NHA PCT TEST 2|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|VERIFIED
UPDATE 2026|GRADED A+
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has COPD and is receiving oxygen therapy. The
technician notes that the patient appears restless and is short of breath. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Increase the flow of oxygen to the patient.
Notify the nurse immediately.
Assist the patient to ambulate.
Lower the head of the bed. - ANSWER
A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who had a left arm
amputation. In which of the following locations should the technician attach the left arm lead?
Right sternal border
On the amputation site
Anterior axillary line
Left deltoid - ANSWER
A patient care technician is performing an EKG for a patient who has a pacemaker. Which of the
following controls should be adjusted to ensure an accurate EKG tracing?
Lead selector
Artifact filter
Heart rate limits
Speed - ANSWER
A patient care technician is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has a Holter monitor. Which of the
following statements should the technician make?
"Remove the wires at bedtime."
"Take tub baths instead of showers."
"Avoid adjusting the electrodes during the monitoring period."
"Set the time on the digital clock at the beginning of the monitoring period." - ANSWER
, A patient care technician is preparing a patient for hospital discharge. The patient states, "I'm afraid to
go back home to my partner." Which of the following responses by the technician is appropriate?
"Would you like to speak with a police officer?"
"If your partner is abusing you at home, would you tell me immediately?"
"Your partner loves you, and you have no reason to be afraid."
"Can you tell me if something happened that made you feel unsafe?" - ANSWER Can you tell me if
something happened that made you feel unsafe
A patient care technician should identify that adjusting a patient's bed to be between 60° and 90° will
place the patient in which of the following positions?
Fowler's
Orthopneic
Semi-Fowler's
High-Fowler's - ANSWER High-Fowler's
Which of the following provides specific definitions about the scope of practice for patient care
technicians?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The doctrine of informed consent
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
The state nurse practice acts - ANSWER
A patient care technician has assisted a patient into bed. In which of the following locations should the
technician place the drainage bag for the patient's indwelling urinary catheter?
Resting on the floor
Secured to a side rail
Hanging from the IV pole
Secured to the frame of the bed - ANSWER secured to the frame of the bed
UPDATE 2026|GRADED A+
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has COPD and is receiving oxygen therapy. The
technician notes that the patient appears restless and is short of breath. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Increase the flow of oxygen to the patient.
Notify the nurse immediately.
Assist the patient to ambulate.
Lower the head of the bed. - ANSWER
A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who had a left arm
amputation. In which of the following locations should the technician attach the left arm lead?
Right sternal border
On the amputation site
Anterior axillary line
Left deltoid - ANSWER
A patient care technician is performing an EKG for a patient who has a pacemaker. Which of the
following controls should be adjusted to ensure an accurate EKG tracing?
Lead selector
Artifact filter
Heart rate limits
Speed - ANSWER
A patient care technician is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has a Holter monitor. Which of the
following statements should the technician make?
"Remove the wires at bedtime."
"Take tub baths instead of showers."
"Avoid adjusting the electrodes during the monitoring period."
"Set the time on the digital clock at the beginning of the monitoring period." - ANSWER
, A patient care technician is preparing a patient for hospital discharge. The patient states, "I'm afraid to
go back home to my partner." Which of the following responses by the technician is appropriate?
"Would you like to speak with a police officer?"
"If your partner is abusing you at home, would you tell me immediately?"
"Your partner loves you, and you have no reason to be afraid."
"Can you tell me if something happened that made you feel unsafe?" - ANSWER Can you tell me if
something happened that made you feel unsafe
A patient care technician should identify that adjusting a patient's bed to be between 60° and 90° will
place the patient in which of the following positions?
Fowler's
Orthopneic
Semi-Fowler's
High-Fowler's - ANSWER High-Fowler's
Which of the following provides specific definitions about the scope of practice for patient care
technicians?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
The doctrine of informed consent
The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
The state nurse practice acts - ANSWER
A patient care technician has assisted a patient into bed. In which of the following locations should the
technician place the drainage bag for the patient's indwelling urinary catheter?
Resting on the floor
Secured to a side rail
Hanging from the IV pole
Secured to the frame of the bed - ANSWER secured to the frame of the bed
