PCT Practice with correct answers

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has died. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Secure any of the patient's valuables. Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when discharging a patient? Escort the patient using a wheelchair 00:02 01:15 A patient care technician is in the cafeteria during lunch and sees a visitor that appear to be choking. Which of the following actions should the technician take care first? Ask the visitor if she is able to speak A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has ileostomy. Which of the following type of stool should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch? liquid A patient care technician should identify which of the following is the minimum preferred volume of urine for a routine urinalysis? 30 mL A patient care technician in a hospital is concerned about the unethical behavior of a coworker. To which of the following should the technician report his concern? The charge nurse A patient care technician is caring for a 4 year old patient who reports right arm pain. The technician should identify that which of the following methods should be used to measure pain intensity for this patient? Ask the child to point the drawing of the face that matches their pain level A patient care technician is preparing to ambulate who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks the technician, "Why do you have to place a belt around me?" which of the following responses should the technician make? " gait belts are an added safety feature when assisting patient to walk" A patient care technician is assisting when the admission of patient who has hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take when communicating with this patient? Write questions and instructions on a notepad for the patient A patient care technician has just obtained a 12-lead EKG from a patient. When should the technician clean and disinfect reusable EKG equipment? Immediately after each patient A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist immobility sprint for a patient who has a left-side paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that the splint will secure the patient's hand and wrist in which of the following? Wrist in slight dorsiflexion A patient care technician should identify that, according to the CDC's standard precautions, gloves are required for which of the following tasks? Handling linen that is soiled with blood