NEWEST PCT PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN TEST
WITH 2 LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS EXAM
2025/2026 AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE EACH
VERSION CONTAINS COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+
PCT EXAM
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a
hand-wrist immobility splint for a patient who has left-
sided paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should
identify that the splint will secure the patients hand and
write in which of the following positions?
A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) fingers in an extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger
Answer- A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar
about hospice car. Which of the following statements by
the technician indicates an understanding of hospice care?
,A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or
Medicaid"
B.) "many hospice agencies do not require patients to
have a primary caregiver"
C.) "an immediate family member must accept
responsibility for the patient’s care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by
the health care provider"
Answer- A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by
Medicare or Medicaid"
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood
smear on a slide. Which of the following actions should
the technician take?
A.) press down on the spreader slide to fix the cells on the
lower slide
B.) Apply the spreader slide to the lower slide at a 60-
degree angle
C.) verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of
the slide
D.) apply blood to the clear portion of the slide
,Answer- C.) verify that the smear covers about three-
quarters of the slide
A patient care technician is caring for four patients.
Which of the following should the technician report to the
nurse?
A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 190 mg/ld.
B.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 90 mg/ld.
C.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 100 mg/ld.
D.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 130 mg/ld.
Answer- A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of
190 mg/ld.
A patient care technician is providing palliative care to a
patient. The patient’s family expresses feelings of anger
and hopelessness. Which of the following actions should
the technician take?
A.) explain that anger is the first coping mechanism
everyone experiences during grief.
, B.) refer the family to the charge nurse
C.) recommend that the patient talk to social services
D.) Listen when the family is ready to talk
Answer- D.) Listen when the family is ready to talk
A patient care technician is performing CPR for an adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A.) check for a pulse at the patient’s radial artery site
B.) give the patient rescue breaths that have a 3-second
duration
C.) depress 5 cm (2 in) into the patient’s chest while
performing compressions
D.) perform 80 to 90 compressions per min
Answer- C.) depress 5 cm (2 in) into the patient’s chest
while performing compressions
A patient care technician observes a nurse administering
an influenza vaccine to a patient. The technician should
WITH 2 LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS EXAM
2025/2026 AND A NEW UPDATED STUDY GUIDE EACH
VERSION CONTAINS COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+
PCT EXAM
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a
hand-wrist immobility splint for a patient who has left-
sided paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should
identify that the splint will secure the patients hand and
write in which of the following positions?
A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) fingers in an extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger
Answer- A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar
about hospice car. Which of the following statements by
the technician indicates an understanding of hospice care?
,A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or
Medicaid"
B.) "many hospice agencies do not require patients to
have a primary caregiver"
C.) "an immediate family member must accept
responsibility for the patient’s care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by
the health care provider"
Answer- A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by
Medicare or Medicaid"
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood
smear on a slide. Which of the following actions should
the technician take?
A.) press down on the spreader slide to fix the cells on the
lower slide
B.) Apply the spreader slide to the lower slide at a 60-
degree angle
C.) verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of
the slide
D.) apply blood to the clear portion of the slide
,Answer- C.) verify that the smear covers about three-
quarters of the slide
A patient care technician is caring for four patients.
Which of the following should the technician report to the
nurse?
A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 190 mg/ld.
B.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 90 mg/ld.
C.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 100 mg/ld.
D.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of 130 mg/ld.
Answer- A.) a patient who has a blood glucose level of
190 mg/ld.
A patient care technician is providing palliative care to a
patient. The patient’s family expresses feelings of anger
and hopelessness. Which of the following actions should
the technician take?
A.) explain that anger is the first coping mechanism
everyone experiences during grief.
, B.) refer the family to the charge nurse
C.) recommend that the patient talk to social services
D.) Listen when the family is ready to talk
Answer- D.) Listen when the family is ready to talk
A patient care technician is performing CPR for an adult
patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
A.) check for a pulse at the patient’s radial artery site
B.) give the patient rescue breaths that have a 3-second
duration
C.) depress 5 cm (2 in) into the patient’s chest while
performing compressions
D.) perform 80 to 90 compressions per min
Answer- C.) depress 5 cm (2 in) into the patient’s chest
while performing compressions
A patient care technician observes a nurse administering
an influenza vaccine to a patient. The technician should
