CPCT/A EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
2025 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead
EKG for a patient who has a heart rate of 225/min. Which
of the following paper-speed settings should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe ? Correct Answer 50
mm/sec
A patient care technician missed the 0900 specimen
collection for a patients glucose tolerance test (GTT).
Which of the following actions should the technician take
next ? Correct Answer Perform the collections and record
the time that they were collected
A patient care technician is providing teaching to a patient
about a sputum test. Which of the following statements
should the technician make ? Correct Answer "We will
collect the specimen in the morning"
A patient care technician is collecting a blood specimen
from a patient who states. "I am feeling lightheaded."
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Correct Answer Protect the patient from falling
A patient care technician is performing a capillary blood
specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant. Which of
,the following devices should the technician use ? Correct
Answer Disposable lancet
Which of the following actions should a patient care
technician take to prevent hemolysis ? Correct Answer
Use a small-volume tube with a small-diameter butterfly
needle
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who is NPO. The patient states,
"I feel nauseous." Which of the following actions should
the technician take ? Correct Answer Encourage the
patient to take deep, slow breaths
A patient care technician has collected a venipuncture
specimen. Which of the following patient information
should the technician include on the specimen label ?
Correct Answer identification number
A patient care technician should identify that which of the
following indicates proper use of an evacuated tube
system (ETS) for blood collections ? Correct Answer Used
once per patient
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a drug
test for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician plan to take ? Correct Answer Include the
location where the test was performed on the chain of
custody form
,A patient care technician is performing a blood collection
with winged infusion set through a dorsal hand vein. At
which of the following angles should the technician insert
the needle ? Correct Answer 10 degrees
A patient care technician collects a specimen in an EDTA
tube, but the specimen clots. The technician should
identify that this could have been caused by which of the
following ? Correct Answer The collection tube was past
its expiration date
A patient care technician is collecting specimens for a
chemistry, coagulation, and blood culture study using a
butterfly needle. The technician should identify that which
of the following are in the proper order of draw ? Correct
Answer Blood culture bottles, light blue, red, gray
A patient care technician is collecting specimens for
multiple via capillary puncture. Which of the following
tubes should the technician collect first ? Correct Answer
Lavender
A patient care technician is placing a label on an
evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the
technician take ? Correct Answer Apply the label
immediately following the venipuncture
Which of the following actions should a patient care
technician take when processing a 24-hr urine specimen ?
Correct Answer Note the time and date that the specimen
collection began
, A patient care technician has just collected a specimen to
determine a patient's blood ammonia level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take ? Correct
Answer Submerge the specimen in an ice slurry
A patient care technician is speaking with a client who is
performing a 24-hr urine collection. The patient states, "I
accidentally urinated into the toilet once today and did not
collect the urine." Which of the following responses should
the technician make ? Correct Answer "You should
discard all of the previous specimens and begin the
collection again."
A patient care technician should identify that a delay in
transferring a specimen from a syringe to a vacuum tube
might cause which of the following to occur ? Correct
Answer Hemolysis
A patient care technician is transporting a blood specimen
to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons
should the technician keep the specimen container in a
vertical position with the stopper up during transport ?
Correct Answer To prevent hemolysis
A patient care technician is performing a quality control
check on a glucometer. Which of the following actions
should the technician take ? Correct Answer Check the
calibration of the glucometer
2025 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead
EKG for a patient who has a heart rate of 225/min. Which
of the following paper-speed settings should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe ? Correct Answer 50
mm/sec
A patient care technician missed the 0900 specimen
collection for a patients glucose tolerance test (GTT).
Which of the following actions should the technician take
next ? Correct Answer Perform the collections and record
the time that they were collected
A patient care technician is providing teaching to a patient
about a sputum test. Which of the following statements
should the technician make ? Correct Answer "We will
collect the specimen in the morning"
A patient care technician is collecting a blood specimen
from a patient who states. "I am feeling lightheaded."
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Correct Answer Protect the patient from falling
A patient care technician is performing a capillary blood
specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant. Which of
,the following devices should the technician use ? Correct
Answer Disposable lancet
Which of the following actions should a patient care
technician take to prevent hemolysis ? Correct Answer
Use a small-volume tube with a small-diameter butterfly
needle
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a
venipuncture for a patient who is NPO. The patient states,
"I feel nauseous." Which of the following actions should
the technician take ? Correct Answer Encourage the
patient to take deep, slow breaths
A patient care technician has collected a venipuncture
specimen. Which of the following patient information
should the technician include on the specimen label ?
Correct Answer identification number
A patient care technician should identify that which of the
following indicates proper use of an evacuated tube
system (ETS) for blood collections ? Correct Answer Used
once per patient
A patient care technician is preparing to perform a drug
test for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician plan to take ? Correct Answer Include the
location where the test was performed on the chain of
custody form
,A patient care technician is performing a blood collection
with winged infusion set through a dorsal hand vein. At
which of the following angles should the technician insert
the needle ? Correct Answer 10 degrees
A patient care technician collects a specimen in an EDTA
tube, but the specimen clots. The technician should
identify that this could have been caused by which of the
following ? Correct Answer The collection tube was past
its expiration date
A patient care technician is collecting specimens for a
chemistry, coagulation, and blood culture study using a
butterfly needle. The technician should identify that which
of the following are in the proper order of draw ? Correct
Answer Blood culture bottles, light blue, red, gray
A patient care technician is collecting specimens for
multiple via capillary puncture. Which of the following
tubes should the technician collect first ? Correct Answer
Lavender
A patient care technician is placing a label on an
evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the
technician take ? Correct Answer Apply the label
immediately following the venipuncture
Which of the following actions should a patient care
technician take when processing a 24-hr urine specimen ?
Correct Answer Note the time and date that the specimen
collection began
, A patient care technician has just collected a specimen to
determine a patient's blood ammonia level. Which of the
following actions should the technician take ? Correct
Answer Submerge the specimen in an ice slurry
A patient care technician is speaking with a client who is
performing a 24-hr urine collection. The patient states, "I
accidentally urinated into the toilet once today and did not
collect the urine." Which of the following responses should
the technician make ? Correct Answer "You should
discard all of the previous specimens and begin the
collection again."
A patient care technician should identify that a delay in
transferring a specimen from a syringe to a vacuum tube
might cause which of the following to occur ? Correct
Answer Hemolysis
A patient care technician is transporting a blood specimen
to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons
should the technician keep the specimen container in a
vertical position with the stopper up during transport ?
Correct Answer To prevent hemolysis
A patient care technician is performing a quality control
check on a glucometer. Which of the following actions
should the technician take ? Correct Answer Check the
calibration of the glucometer
