MODULE 8 – PATIENT CARE SKILLS 2026 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN PCT AND ALLIED HEALTH EXAM PREPARATION

MODULE 8 – PATIENT CARE SKILLS 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES PATIENT
CARE TECHNICIAN PCT AND ALLIED
HEALTH EXAM PREPARATION




If the resident is unable to clean up properly after using a bedside
commode, the nurse assistant should: - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide the
resident with privacy and clean him gently and thoroughly


Which of the following might the nurse assistant A partial bath would
include bathing the following body areas: - CORRECT ANSWER -Face,
hands, underarms, back buttocks and genital area


A complete bed bath would be given to a resident who: - CORRECT ANSWER
-Is unconscious


A nurse assistant is bathing a resident. Which of the following observations
should be immediately reported to the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
bleeding skin tear

, When bathing a resident, the nurse assistant sees a swelling around the
knee that is tender to touch. The nurse assistant should: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Report this observation to the nurse


I'm preparing the bath for the dependent resident, the nurse assistant
should: - CORRECT ANSWER -Adjust the water temperature to 105 degrees
F


When bathing a dependent resident, the nurse assistant should: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Rinse off all soap completely and dry the skin thoroughly.


When washing the face of a dependent resident, the nurse assistant should:
- CORRECT ANSWER -Use different corners of the washcloth when washing
each eye


In a complete bed bath, the water is changed: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Whenever the water becomes soapy it cool.


To assist Mrs.B a resident, into a bathtub, the nurse assistant should: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Have the resident hold on to the grab bar in the tub
enclosure as she steps into the tub


Oral hygiene should be done: - CORRECT ANSWER -After each meal and at
bedtime