CERTIFIED PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
2026 BASIC PATIENT CARE SKILLS
ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
◉ What type of healthcare facility employs more than half of all
PCTs?
Answer: Hospitals
◉ What is an important part of a PCT's job?
Answer: Helping patients with bathing, grooming, and elimination
◉ What is the term for a medical test performed at a patient's
bedside?
Answer: Point-of-care test
◉ Why is reporting observations about patients important for PCTs?
Answer: Because PCTs spend most of their time working directly
with patients
◉ What type of cardiac tests do PCTs sometimes conduct?
Answer: EKGs
, ◉ Which tasks are typically performed by PCTs but not common for
nursing assistants?
Answer: EKGs and Phlebotomy
◉ Which tasks may medical assistants perform that are not common
for PCTs?
Answer: Insurance billing, Payment collection, Records management
◉ Can PCTs work in inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, or home
care settings?
Answer: True
◉ Do most PCTs work in outpatient settings?
Answer: False
◉ Do PCTs who work in home health care help with housekeeping?
Answer: False
◉ Are assisted living facilities for people who cannot do any of their
own daily activities?
Answer: False
2026 BASIC PATIENT CARE SKILLS
ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
◉ What type of healthcare facility employs more than half of all
PCTs?
Answer: Hospitals
◉ What is an important part of a PCT's job?
Answer: Helping patients with bathing, grooming, and elimination
◉ What is the term for a medical test performed at a patient's
bedside?
Answer: Point-of-care test
◉ Why is reporting observations about patients important for PCTs?
Answer: Because PCTs spend most of their time working directly
with patients
◉ What type of cardiac tests do PCTs sometimes conduct?
Answer: EKGs
, ◉ Which tasks are typically performed by PCTs but not common for
nursing assistants?
Answer: EKGs and Phlebotomy
◉ Which tasks may medical assistants perform that are not common
for PCTs?
Answer: Insurance billing, Payment collection, Records management
◉ Can PCTs work in inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, or home
care settings?
Answer: True
◉ Do most PCTs work in outpatient settings?
Answer: False
◉ Do PCTs who work in home health care help with housekeeping?
Answer: False
◉ Are assisted living facilities for people who cannot do any of their
own daily activities?
Answer: False
