PCT Practice TEST #1 Exam
Questions with correct
answers.
***(?)A: dietician
B: pastoral care
C: social worker
D: occupational therapy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a 75 year old
who was admitted for malnutrition. The patients family manages finances and grocery
shopping for the patient. Which of the following hospital departments should the
technician expect to intervene in this patients care?
***A: 50 mm/sec
B: 25 mm/sec
C: 5 mm/sec
D: 10 mm/sec - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is performing a 12 lead EKG for a
patient who has tachycardia. Which of hte following paper speeds should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe?
***A: a one year old patient who has a pulse rate of 50/min
B: a twelve year old patient who has a pulse rate of 76/min
C: a forty year old patient who has a pulse rate of 88/min
D: an 89 year old patient who has a pulse rate of 85/min - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which of the following finding should a PCT report to the nurse?
***A: advise the patient that the test is painless
B: require the patient to remove all clothing
C: inform the patient refusal is not an option due to the presenting symptom
D: caution the patient that jewelry near wires and electrodes might cause sparks -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A CPT is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who
is being evaluated for chest pain in the emergency department. Which of the following
action should the technician take if the patient expresses fear of the procedure?
***A: ammonia
B: bilirubin
C: glucose
D: potassium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following blood specimens
should a PCT keep chilled during transfer to the lab?
,***A: apply the label to side of specimen container
B: apply label to lid of specimen container
C: apply label to seal the lid on a specimen container
D: apply label to outside of sealed biohazard bag that holds specimen container -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT obtains a stool specimen from a patient. Which of hte
following actions should a technician take when labeling hte specimen?
***A: ask for instructions before attempting task
B: ask another tech how to perform task
C: refuse to perform task
D: perform task as requested - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse asks a PCT to empty
a patients ostomy bag. The tech is unfamiliar w/ this task. Which of the following actions
should the tech take?
***A: avoid rolling the stockings partially down the patient's legs
B: remove the stocking once every 24 hrs
C: inform the patient the sticking help to prevent falls
D: instruct the patient to cross their legs for 10 min every hour - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a patient who has prescription for anti embolism
stockings. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
***A: bargaining
B: denial
C: acceptance
D; anger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"I need to live longer to see my child get married"
is an example of...
***A: barrier cream
B: silver sulfadiazine cream
C: moisturizing cream
D: permethrin cream - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which cream prevents skin
breakdowns?
***A: blood in stool
B: small lymph nodes
C: weight gain
D: indigestion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a patient who has colon
cancer. Which of the following findings should the technician expect?
***A: butterfly needle and syringe
B: hand draw
C: capillary collection
D: vacutainer collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is to perform a venous blood
draw for a 91 year old patient. The technician should use which of the following
methods?
, ***A: CDC
B: OSHA
C: FDA
D: NIOSH - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following organizations provides
guidelines for identifying and preventing spread of infectious diseases?
***A: elevate bed to a position equal to height of stretcher
B: elevate bed to position lower than height of stretcher
C: reach across stretcher to assist patient
D: elevate bed to position higher than height of stretcher - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which of the following actions should a PCT taken when preparing to
transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher?
***A: ensure the patients feet are placed on the footrests
B: place a loose blanket over the patient's legs
C: fasten the seatbelt loosely around the patient's waist
D: pull the back wheels onto the curb first when going up a curb - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A PCT is transporting a patient using a wheelchair. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
***A: explain procedure to patient
B: remove overlying tape
C: turn IV clamp off
D: apply pressure to site for 2-3 min - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅After performing hand
hygiene, which step is next in removing a peripheral IV?
***A: facing the patient
B: behind wheelchair
C: on patients weak side
D: w/ one leg between patients legs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is transferring a
patient from a bed to a wheelchair. In which of the following positions should the PCT
stand during the transfer?
***A: hold boxes close to body
B: maintain narrow base
C: bend at waist to pick up boxes
D: twist torso when turning to pick up boxes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is lifting
boxes form a cart into a patients room. Which of the following actions should the
technician take to ensure proper body mechanics?
***A: locate radial artery, feel pulse with index and middle finger
B: locate radial artery, use thumb
C: locate brachial pulse, use thumb
Questions with correct
answers.
