PCA practice Exam Questions and Answers
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A pca is making an open bed fanfold the top
for a patient. Which of the
following should the tech
take?
1. fanfold the top linens at the
top of the bed
2. keep the top sheet
untucked from the mattress
3. fold the top sheet across
the length of the mattress
4. pull the top linens up to
cover the full mattress
A pca is preparing to preform the patient has a large dark brown bowel
documentation in a patients movment
elc. Which of the following is
an example of appropriate
documentation by the tech?
1. the tech on the previous
shift reports....
2. the patient has a large dark
brown bowel movement
3. the patient will receive and
enema
4. the patient is upset because
the nurse from the previous
shift....
,A pca is caring for four clients. a 86 who is 4 hr post-op
The tech should ID the which
of the fowling patients is at
greatest risk for a fall?
1. a 60 year old who has
moderate burns on the upper
body
2. a 55 year old patient who
has diabetes mellitus
3. a 86 year old who is 4 hr
post-op
4. a 34 year old who is 6hr
post-op
A pca is transferring a patient secure the gait belt around the waist
from a bed to a wheelchair
using a gait belt. Which of the
following actions should the
tech take?
1. apply the gait belt while the
patient is lying in bed
2. grasp the gait belt on the
patients front
3. stand to the side of the
patients during transfer
4. secure the gait belt around
the waist
,A patient care tech is caring swelling in the legs and feet
for a patient who has
congestive heart failure.
Which of the following should
be reported to the nurse
immediately?
1. changes in appetite
2. swelling in the legs and feet
3. a weight loss of 1lb
4. increased urine output
A pca is observing a patent 10 to 18 inches in front
who is walking using a walker.
which of the following actions
by the patient show correct
technique?
1. the patient advances the
walker 10 to 18 in in front of
their feet
2. the walker height is adjusted
4in below the height of the
hips
3. the feet should move up but
not inside the perimeter of the
walker
4. the patient slides, but does
not lift the walker
, A pca is changing linens for a double bag the linens and place in trash
patient who has Clostridium can
difficile and whose bed is
soiled with stool.which of the
following actions should the
tech take?
1. double bag the linens and
place in a trash can
2. send the linens for
sterilization
3. place the linens in a
biohazard linen bag
4. roll the linens and place
them in a linen bag
A pca should ID that which of 30 ml
the following is the min
volume of urine for a routine
urinalysis?
1. 30 ml
2. 10 ml
3. 60 ml
4. 90 ml
A pca is caring for a patient rescue
when a fire alert is activated.
the tech should ID that the R
in RACE stands for?
1. run
2. react
3. report
4. rescue
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A pca is making an open bed fanfold the top
for a patient. Which of the
following should the tech
take?
1. fanfold the top linens at the
top of the bed
2. keep the top sheet
untucked from the mattress
3. fold the top sheet across
the length of the mattress
4. pull the top linens up to
cover the full mattress
A pca is preparing to preform the patient has a large dark brown bowel
documentation in a patients movment
elc. Which of the following is
an example of appropriate
documentation by the tech?
1. the tech on the previous
shift reports....
2. the patient has a large dark
brown bowel movement
3. the patient will receive and
enema
4. the patient is upset because
the nurse from the previous
shift....
,A pca is caring for four clients. a 86 who is 4 hr post-op
The tech should ID the which
of the fowling patients is at
greatest risk for a fall?
1. a 60 year old who has
moderate burns on the upper
body
2. a 55 year old patient who
has diabetes mellitus
3. a 86 year old who is 4 hr
post-op
4. a 34 year old who is 6hr
post-op
A pca is transferring a patient secure the gait belt around the waist
from a bed to a wheelchair
using a gait belt. Which of the
following actions should the
tech take?
1. apply the gait belt while the
patient is lying in bed
2. grasp the gait belt on the
patients front
3. stand to the side of the
patients during transfer
4. secure the gait belt around
the waist
,A patient care tech is caring swelling in the legs and feet
for a patient who has
congestive heart failure.
Which of the following should
be reported to the nurse
immediately?
1. changes in appetite
2. swelling in the legs and feet
3. a weight loss of 1lb
4. increased urine output
A pca is observing a patent 10 to 18 inches in front
who is walking using a walker.
which of the following actions
by the patient show correct
technique?
1. the patient advances the
walker 10 to 18 in in front of
their feet
2. the walker height is adjusted
4in below the height of the
hips
3. the feet should move up but
not inside the perimeter of the
walker
4. the patient slides, but does
not lift the walker
, A pca is changing linens for a double bag the linens and place in trash
patient who has Clostridium can
difficile and whose bed is
soiled with stool.which of the
following actions should the
tech take?
1. double bag the linens and
place in a trash can
2. send the linens for
sterilization
3. place the linens in a
biohazard linen bag
4. roll the linens and place
them in a linen bag
A pca should ID that which of 30 ml
the following is the min
volume of urine for a routine
urinalysis?
1. 30 ml
2. 10 ml
3. 60 ml
4. 90 ml
A pca is caring for a patient rescue
when a fire alert is activated.
the tech should ID that the R
in RACE stands for?
1. run
2. react
3. report
4. rescue
