PCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

PCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONSA cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cpreparing cto cperform cdocumentation cin ca cpatients celectronic chealth crecord. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof cappropriate cdocumentation cby cthe ctechnician? c A.) cthe ctechnician con cthe cprevious cshift creports cgiving cthe cpatient ca cbath cat c1600. B.) cThe cpatient chas ca clarge, cdark cbowel cmovement cat c1100. C.) cThe cPatient cwill creceive can cenema cat c1700. D.) cThe cpatient cis cupset cbecause cthe cnurse cfrom cthe cprevious cshift cforgot cto cprovide cbreakfast. c- ccorrect canswersB.) cThe cpatient chas ca clarge, cdark cbrown cbowel cmovement cat c1100. Which cof cthe cfollowing cEKG cfindings cdifferentiates caccelerated cidioventricular crhythm cfrom cjunctional crhythm? A.) cAccelerated cidioventricular crhythm chas cP cwave. B.) cThe cventricular crate cin caccelerated cidioventricular crhythm cis cslower cthan cjunctional crhythm. C.) cjunctional crhythm chas cP cwaves D.) caccelerated cidioventricular crhythm chas cwide cQRS ccomplexes. c- ccorrect canswers D.) cAccelerated cidioventricular crhythm chas cwide cQRS ccomplexes. A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwhose chas ca cstage c3 cpressure culcer. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cmanifestations cshould cthe ctechnician cexpect? A.) cThe carea cforms ca cblister, cand cthe cepidermis cpeels caway cor ccracks copen B.) cThe csubcutaneous cfat cis cvisible, cand cthere cis cdrainage cfrom cthe cwound. C.) cThe carea cappears cas creddened cskin cthat cdoes cnot creturn cto cits cinitial ccolor cafter cpressure cis cremoved. D.) cThe cdamaged ctissue cextends call cthe cway cthrough cthe ctissues cto cthe cmuscle. cccorrect canswersB.) cThe csubcutaneous cfat cis cvisible, cand cthere cis cdrainage cfrom cthe cwound. Which cof cthe cfollowing ctubes cshould cbe ccollected cfirst cfor cdermal csamples? A.) clavender ctop B.) cgreen ctop C.) cred ctop D.) clight cblue ctop c- ccorrect canswersA.) clavender ctop A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis ctransferring ca cpatient cfrom ca cbed cto ca cwheelchair cusing ca cmechanical clift cwith ca csling. cAs cthe cpatient cis cbeing ctransferred cthe ctechnician cshould cplace chim cin cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cposition? c A.) cSims B.) cFowlers C.) cLithotomy c Page 2 of 15 D.) cTrendelenburg c- ccorrect canswersB.) cFowler's A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cperforming ca croutine cvenipuncture cfor ca cpatient cwho cbecomes cpallid cand cdiaphoretic. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cconditions cis cthis cpatient cmost clikely cto cexperience? A.) cSyncope B.) cSeizure c C.) cNausea D.) cShock c- ccorrect canswersA.) cSyncope A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cassisting ca cnurse cto capply ca chand-wrist cimmobility csplint cfor ca cpatient cwho chas cleft-sided cparalysis cdue cto ca cstroke. cThe ctechnician cshould cidentify cthat cthe csplint cwill csecure cthe cpatients chand cand cwrite cin cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cpositions? c A.) cwrist cin cslight cdorsiflexion B.) cfingers cin ca cextended cposition C.) cfingers crotated cslightly cin can cexternal cposition c D.) cthumb ckept cin cclose cproximity cto cthe cindex cfinger c- ccorrect canswersA.) cwrist cin cslight cdorsiflexion A cpatient ccare ctechnician crecently cattended ca cseminar cabout chospice ccar. