PCT Certification Exam Questions with verified solutions

A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to change a dressing on a surgical wound. The wound should not have
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contact with air or oxygen. Which of the following types of dressing should the technician expect the nurse to use? -
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answersOcclusive
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A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has significant hearing loss. Which of the following actions should
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the technician take to communicate with the patient? - answersUse a picture board to provide instructions
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A patient care technician is taking a patient's oximetry reading. The technician cannot get the reading to appear on the
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monitor. Which of the following could be the cause? - answersThe patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm Hg with
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cold finger and hands
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A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose daughter is visiting. The daughter asks about the health of the
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patient's roommate. which of the following statements by the technician is an appropriate response? - answers"You
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can ask the patient about his condition"
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A patient care technician is providing instructions to a new;y hired technician about transporting and handling blood
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specimens. Which of the following instructions should the technician include? - answersEnsure the blood specimen
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transport bag has a liquid-tight closure
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A patient care technician is monitoring a patient who has severe hypertension. Which of the following findings related
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the patient's condition should the technician report to the nurse immediately? - answersThe patient's lower limbs sho
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pitting edema
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A patient care technician is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes unresponsive. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take first? - answersTap the patient's shoulders and ask "are you ok?"
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A patient care technician should identify that which of the following structures of the heart is immediately affected if a
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sinoatrial (SA) node fails? - answersAtrioventricular (AV) node
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A PCT is caring for a patient who has a stage II pressure ulcer. Which of the following findings should the technician
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expect? - answersBlister-like appearance
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A PCT us assisting with the physical examination of an older adult patient. Which of the following statements by the
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patient indicated a risk of elder abuse? - answers"I live alone and I don't get many visitors"
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A PCT is preparing to transport a patient via a stretcher. Which of the following actions should the technician take whe
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transferring the patient from a bed to the stretcher? - answersRaise the patient's bed to the same height as the stretch
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A PCT should identify that which of the following is the most commonly used paper speeds for an EKG machine? -
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answers25 mm/sec
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A PCT is caring for a patient who has an ostomy. Which of the following actions should the technician take when
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providing ostomy care? - answersUse toilet paper to wipe around the stoma
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A PCT is caring for a patient who requires oral suctioning. Which of the following actions should the technician take? -
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answersLimit suctioning to nor more than 15 sec at a time
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,A PCT enters the room of a patient who is receiving oxygen and finds the nasal cannula on the floor. Which of the
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following actions should the technician take? - answersObtain a new cannula, connect it, and place it on the patient
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A PCT is preparing to determine the pulse rate of a patient who has atrial fibrillation. Which of the following methods
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should the technician use? - answersManually, using the apical area
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Which of the following assistive devices should a patient care technician use to improve vertebral alignment in a patie
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who is immobile? - answersbed board
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A PCT is assisting during mealtime with a patient who is at risk of dysphagia. The technician should identify that which
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the following foods should be calculated as intake for the intake and output record? - answerschocolate pudding
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A PCT is reinforcing teaching about using an incentive spirometer with a patient. Which of the following instructions
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should the technician include? - answers"The goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer"
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A PCT is preparing to assist a patient to ambulate using a gait belt. Which of the following statements should the
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technician make? - answers"You can support yourself by holding onto my arms"
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A PCT has conflict with another technician. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? -
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answersDiscuss these concerns with the other technician in private
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A nurse instructs a PCT to perform a procedure. The technician then considers whether the procedure is within their
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scope of practice. Which of the following five rights of delegation is the technician following? - answersThe right task
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A PCT should identify that patients benefit from the use of electronic health record systems in which of the following
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ways? - answersPatient receives improved coordination of care
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A PCT should identify that which of the following represents the first link in chain of infection? - answersInfectious age
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A PCT is assisting in the care of a patient who has a wound left to heal by way of granulation. How often should this
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wound be redressed? - answersEvery 24 hrs
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A PCT is manually transferring a patient who has a right-sided weakness from the bed to the wheelchair. Which of the
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following methods should the technician use to promote proper body mechanics? - answersGrasp the back of the
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transfer belt and have the patient stand using the stronger side while lifting with his legs an keeping back straight
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A PCT is changing a patient's bedding and receives a needle stick. Which of the following actions should the technicia
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take first? - answersWash infected area with antimicrobial soap
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A PCT is caring for a patient who is in the acceptance stage of the grieving process. Which of the following actions
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should the technician take? - answersStay with the patient and allow them to talk or remain silent
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A PCT must invert anticoagulant tubes to prevent which of the following? - answersclotting
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A PCT is caring for a patient who is 8 hr postoperative following a repair of a fractured femur. Which of the following vit
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sign values should the technician report to the nurse? - answersBlood Pressure 180/101 mm Hg
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A PCT is caring for a patient who is at risk for pressure ulcers. Which of the following actions should the technician take
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- answersReposition every 2 hrs
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