NHA PCT COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
● A patient care technician is lifting boxes from a cart into a patient's
room. which of the following actions should the technician take to
ensure proper body mechanics?
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.. Answer: A.
Hold the boxes close to the body
● A patient care technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
patient who speaks a different 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. Answer: D. provide
the patient with a professional translator
● A patient care technician attended an in-service about performing CPR
on a patient. when performing CPR, which of the following actions
should the technician take?
,A. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed by two slow
breaths.
B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by four slow
breaths.
C. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two slow
breaths.
D. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed by four slow
breaths.. Answer: B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute,
followed by four slow breaths.
● A nurse asks a patient care technician to empty a patient's ostomy bag.
The technician is unfamiliar with this task. Which of the following
actions should the 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. Answer: A. ask for
instructions for the nurse before attempting the task
● A PCT is documenting in a patient's electronic health record. The
technician should identify that which of the following abbreviations is
on the The Joint Commission's approved list of abbreviations?
A. NPO
B. U
C. IU
,D. MgSO4. Answer: A. NPO
● A PCT obtains an EKG and notes the presence of a wandering
baseline. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Move the patient's bed away from the wall
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.. Answer: B. Clean the patient's skin under the electrodes with
alcohol and gauze
● Which of the following devices should a patient care technician use to
help a patient maintain balance while being weighed on a scale ?
A. Walker
B. Elevation bar
C. Cane
D. Balance bar. Answer: A. Walker
● Two patient care technicians are transferring a patient who is deceased
from a bed to a morgue gurney. To 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.. Answer: B. Use
a draw sheet to lift the patient
● A patient care technician is caring for a patient following the
application of an immobility splint. Which 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.. Answer: D. Place the
call light within the patient's reach.
● A patient care technician is preparing to collect and transport a
bilirubin blood specimen. The technician should use a tube that is which
of the following colors?
A. Light Blue
B. Amber
C. Green
D. Yellow. Answer: C. Green
● A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 24-hr
postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and has a surgical
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
● A patient care technician is lifting boxes from a cart into a patient's
room. which of the following actions should the technician take to
ensure proper body mechanics?
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.. Answer: A.
Hold the boxes close to the body
● A patient care technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a
patient who speaks a different 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. Answer: D. provide
the patient with a professional translator
● A patient care technician attended an in-service about performing CPR
on a patient. when performing CPR, which of the following actions
should the technician take?
,A. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed by two slow
breaths.
B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by four slow
breaths.
C. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two slow
breaths.
D. apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed by four slow
breaths.. Answer: B. apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute,
followed by four slow breaths.
● A nurse asks a patient care technician to empty a patient's ostomy bag.
The technician is unfamiliar with this task. Which of the following
actions should the 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. Answer: A. ask for
instructions for the nurse before attempting the task
● A PCT is documenting in a patient's electronic health record. The
technician should identify that which of the following abbreviations is
on the The Joint Commission's approved list of abbreviations?
A. NPO
B. U
C. IU
,D. MgSO4. Answer: A. NPO
● A PCT obtains an EKG and notes the presence of a wandering
baseline. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A. Move the patient's bed away from the wall
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.. Answer: B. Clean the patient's skin under the electrodes with
alcohol and gauze
● Which of the following devices should a patient care technician use to
help a patient maintain balance while being weighed on a scale ?
A. Walker
B. Elevation bar
C. Cane
D. Balance bar. Answer: A. Walker
● Two patient care technicians are transferring a patient who is deceased
from a bed to a morgue gurney. To 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.. Answer: B. Use
a draw sheet to lift the patient
● A patient care technician is caring for a patient following the
application of an immobility splint. Which 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.. Answer: D. Place the
call light within the patient's reach.
● A patient care technician is preparing to collect and transport a
bilirubin blood specimen. The technician should use a tube that is which
of the following colors?
A. Light Blue
B. Amber
C. Green
D. Yellow. Answer: C. Green
● A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 24-hr
postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and has a surgical
