PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
A patient care technician is preparing to perform
documentation in a patients electronic health record. Which
of the following is an example of appropriate documentation
by the technician?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the
patient a bath at 1600.
B.) The patient has a large, dark bowel movement at 1100.
C.) The Patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) The patient is upset because the nurse from the previous
shift forgot to provide breakfast. - Correct Answers ✅B.)
The patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement at
1100.
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated
idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm?
A.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave.
B.) The ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm
is slower than junctional rhythm.
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS
complexes. - Correct Answers ✅D.) Accelerated
idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose has a
stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the following manifestations
should the technician expect?
,PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
A.) The area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or
cracks open
B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from
the wound.
C.) The area appears as reddened skin that does not return to
its initial color after pressure is removed.
D.) The damaged tissue extends all the way through the
tissues to the muscle. - Correct Answers ✅B.) The
subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the
wound.
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for
dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - Correct Answers ✅A.) lavender top
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed
to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift with a sling. As the
patient is being transferred the technician should place him
in which of the following position?
A.) Sims
B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
,PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
D.) Trendelenburg - Correct Answers ✅B.) Fowler's
A patient care technician is performing a routine
venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid and
diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient
most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - Correct Answers ✅A.) Syncope
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-
wrist immobility splint for a patient who has left-sided
paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that
the splint will secure the patients hand and write in which of
the following positions?
A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) fingers in a extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger -
Correct Answers ✅A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about
hospice car. Which of the following statements by the
technician indicates an understanding of hospice care?
, PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or
Medicaid"
B.) "many hospice agencies do not require patients to have a
primary caregiver"
C.) "an immediate family member must accept responsibility
for the patients care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by the
health care provider" - Correct Answers ✅A.) "the cost of
hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid"
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood
smear on a slide. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A.) press down on the spreader slide to fix the cells on the
lower slide
B.) Apply the spreader slide to the lower slide at a 60 degree
angle
C.) verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of the
slide
D.) apply blood to the clear portion of the slide - Correct
Answers ✅C.) verify that the smear covers about three-
quarters of the slide
A patient care technician is caring for four patients. Which of
the following should the technician report to the nurse?
A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 190 mg/dL
Answers) 2026
A patient care technician is preparing to perform
documentation in a patients electronic health record. Which
of the following is an example of appropriate documentation
by the technician?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the
patient a bath at 1600.
B.) The patient has a large, dark bowel movement at 1100.
C.) The Patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) The patient is upset because the nurse from the previous
shift forgot to provide breakfast. - Correct Answers ✅B.)
The patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement at
1100.
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated
idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm?
A.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave.
B.) The ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm
is slower than junctional rhythm.
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS
complexes. - Correct Answers ✅D.) Accelerated
idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose has a
stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the following manifestations
should the technician expect?
,PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
A.) The area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or
cracks open
B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from
the wound.
C.) The area appears as reddened skin that does not return to
its initial color after pressure is removed.
D.) The damaged tissue extends all the way through the
tissues to the muscle. - Correct Answers ✅B.) The
subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the
wound.
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for
dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - Correct Answers ✅A.) lavender top
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed
to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift with a sling. As the
patient is being transferred the technician should place him
in which of the following position?
A.) Sims
B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
,PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
D.) Trendelenburg - Correct Answers ✅B.) Fowler's
A patient care technician is performing a routine
venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid and
diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient
most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - Correct Answers ✅A.) Syncope
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-
wrist immobility splint for a patient who has left-sided
paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that
the splint will secure the patients hand and write in which of
the following positions?
A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) fingers in a extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger -
Correct Answers ✅A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about
hospice car. Which of the following statements by the
technician indicates an understanding of hospice care?
, PCT practice exam Q & As (Verified
Answers) 2026
A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or
Medicaid"
B.) "many hospice agencies do not require patients to have a
primary caregiver"
C.) "an immediate family member must accept responsibility
for the patients care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by the
health care provider" - Correct Answers ✅A.) "the cost of
hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid"
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood
smear on a slide. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A.) press down on the spreader slide to fix the cells on the
lower slide
B.) Apply the spreader slide to the lower slide at a 60 degree
angle
C.) verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of the
slide
D.) apply blood to the clear portion of the slide - Correct
Answers ✅C.) verify that the smear covers about three-
quarters of the slide
A patient care technician is caring for four patients. Which of
the following should the technician report to the nurse?
A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 190 mg/dL
