NHA PCT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS33
A patient care tech is preparing to perform documentation in a patient's electronic health
record. Which of the following documentation is the appropriate example?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the patient a bath at 1600.
B.) the patient has a large, dark bowel movemment at 1100.
C.) the patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) the patient is upset because the nurse from the previous shift forgot to provide breakfast. -
ANSWERS-B
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from
junctional rhythm?
A.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave
B.) the ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm is slower than junctional rhythm
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes - ANSWERS-D
,Patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the
following manifestations should the technician expect?
A.) the area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or cracks open
B.) the subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound
C.) the area appears as reddened skin that does not return to its initial color after pressure is
removed
D.) the damaged tissue extends all the way through the tissues to the muscle - ANSWERS-B
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - ANSWERS-A
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to wheelchair using a mechanical
lift with a sling. As the patient is being transferred the technician should place him in which of
the following positions?
A.) Sims
,B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
D.) Trendelenburg - ANSWERS-B
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid
and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - ANSWERS-A
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 deflation
B.) fingers in a extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
, D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger - ANSWERS-A
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about hospice care. 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 patients care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by the healthcare provider" - ANSWERS-A
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 - ANSWERS-C
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/dL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS33
A patient care tech is preparing to perform documentation in a patient's electronic health
record. Which of the following documentation is the appropriate example?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the patient a bath at 1600.
B.) the patient has a large, dark bowel movemment at 1100.
C.) the patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) the patient is upset because the nurse from the previous shift forgot to provide breakfast. -
ANSWERS-B
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from
junctional rhythm?
A.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave
B.) the ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm is slower than junctional rhythm
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes - ANSWERS-D
,Patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the
following manifestations should the technician expect?
A.) the area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or cracks open
B.) the subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound
C.) the area appears as reddened skin that does not return to its initial color after pressure is
removed
D.) the damaged tissue extends all the way through the tissues to the muscle - ANSWERS-B
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - ANSWERS-A
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to wheelchair using a mechanical
lift with a sling. As the patient is being transferred the technician should place him in which of
the following positions?
A.) Sims
,B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
D.) Trendelenburg - ANSWERS-B
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid
and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - ANSWERS-A
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 deflation
B.) fingers in a extended position
C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position
, D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger - ANSWERS-A
A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about hospice care. 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 patients care"
D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by the healthcare provider" - ANSWERS-A
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 - ANSWERS-C
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/dL