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cby cthe ctechnician cindicates can cunderstanding cof chospice ccare? A.) c"the ccost cof chospice ccare cis creimbursed cby cMedicare cor cMedicaid" B.) c"many chospice cagencies cdo cnot crequire cpatients cto chave ca cprimary ccaregiver" C.) c"an cimmediate cfamily cmember cmust caccept cresponsibility cfor cthe cpatients ccare" c D.) c"hospice ccare ccovers ccurative ctherapies cprescribed cby cthe chealth ccare cprovider" c- ccorrect canswersA.) c"the ccost cof chospice ccare cis creimbursed cby cMedicare cor cMedicaid" A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cpreparing ca cperipheral cblood csmear con ca cslide. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cthe ctechnician ctake? c A.) cpress cdown con cthe cspreader cslide cto cfix cthe ccells con cthe clower cslide B.) cApply cthe cspreader cslide cto cthe clower cslide cat ca c60 cdegree cangle C.) cverify cthat cthe csmear ccovers cabout cthree-quarters cof cthe cslide D.) capply cblood cto cthe cclear cportion cof cthe cslide c- ccorrect canswersC.) cverify cthat cthe csmear ccovers cabout cthree-quarters cof cthe cslide A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis ccaring cfor cfour cpatients. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cshould cthe ctechnician creport cto cthe cnurse? A.) ca cpatient cwho chas ca cblood cglucose clevel cof c190 cmg/dL B.) ca cpatient cwho chas ca cblood cglucose clevel cof c90 cmg/dL C.) ca cpatient cwho chas ca cblood cglucose clevel cof c100 cmg/dL D.) ca cpatient cwho chas ca cblood cglucose clevel cof c130 cmg/dL c- ccorrect canswers A.) ca cpatient cwho chas ca cblood cglucose clevel cof c190 cmg/dL Page 3 of 15 A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cproviding cpalliative ccare cto ca cpatient. cThe cpatients cfamily cexpresses cfeelings cof canger cand chopelessness. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cthe ctechnician ctake? A.) cexplain cthat canger cis cthe cfirst ccoping cmechanism ceveryone cexperience cduring cgrief. B.) crefer cthe cfamily cto cthe ccharge cnurse C.) crecommend cthat cthe cpatient ctalk cto csocial cservices c D.) cListen cwhen cthe cfamily cis cready cto ctalk c- ccorrect canswersD.) cListen cwhen cthe cfamily cis cready cto ctalk A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis cperforming cCPR cfor cn cadult cpatient. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cactions cshould cthe ctechnician ctake? A.) ccheck cfor ca cpulse cat cthe cpatients cradial cartery csite B.) cgive cthe cpatient crescue cbreaths cthat chave ca c3-second cduration C.) cdepress c5 ccm c(2 cin) cinto cthe cpatients cchest cwhile cperforming ccompressions D.) cperform c80 cto c90 ccompressions cper cmin c- ccorrect canswersC.) cdepress c5 ccm c(2 cin) cinto cthe cpatients cchest cwhile cperforming ccompressions A cpatient ccare ctechnician cobserves ca cnurse cadministering can cinfluenza cvaccine cto ca cpatient. cThe ctechnician cshould cidentify cthat creceiving can cinfluenza cvaccine cbreaks cwhich cof cthe cfollowing clinks cin cthe cchain cof cinfection? A.) csusceptible chost B.) cportal cof centry C.) cinfectious cagent D.) cmethod cof ctransmission c- ccorrect canswersA.) csusceptible chost Which cof cthe cfollowing cactions cis cappropriate cwhen clabeling cspecimens? A.) clabeling cspecimens cat cthe ctime cof ccollection cin cfront cof cthe cpatient B.) cspecifying cthe cpatients croom cnumber, clast cname, cand cdate cof cbirth con cthe clabel c C.) ckeeping cthe cspecimens cin cthe ctray cand clabeling cthem cin cthe claboratory c D.) cwriting cthe ctechnicians cinitials cand cthe ctime con cthe clabel cprior cto ccollection cccorrect canswersA.) clabeling cspecimens cat cthe ctime cof ccollection cin cfront cof cthe cpatient A cpatient ccare ctechnician cis ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwho chas can cileostomy. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ctypes cof cstool cshould cthe ctechnician cexpect cto cobserve cin cthe costomy cpouch? A.) cliquid c B.) cblack C.) cfoul-smelling D.) csoft c- ccorrect canswersA.) cliquid