NHA PCT ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ Recognize visual abnormalities in patient specimen. Answer: ex: stool,
sputum, urine, emesis
▶ Monitor vital signs and patient status during blood transfusions. Answer:
▶ Assist the patient with taking self-administered prescribed medications.
Answer:
▶ Apply oxygen therapy. Answer: ex: nasal cannula, mask
▶ Assist with patient-administered nebulizer treatments. Answer:
▶ Weigh a patient. Answer: ex: standing, wheel chair, or bed scaled
▶ Assist patients with orthotic or prosthetic devices. Answer: ex: hearing
aids, dentures, artificial eyes, or extremities
▶ Perform home health aid services. Answer:
▶ Perform hospital/ palliative aid care services. Answer:
▶ Perform ostomy care (excluding irrigation). Answer:
▶ Assist with ostomy care. Answer:
▶ Perform postmortem care. Answer:
▶ Observe for and report edema. Answer:
▶ Observe and report patient pain using pain scale. Answer:
, ▶ Monitor and Record the listed vital signs. Answer: a) Blood Pressure
(manually and electronically)
b) Pulse (manually and electronically)
c) Apical Pulse
d) Apical-radial deficit
e) Respirations (manually and electronically)
f) Pulse oximetry
▶ - Patient Care and Preparation Related to Phlebotomy and EKG.
Answer:
▶ Conduct appropriate introduction to the patient. Answer: ex: introduce
yourself, name, credentials
▶ Explain the phlebotomy procedure to be performed to the patient.
Answer: ex: ask if they have any questions after you explain to them what
you are going to be doing, make sure they are aware and comfortable
▶ Review the requisition for testing requirements and patient identity.
Answer: ex: look at the doctors orders, be sure you conduct the tests as
told on lab orders
▶ Receive implied or informed consent from patient. Answer:
▶ Determine venipuncture site accessibility based on patient age and
condition. Answer:
▶ Verify patient compliance with testing requirements. Answer: ex: fasting,
medication, basal state
▶ Prepare the patient. Answer: a) EKG monitoring (ex: patient history,
cardiac medications, patient positioning)
b) Holter monitoring
c) Stress testing
d) Telemetry monitoring
▶ Apply electrodes on patients. Answer: a) EKG monitoring
b) Holter monitoring
c) Stress testing
d) Telemetry monitoring
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026
▶ Recognize visual abnormalities in patient specimen. Answer: ex: stool,
sputum, urine, emesis
▶ Monitor vital signs and patient status during blood transfusions. Answer:
▶ Assist the patient with taking self-administered prescribed medications.
Answer:
▶ Apply oxygen therapy. Answer: ex: nasal cannula, mask
▶ Assist with patient-administered nebulizer treatments. Answer:
▶ Weigh a patient. Answer: ex: standing, wheel chair, or bed scaled
▶ Assist patients with orthotic or prosthetic devices. Answer: ex: hearing
aids, dentures, artificial eyes, or extremities
▶ Perform home health aid services. Answer:
▶ Perform hospital/ palliative aid care services. Answer:
▶ Perform ostomy care (excluding irrigation). Answer:
▶ Assist with ostomy care. Answer:
▶ Perform postmortem care. Answer:
▶ Observe for and report edema. Answer:
▶ Observe and report patient pain using pain scale. Answer:
, ▶ Monitor and Record the listed vital signs. Answer: a) Blood Pressure
(manually and electronically)
b) Pulse (manually and electronically)
c) Apical Pulse
d) Apical-radial deficit
e) Respirations (manually and electronically)
f) Pulse oximetry
▶ - Patient Care and Preparation Related to Phlebotomy and EKG.
Answer:
▶ Conduct appropriate introduction to the patient. Answer: ex: introduce
yourself, name, credentials
▶ Explain the phlebotomy procedure to be performed to the patient.
Answer: ex: ask if they have any questions after you explain to them what
you are going to be doing, make sure they are aware and comfortable
▶ Review the requisition for testing requirements and patient identity.
Answer: ex: look at the doctors orders, be sure you conduct the tests as
told on lab orders
▶ Receive implied or informed consent from patient. Answer:
▶ Determine venipuncture site accessibility based on patient age and
condition. Answer:
▶ Verify patient compliance with testing requirements. Answer: ex: fasting,
medication, basal state
▶ Prepare the patient. Answer: a) EKG monitoring (ex: patient history,
cardiac medications, patient positioning)
b) Holter monitoring
c) Stress testing
d) Telemetry monitoring
▶ Apply electrodes on patients. Answer: a) EKG monitoring
b) Holter monitoring
c) Stress testing
d) Telemetry monitoring
