COMPUTER PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATION
TEST (CPCT) EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A | BRAND
NEW!!!
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is in the
acceptance stage of the grieving process. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - correct answer >
Stay with the patient and allow them to talk or remain silent.
A patient care technician must invert anticoagulant tubes to
prevent which of the following? - correct answer > Clotting.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 8 hr
postoperative following repair of a fractured femur. Which of
the following vital sign values should the technician report to a
nurse? - correct answer > Blood pressure 180/101 mm Hg
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is at risk for
pressure ulcers. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - correct answer > Reposition the patient at
least every 2 hours.
,A patient care technician has orders to collect blood cultures,
CBC, PTT, and an iron panel. He forgets to draw for the PTT.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer > Keep the specimens collected and draw the
PTT.
A provider requests that a patient care technician collect blood
specimens from a patient for blood cultures, hematology, and
coagulation studies. Which of the following should the
technician fill first when performing the venipuncture? - correct
answer > Blood culture bottle.
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse with the care of a
patient who has recently given birth vaginally. Which of the
following bathing techniques should the technician take? -
correct answer > Sitz bath
A patient care technician should identify that which of the
following provides residents in long-term care facilities with the
right to be free of physical or psychological abuse? - correct
answer > Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA).
, A patient care technician is to collect a 2 hr postprandial
glucose by dermal puncture. Upon entering the room, she sees
the patient pushing away the overbed table with the lunch tray
still on it. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - correct answer > Ask the patient if he has eaten within
the past 2 hr.
How frequently should a patient care technician disinfect an
EKG machine? - correct answer > After every use.
A patient care technician is preparing to place electrodes for an
EKG on a patient who has large breasts. In which of the
following locations should the technician place the electrodes
for V4 and V5? - correct answer > In the closest position
possible to normal, underneath the breast.
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to bathe a patient
who has a colostomy. Which of the following cleansing agents
should the technician use to clean the skin around the stoma? -
correct answer > Warm water.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is receiving
an enteral feeding via an NG tube. In which of the following
TEST (CPCT) EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS RATED A | BRAND
NEW!!!
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is in the
acceptance stage of the grieving process. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - correct answer >
Stay with the patient and allow them to talk or remain silent.
A patient care technician must invert anticoagulant tubes to
prevent which of the following? - correct answer > Clotting.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 8 hr
postoperative following repair of a fractured femur. Which of
the following vital sign values should the technician report to a
nurse? - correct answer > Blood pressure 180/101 mm Hg
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is at risk for
pressure ulcers. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - correct answer > Reposition the patient at
least every 2 hours.
,A patient care technician has orders to collect blood cultures,
CBC, PTT, and an iron panel. He forgets to draw for the PTT.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
correct answer > Keep the specimens collected and draw the
PTT.
A provider requests that a patient care technician collect blood
specimens from a patient for blood cultures, hematology, and
coagulation studies. Which of the following should the
technician fill first when performing the venipuncture? - correct
answer > Blood culture bottle.
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse with the care of a
patient who has recently given birth vaginally. Which of the
following bathing techniques should the technician take? -
correct answer > Sitz bath
A patient care technician should identify that which of the
following provides residents in long-term care facilities with the
right to be free of physical or psychological abuse? - correct
answer > Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA).
, A patient care technician is to collect a 2 hr postprandial
glucose by dermal puncture. Upon entering the room, she sees
the patient pushing away the overbed table with the lunch tray
still on it. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - correct answer > Ask the patient if he has eaten within
the past 2 hr.
How frequently should a patient care technician disinfect an
EKG machine? - correct answer > After every use.
A patient care technician is preparing to place electrodes for an
EKG on a patient who has large breasts. In which of the
following locations should the technician place the electrodes
for V4 and V5? - correct answer > In the closest position
possible to normal, underneath the breast.
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to bathe a patient
who has a colostomy. Which of the following cleansing agents
should the technician use to clean the skin around the stoma? -
correct answer > Warm water.
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is receiving
an enteral feeding via an NG tube. In which of the following
