hygiene.
Which of the following actions should the technician
take next?
A. Explain the procedure to the patient.
B. Remove any overlying tape.
C. Turn the IV roller clamp off.
D. Apply pressure to the IV site for 2 to 3 min.
14. A patient care technician is applying sequential com- B. Deep-vein thrombosis
pression devices (SCDs) to a patient who is postop-
erative. The technician should identify that CDs are
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1. A patient care technician should identify that which of B. inserting an intermit-
the following tasks requires the use of sterile gloves? tent urinary catheter
A. emptying an indwelling urinary drainage bag
B. inserting an intermittent urinary catheter
C. applying a condom catheter
D. removing an indwelling urinary catheter
2. A patient care technician is lifting boxes from a cart A. Hold the boxes close to
into a patient's room. which of the following actions the body
should the technician take to ensure proper body me-
chanics?
A. Hold the boxes close to the body
B. Maintain a narrow base of support
C. Bend at the waist to pick up the boxes
D. Twist at the torso when turning to pick up the
boxes.
3. A patient care technician is preparing to perform a D. provide the patient with
venipuncture for a patient who speaks a different a professional translator
language than the technician. which of the following
actions should the technician take?
A. Use a loud tone of voice when speaking to the
patient
B. anticipate the patient's responses
C. interpret the patient nodding as an indication of
understanding
D. provide the patient with a professional translator
4. A patient care technician attended an in-service about B. apply 100 to 120
performing CPR on a patient. when performing CPR, compressions per minute,
which of the following actions should the technician followed by four slow
take? breaths.
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A. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed
by two slow breaths.
B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, fol-
lowed by four slow breaths.
C. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, fol-
lowed by two slow breaths.
D. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed
by four slow breaths.
5. A nurse asks a patient care technician to empty a pa- A. ask for instructions for
tient's ostomy bag. The technician is unfamiliar with the nurse before attempt-
this task. Which of the following actions should the ing the task
technician take?
A. ask for instructions for the nurse before attempting
the task
B. ask another technician how to perform the task
C. refuse to perform the task
D. perform the task as requested by the nurse
6. A PCT is documenting in a patient's electronic health A. NPO
record. The technician should identify that which of
the following abbreviations is on the The Joint Com-
mission's approved list of abbreviations?
A. NPO
B. U
C. IU
D. MgSO4
7. A PCT obtains an EKG and notes the presence of a B. Clean the patient's skin
wandering baseline. Which of the following actions under the electrodes with
should the technician take? alcohol and gauze
A. Move the patient's bed away from the wall
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B. Clean the patient's skin under the electrodes with
alcohol and gauze
C. Ask the patient to take slow, deep breaths
D. Instruct the patient to place their hands, palms
down, under their buttocks.
8. Which of the following devices should a patient care A. Walker
technician use to help a patient maintain balance
while being weighed on a scale ?
A. Walker
B. Elevation bar
C. Cane
D. Balance bar
9. Two patient care technicians are transferring a patient B. Use a draw sheet to lift
who is deceased from a bed to a morgue gurney. To the patient
avoid injury, the technicians should use which of the
following body mechanics?
A. Roll the patient gently from the bed to the gurney.
B. Use a draw sheet to lift the patient
C. Have one technician lift the head, the other lift the
feet, and allow the momentum to move the patient.
D. Use a mechanical lift with a sling to move the body.
10. A patient care technician is caring for a patient fol- D. Place the call light with-
lowing the application of an immobility splint. Which in the patient's reach.
of the following actions should the technician take to
ensure the patient's safety?
A. Lower the bed's side rails.
B. Raise the bed to the technician's working height.
C. Ensure that the splint remains moist.
D. Place the call light within the patient's reach.
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11. A patient care technician is preparing to collect and C. Green
transport a bilirubin blood specimen. The technician
should use a tube that is which of the following col-
ors?
A. Light Blue
B. Amber
C. Green
D. Yellow
12. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is D. Increased warmth
24-hr postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty around the incision site
and has a surgical wound. Which of the following find-
ings should the technician identify as an indication of
potential wound infection?
A. Serosanguineous drainage
B. General discomfort at the incision site
C. Oral temperature 36.8° C (98.2° F)
D. Increased warmth around the incision site
13. A patient care technician is preparing to discontinue A. Explain the procedure
a patient's peripheral IV. The technician assembles all to the patient.
the needed equipment and performs hand hygiene.
Which of the following actions should the technician
take next?
A. Explain the procedure to the patient.
B. Remove any overlying tape.
C. Turn the IV roller clamp off.
D. Apply pressure to the IV site for 2 to 3 min.
14. A patient care technician is applying sequential com- B. Deep-vein thrombosis
pression devices (SCDs) to a patient who is postop-
erative. The technician should identify that CDs are
