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“PCA EXAM 2026 ”LATEST EXAM 2026 – 2027
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL
REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
PCA Practice Exam Questions
A patient care Tech is reinforcing teaching about using an incentive spiral
spirometer with a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include?
1. You should be in the prone position when using the incentive spirometer
2. The goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer
3. Blow into the incentive spirometer to make the body move
4. You should use the incentive spirometer every 12 hours
The goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer
A patient care tech is taking a patient's pulse oximeter reading. The tech
cannot get the reading to appear on the monitor. Which of the following could
be the cause?
1. The patient is running a fever of 101.4°F
2. The patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm HG with cold hands and
fingers
3. The patient was elevated in semi Fowler's position with a cold pack on her
forehead
4. The patient's skin appears flushed
The patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm HG with cold hands and fingers
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Patient care tech is caring for a patient who is receiving an internal feeding via
an NG tube in which of the following positions to the tech place the patient?
1. Supine
2. Semi Fowler
3. Trendelenburg
4. Orthopneic
Semi Fowler's
A patient care tech is preparing to determine the pulse rate the patient who
has arterial fibrillation. Which of the following methods should the technician
use?
1. Manually using the apical area
2. Manually using the radial area
3. Electronically using a pulse oximeter
4. Electronically using an EKG machine
Manually using the apical area
A patient care Tech is caring for a patient who is at risk for falls. Which of the
following times should the technician check in document on this patient?
1. Every one hour
2 every two hour
3. Every three Hour
4. Every four hour
Every one hr
Patient care tech is using a new disinfectant to clean the soiled mattress the
technician notes a skull and crossbones symbol on the label of the
disinfectant. Which of the following hazards does the symbol indicate?
1. Explosive
2. Flammable
3. Skin irritant
4. Acute toxicity
Acute toxicity,
A nurse instructed patient care assistant to perform a procedure. The
technician then considers whether the procedure is within their scope of
practice. Which of the following five rights of delegation is a technician
following?
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1. The right task
2. The right circumstance
3. The right direction
4. The right supervision
The right task
Patient care assistant is assisting a patient who recently had a stroke and has
left-sided weakness. Which of the following instructions so the technician
provide when assisting the patient to learn how to use a cane?
1. Hold the cane on the stronger side of your body
2. Move your stronger leg forward before moving the weaker leg
3. Move the cane at the same time as your weaker leg
4. Position the handle of the cane to be at the level of your waist
Hold the cane on the stronger side of your body
A patient care Tech is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The
technician should identify that which of the following errors could cause
specimen Hemolysis?
1. Excessively massaging the antecubital space when locating a vein
2. Failing to release the tourniquet within one minute
3. Redirecting the needle several times to locate a vein
4. Transporting the tubes horizontally
Transporting the tubes horizontally
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following provides
residence in long-term care facilities with the right to be free of physical or
psychological abuse?
1. Patients bill of rights
2. OBRA
3. HIPPA
4. OSHA
OBRA
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a stage to pressure
ulcer. Which of the following findings should the technician expect?
1. Skin that is intact and non-blanchable
2. Tissue loss with bone exposed
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3. Visible subcutaneous fat
4. Blister like appearance
Blister like appearance
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who requires oral suctioning.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
1. Where sterile gloves while suctioning the patient
2. Wait 30 seconds between sectioning attempts
3. Limit suctioning to no more than 15 seconds at a time
4. Insert the suction catheter into the patient's throat
Limit sectioning to no more than 15 seconds at a time
Which of the following assistive devices should a patient care technician used
to improve verbal alignment in a patient who is immobile?
1. Trapeze bar
2. Side rail
3. Bedboard
4. Wedge pillow
Bedboard
A patient care assistant is preparing to weigh a patient who is at risk for falls.
Which of the following actions should the technician take when using a
mechanical scale to weigh the patient?
1. Place a Walker over the scale for the patient to use as support
2. Gave the patient a cane to use the support while being weighed
3. Instruct the patient to hold onto the neck of the scale while being weighed
4. Position a chair by the scale for the patient to lean on
Play say walker over the scale for the patient to use as support
Patient care technician informed the nurse about swelling and the patients
peripheral IV site technician should recognize that which of the following is the
most likely cause of the finding?
