NHA PCT Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers

NHA PCT Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers13

- General Patient Care - ANSWERS-



Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - ANSWERS-ex: bathing, bed
making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with ALDs



Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care -
ANSWERS-



Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death,
or are dying. - ANSWERS-



Set up equipment to be used by the patient - ANSWERS-ex: oxygen, alternating pressure
mattresses



Provide patient care for a patient with a feeding tube - ANSWERS-ex: aspiration precautions,
observe tubing for kinks or problems



Perform care related to the special needs patient - ANSWERS-ex: physically, sensory, cognitively,
or mentally impaired



Report any new changes in a patients' condition - ANSWERS-ex: level of consciousness,
shortness of breath

, Monitor and record functions related to digestion - ANSWERS-ex: bowel movements,
percentage of meal eaten



Monitor, record, and accurately measure intake/ output - ANSWERS-ex: urine, emesis, wound
drainage



Assist in admission, discharge, and/or transfer of the patient to another unit or facility -
ANSWERS-



Follow the established restorative plan of care ordered for the patient - ANSWERS-



Perform passive Range of Motion (ROM) for the patient - ANSWERS-



Assist with restorative rehabilitation activities - ANSWERS-ex: bowel and bladder retraining



Use adaptive devices for activities of daily living - ANSWERS-ex: feeding and dressing devices



Keep patient area clean - ANSWERS-



Remove peripheral IVs - ANSWERS-



Perform dressing changes - ANSWERS-a) sterile

b)aseptic



Transfer the patient using a mechanical lift - ANSWERS-



Manually lift and transfer the patient - ANSWERS-