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, Table of Contents
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Unit 1: Introduction to Health Care
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1. Today’s Health Care dx dx




2. The Role of the Patient Care Technician
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3. Professionalism and Work Ethics 1a dx dx




4. Communicating with the Health Care Team dx dx dx dx dx




Unit 2: The Patient
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5. Understanding the Patient as a Person dx dx dx dx dx




6. Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws
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7. Body Structure and Function / Growth and Development
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8. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
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Unit 3: Safety
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9. Asepsis and Infection Control
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10. Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics dx dx dx dx




11. Patient Safety dx




12. Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls
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13. Basic Emergency Care
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14. Medication Administration dx




Unit 4: Patient Assessment
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15. Assisting with the Physical Examination
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16. Measuring and Recording Vital Signs dx dx dx dx




17. Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram
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Unit 5: Patient Care and Comfort
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18. Assisting with Admission and Discharge1a dx dx dx




19. Bedmaking and Hygiene 1a 1a




20. Assisting with Grooming dx dx




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,21. Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids
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22. Assisting with Urinary Elimination
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23. Assisting with Bowel Elimination
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24. Assisting with Oxygen Needs 1a dx 1a




Unit 6: Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing
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25. Blood Collecting and Processing
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26. Specimen Collecting and Testing dx 1a 1a




Unit 7: Surgery and Immobility
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27. Care of the Surgical Patient
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28. Heat and Cold Applications
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29. Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers
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30. Rehabilitative and Restorative Care dx 1a dx




Unit 8: Special Care Concerns and Settings
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31. Care of Women and Children
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32. Caring for the Older Adult
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33. Caring for Patients with Mental Health Needs
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34. Caring for Patients with Chronic Conditions
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35. End-of-Life Care dx




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, Chapter 01: Today’s Healthcare dx dx dx




MULTIPLE CHOICE dx




1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT) recognize regarding the healthcare
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delivery system? dx




a. It includes all states.
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b. It affects the illness of patients.
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d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
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The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the major goal is to achieve optimal levels
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of healthcare. The healthcare system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and providers involved
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with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance companies do have involvement in the healthc
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a re system. The illness of patients is not necessarily affected by the healthcare system.
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2. What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to meet
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those needs?
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a. The white board dx dx




b. The nurse’s notes dx 1a




c. The physician’s order sheet
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d. An individualizedcare plan
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An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines care to meet the needs of the in
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d ividual patient. The white board, physician’s order sheet, and nurse’s notes do not identify the needs of th
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e patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare team to meet those needs.
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3. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
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a. By improving efficiency of care
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