NHA PCT Patient Care! Test Questions With All Correct Answers

NHA PCT Patient Care! Test Questions With All Correct Answers of the PCT: - ANSWERS making beds, assisting patients with ADL's, measure vital signs, transfer patients, help with assistive devices, and report changes in their condition to the nurse What is the goal of the PCT? - ANSWERS to foster independence while keeping the patient safe ADL Duties - ANSWERS activities of daily living What to document as a PCT? - ANSWERS identification of the patient, introduction of self, explanation of the procedure, and the patient's verbal understanding What is imperative for a PCT? - ANSWERS adherence to proper technique, hand hygiene, and facility protocol bathing - ANSWERS essential for maintaining personal hygiene Who delegates the type of bath appropriate for the patient? - ANSWERS the nurse What is the first step in the bathing process? - ANSWERS gathering all the supplies What supplies may be needed for a bath? - ANSWERS a bath towel, washcloth, skin cleanser, gown, body lotion, powder, and deodorant Bath water temp: - ANSWERS should be 98.6-115 F Routine baths should be - ANSWERS 105-110 F Should you ALWAYS ask the patient to feel the water temperature before beginning the bathing process? - ANSWERS Yes, the patient should feel if the water temp is appropriate How can you take steps to ensure a patient's privacy? - ANSWERS close the door or pull curtain, and keep patients body covered with a bath blanket How is the side rail positioned during a bed bath? - ANSWERS the bed rail should be up on the opposite side of where you are working to ensure the patient does not roll off the bed