1. Medication reaction
2. in proper positioning
3. catheter infiltration
4. constrictive dressing
Catheter infiltration
“PCA EXAM 2026 ”LATEST EXAM 2026 – 2027
SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL
REVISED 100% GUARANTEE PASS
PCA Practice Exam Questions
A patient care Tech is reinforcing teaching about using an incentive spiral
spirometer with a patient. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include?
1. You should be in the prone position when using the incentive spirometer
2. The goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer
3. Blow into the incentive spirometer to make the body move
4. You should use the incentive spirometer every 12 hours
The goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer
A patient care tech is taking a patient's pulse oximeter reading. The tech
cannot get the reading to appear on the monitor. Which of the following could
be the cause?
1. The patient is running a fever of 101.4°F
2. The patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm HG with cold hands and
fingers
3. The patient was elevated in semi Fowler's position with a cold pack on her
forehead
4. The patient's skin appears flushed
The patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm HG with cold hands and fingers
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Patient care tech is caring for a patient who is receiving an internal feeding via
an NG tube in which of the following positions to the tech place the patient?
1. Supine
2. Semi Fowler
3. Trendelenburg
4. Orthopneic
Semi Fowler's
A patient care tech is preparing to determine the pulse rate the patient who
has arterial fibrillation. Which of the following methods should the technician
use?
1. Manually using the apical area
2. Manually using the radial area
3. Electronically using a pulse oximeter
4. Electronically using an EKG machine
Manually using the apical area
A patient care Tech is caring for a patient who is at risk for falls. Which of the
following times should the technician check in document on this patient?
1. Every one hour
2 every two hour
3. Every three Hour
4. Every four hour
Every one hr
Patient care tech is using a new disinfectant to clean the soiled mattress the
technician notes a skull and crossbones symbol on the label of the
disinfectant. Which of the following hazards does the symbol indicate?
1. Explosive
2. Flammable
3. Skin irritant
4. Acute toxicity
Acute toxicity,
A nurse instructed patient care assistant to perform a procedure. The
technician then considers whether the procedure is within their scope of
practice. Which of the following five rights of delegation is a technician
following?
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1. The right task
2. The right circumstance
3. The right direction
4. The right supervision
The right task
Patient care assistant is assisting a patient who recently had a stroke and has
left-sided weakness. Which of the following instructions so the technician
provide when assisting the patient to learn how to use a cane?
1. Hold the cane on the stronger side of your body
2. Move your stronger leg forward before moving the weaker leg
3. Move the cane at the same time as your weaker leg
4. Position the handle of the cane to be at the level of your waist
Hold the cane on the stronger side of your body
A patient care Tech is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The
technician should identify that which of the following errors could cause
specimen Hemolysis?
1. Excessively massaging the antecubital space when locating a vein
2. Failing to release the tourniquet within one minute
3. Redirecting the needle several times to locate a vein
4. Transporting the tubes horizontally
Transporting the tubes horizontally
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following provides
residence in long-term care facilities with the right to be free of physical or
psychological abuse?
1. Patients bill of rights
2. OBRA
3. HIPPA
4. OSHA
OBRA
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a stage to pressure
ulcer. Which of the following findings should the technician expect?
1. Skin that is intact and non-blanchable
2. Tissue loss with bone exposed
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3. Visible subcutaneous fat
4. Blister like appearance
Blister like appearance
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who requires oral suctioning.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?
1. Where sterile gloves while suctioning the patient
2. Wait 30 seconds between sectioning attempts
3. Limit suctioning to no more than 15 seconds at a time
4. Insert the suction catheter into the patient's throat
Limit sectioning to no more than 15 seconds at a time
Which of the following assistive devices should a patient care technician used
to improve verbal alignment in a patient who is immobile?
1. Trapeze bar
2. Side rail
3. Bedboard
4. Wedge pillow
Bedboard
A patient care assistant is preparing to weigh a patient who is at risk for falls.
Which of the following actions should the technician take when using a
mechanical scale to weigh the patient?
1. Place a Walker over the scale for the patient to use as support
2. Gave the patient a cane to use the support while being weighed
3. Instruct the patient to hold onto the neck of the scale while being weighed
4. Position a chair by the scale for the patient to lean on
Play say walker over the scale for the patient to use as support
Patient care technician informed the nurse about swelling and the patients
peripheral IV site technician should recognize that which of the following is the
most likely cause of the finding?
1. Medication reaction
2. in proper positioning
3. catheter infiltration
4. constrictive dressing
Catheter infiltration