***(?)A: dietician
B: pastoral care
C: social worker
D: occupational therapy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a 75 year old
who was admitted for malnutrition. The patients family manages finances and grocery
shopping for the patient. Which of the following hospital departments should the
technician expect to intervene in this patients care?
***A: 50 mm/sec
B: 25 mm/sec
C: 5 mm/sec
D: 10 mm/sec - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is performing a 12 lead EKG for a
patient who has tachycardia. Which of hte following paper speeds should the technician
expect the provider to prescribe?
***A: a one year old patient who has a pulse rate of 50/min
B: a twelve year old patient who has a pulse rate of 76/min
C: a forty year old patient who has a pulse rate of 88/min
D: an 89 year old patient who has a pulse rate of 85/min - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which of the following finding should a PCT report to the nurse?
***A: advise the patient that the test is painless
B: require the patient to remove all clothing
C: inform the patient refusal is not an option due to the presenting symptom
D: caution the patient that jewelry near wires and electrodes might cause sparks -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A CPT is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who
is being evaluated for chest pain in the emergency department. Which of the following
action should the technician take if the patient expresses fear of the procedure?
***A: ammonia
B: bilirubin
C: glucose
D: potassium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following blood specimens
should a PCT keep chilled during transfer to the lab?
,***A: apply the label to side of specimen container
B: apply label to lid of specimen container
C: apply label to seal the lid on a specimen container
D: apply label to outside of sealed biohazard bag that holds specimen container -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT obtains a stool specimen from a patient. Which of hte
following actions should a technician take when labeling hte specimen?
***A: ask for instructions before attempting task
B: ask another tech how to perform task
C: refuse to perform task
D: perform task as requested - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A nurse asks a PCT to empty
a patients ostomy bag. The tech is unfamiliar w/ this task. Which of the following actions
should the tech take?
***A: avoid rolling the stockings partially down the patient's legs
B: remove the stocking once every 24 hrs
C: inform the patient the sticking help to prevent falls
D: instruct the patient to cross their legs for 10 min every hour - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a patient who has prescription for anti embolism
stockings. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
***A: bargaining
B: denial
C: acceptance
D; anger - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅"I need to live longer to see my child get married"
is an example of...
***A: barrier cream
B: silver sulfadiazine cream
C: moisturizing cream
D: permethrin cream - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which cream prevents skin
breakdowns?
***A: blood in stool
B: small lymph nodes
C: weight gain
D: indigestion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is caring for a patient who has colon
cancer. Which of the following findings should the technician expect?
***A: butterfly needle and syringe
B: hand draw
C: capillary collection
D: vacutainer collection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is to perform a venous blood
draw for a 91 year old patient. The technician should use which of the following
methods?
, ***A: CDC
B: OSHA
C: FDA
D: NIOSH - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Which of the following organizations provides
guidelines for identifying and preventing spread of infectious diseases?
***A: elevate bed to a position equal to height of stretcher
B: elevate bed to position lower than height of stretcher
C: reach across stretcher to assist patient
D: elevate bed to position higher than height of stretcher - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Which of the following actions should a PCT taken when preparing to
transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher?
***A: ensure the patients feet are placed on the footrests
B: place a loose blanket over the patient's legs
C: fasten the seatbelt loosely around the patient's waist
D: pull the back wheels onto the curb first when going up a curb - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅A PCT is transporting a patient using a wheelchair. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
***A: explain procedure to patient
B: remove overlying tape
C: turn IV clamp off
D: apply pressure to site for 2-3 min - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅After performing hand
hygiene, which step is next in removing a peripheral IV?
***A: facing the patient
B: behind wheelchair
C: on patients weak side
D: w/ one leg between patients legs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is transferring a
patient from a bed to a wheelchair. In which of the following positions should the PCT
stand during the transfer?
***A: hold boxes close to body
B: maintain narrow base
C: bend at waist to pick up boxes
D: twist torso when turning to pick up boxes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A PCT is lifting
boxes form a cart into a patients room. Which of the following actions should the
technician take to ensure proper body mechanics?
***A: locate radial artery, feel pulse with index and middle finger
B: locate radial artery, use thumb
C: locate brachial pulse, use thumb
