NHA PCT EXAM STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

- General patient care - Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - ex: bathing, bed making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with alds Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care - Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death, or are dying. - Set up equipment to be used by the patient - ex: oxygen, alternating pressure mattresses Provide patient care for a patient with a feeding tube - ex: aspiration precautions, observe tubing for kinks or problems Perform care related to the special needs patient - ex: physically, sensory, cognitively, or mentally impaired Report any new changes in a patients' condition - ex: level of consciousness, shortness of breath Monitor and record functions related to digestion - ex: bowel movements, percentage of meal eaten Monitor, record, and accurately measure intake/ output - ex: urine, emesis, wound drainage Assist in admission, discharge, and/or transfer of the patient to another unit or facility - Follow the established restorative plan of care ordered for the patient - Perform passive range of motion (rom) for the patient - Assist with restorative rehabilitation activities - ex: bowel and bladder retraining Use adaptive devices for activities of daily living - ex: feeding and dressing devices Keep patient area clean - Remove peripheral ivs - Perform dressing changes - a) sterile B)aseptic Transfer the patient using a mechanical lift - Manually lift and transfer the patient - Apply immobility splints to patients - Provide one-on-one care for patients who are at risk for suicide - Provide skin care - ex: repositioning, creams, moisture barrier Identify and report any changes in skin integrity - Utilize devices to prevent skin breakdown - ex: air mattress, draw sheets Apply sequential compression boots - Apply anti-embolitic stockings - ex: ted hose Assist the patient with coughing, deep-breathing exercises - Perform first aid, cpr, and rapid response procedures -