NHA CPCT Study Guide 2026: Patient Care Technician Exam Prep with Practice Tests

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2. Apatient care technician is making an open bed for a patient. Which of the foll
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owing actions should the technician take?
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Answer Fanfold the top linens at the foot of the bed (exp. this allows for easy access to t
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he bed without the technician or patient needing to pull back the linens
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3. A patient care technician is observing a patient who is ambulating using a w
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alker. Which of the following actions by the patient demonstrates correct techni
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que?
Answer The patient advances the walker 24.4-
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45.7 cm (1 0 to 1 8 in) in front of their legs (exp. patients should step into the perimeter
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of the walker and advance it 10-18 inches
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4. A patient care technician should identify that which of the following is the
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minimum preferred volume of urine for a routine urinalysis?
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Answer 30 mL (exp. v v v




Although lab technicians prefer 50 mL for performing a routine urinalysis, 30 mL is the mi
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nimum preferred amount for a urinalysis
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5. A patient care technician is assigned to perform hourly, point-of-care glu-
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cose testing for a patient who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following acti
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ons should the technician take?
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Answer Use the facility's glucometer to perform the glucose tests on the patient
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, (exp. The facility's glucometer is tested more frequently for accuracy
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6. A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist immo-
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bility splint for a patient who has left-
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sided paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that the splint wil
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l secure the patient's hand in which of the following positions?
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Answer Wrist slight dorsiflexion (exp. Ahand wrist splint helps with proper positioning a
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nd alignment bykeeping the wrist in slight dorsiflexion and keeping the thumb slightly a
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7. A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about hospice care. W
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hich ofthe following statement's by the technician indicates an understand-
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ing of hospice care?
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Answer "The cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid." (exp. the g
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oal ofhospice care is not curative in nature. Its aim is to relieve pain and control sympto
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8. A patient care technician is teaching a patient about HIPAA regulations. Whic
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h of the following client statements indicates an understanding of teach-ing?
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Answer "My provider is required to report ifI receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis" (exp.
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HIPAA regulations require providers to report instances ofcommunicable diseases, i
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ncluding tuberculosis, to prevent an outbreak in the community
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