PCT Certification Exam
Study Guide Questions &
Answers
heatlhy - ANSWERSto be without disease
Patient Care Technician - ANSWERSnursing assistant with advanced skills
Health Promotion - ANSWERSstrategies that try to prevent illness from occuring
Who delegates tasks to a PCT? - ANSWERSphysician
ombudsman - ANSWERSsomeone who seeks to ensure that resident rights are maintained in
the long-term setting
What is the purpose of HIPAA? - ANSWERSto protect person's rights to privacy of protected
information
Encouraging mammogram screening is an example of what? - ANSWERSsecondary prevention
strategy
Are increasing poverty rates a negative or positive impact on healthcare for the underserved? -
ANSWERSnegative
A benefit of the Affordable Care Act is...? - ANSWERSmembers are no longer denied coverage if
they have a preexisting condition
,When a person can work in multiple areas and in multiple roles they are considered ________. -
ANSWERScross-trained
True or False: A PCT can share pictures/info of a patient on social media. - ANSWERSFalse
At which point can the PCT give test results to the patient's family members? - ANSWERSif the
patient has signed a release indicating which family members are allowed to receive patient
information
To say that something that is obviously harmful to someone is said to be _______. -
ANSWERSdetrimental
Documentation on a patient's record must be...? - ANSWERSneat and able to be read
To be professional, the PCT should act in what way? - ANSWERScourteous
True or False: the skills performed by the nursing assistant are the same skills performed as a
PCT? - ANSWERSFalse
To be able to take the PCT certification test, one must have...? - ANSWERSa high school diploma
How many hours of continuing education is required before one can renew the PCT
certification? - ANSWERS10
If one does not pass the second PCT certification exam, how soon can the candidate schedule
the third exam? - ANSWERS30 days
, Who is responsible for paying for the PCT certification exam? - ANSWERSthe candidate taking
the exam
True or False: If the PCT uses jargon to describe what the specimen looks like to a patient, the
patient should know what that means. - ANSWERSFalse
Jargon - ANSWERSspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group
and are difficult for others to understand
The card system that is used to consolidate patient orders and is often kept in one central
location is known as the...? - ANSWERSKardex
True or False: closed posture is generally accepted to mean that one is more accepting, warm,
and interested. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: If the PCT completes a task but forgets to document it, his or her verbal statement
saying he or she performed the task will hold up in court if there were a lawsuit. -
ANSWERSfalse
A teacher giving a lecture to a large classroom is known as what type of communication? -
ANSWERSone-way communication
A Muslim patient becomes upset and refuses to do so when she is told she must remove her
clothes and put on an examination gown. Why is this? - ANSWERSAs a Muslim, the patient must
keep as much of her body covered as possible
The PCT does not understand why a Chinese American family is not grieving for their dying
father. What behaviors are being demonstrated by the student? - ANSWERSEthnocentric
Study Guide Questions &
Answers
heatlhy - ANSWERSto be without disease
Patient Care Technician - ANSWERSnursing assistant with advanced skills
Health Promotion - ANSWERSstrategies that try to prevent illness from occuring
Who delegates tasks to a PCT? - ANSWERSphysician
ombudsman - ANSWERSsomeone who seeks to ensure that resident rights are maintained in
the long-term setting
What is the purpose of HIPAA? - ANSWERSto protect person's rights to privacy of protected
information
Encouraging mammogram screening is an example of what? - ANSWERSsecondary prevention
strategy
Are increasing poverty rates a negative or positive impact on healthcare for the underserved? -
ANSWERSnegative
A benefit of the Affordable Care Act is...? - ANSWERSmembers are no longer denied coverage if
they have a preexisting condition
,When a person can work in multiple areas and in multiple roles they are considered ________. -
ANSWERScross-trained
True or False: A PCT can share pictures/info of a patient on social media. - ANSWERSFalse
At which point can the PCT give test results to the patient's family members? - ANSWERSif the
patient has signed a release indicating which family members are allowed to receive patient
information
To say that something that is obviously harmful to someone is said to be _______. -
ANSWERSdetrimental
Documentation on a patient's record must be...? - ANSWERSneat and able to be read
To be professional, the PCT should act in what way? - ANSWERScourteous
True or False: the skills performed by the nursing assistant are the same skills performed as a
PCT? - ANSWERSFalse
To be able to take the PCT certification test, one must have...? - ANSWERSa high school diploma
How many hours of continuing education is required before one can renew the PCT
certification? - ANSWERS10
If one does not pass the second PCT certification exam, how soon can the candidate schedule
the third exam? - ANSWERS30 days
, Who is responsible for paying for the PCT certification exam? - ANSWERSthe candidate taking
the exam
True or False: If the PCT uses jargon to describe what the specimen looks like to a patient, the
patient should know what that means. - ANSWERSFalse
Jargon - ANSWERSspecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group
and are difficult for others to understand
The card system that is used to consolidate patient orders and is often kept in one central
location is known as the...? - ANSWERSKardex
True or False: closed posture is generally accepted to mean that one is more accepting, warm,
and interested. - ANSWERSFalse
True or False: If the PCT completes a task but forgets to document it, his or her verbal statement
saying he or she performed the task will hold up in court if there were a lawsuit. -
ANSWERSfalse
A teacher giving a lecture to a large classroom is known as what type of communication? -
ANSWERSone-way communication
A Muslim patient becomes upset and refuses to do so when she is told she must remove her
clothes and put on an examination gown. Why is this? - ANSWERSAs a Muslim, the patient must
keep as much of her body covered as possible
The PCT does not understand why a Chinese American family is not grieving for their dying
father. What behaviors are being demonstrated by the student? - ANSWERSEthnocentric
