CPCT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Question:
specimen from a pt. What instructions should the tech include?
Answer:
"Clean the genital area with the provided towelette and urinate a small amount into the toilet. Then,
collect 1-2 oz. of urine midstream." ■While a PCT is inserting a needle, the pt complains of a sharp
pain radiating down his arm. The appropriate course of action would be to:. Answer: Release the
tourniquet, remove the needle, and apply pressure over the collection site ■A nurse has asked a PCT
to provide postmortem care for a pt. What action should the tech take when providing postmortem
care? Answer: Wait until the family has viewed the body to perform postmortem care ■A PCT
should recognize that what test specimens should be protected from light? Answer: Bilirubin ■A
PCT should identify that a pt's use of an incentive spirometer after surgery assists with what?
Answer: Preventing pulmonary complications ■A PCT is performing passive range of motion
exercises for a pt. What action is an example of addiction and abduction? Answer: Hyperextends the
pt's foot forward and back ■A PCT is assisting a nurse with a urinary catheter insertion for a female
pt, in what position should the tech place the pt? Answer: Supine position with the knees flexed and
about 2 feet apart ■A PCT has just finished a procedure and all their personal protective equipment
(PPE) is visibly clean. What PPE items should the tech remove first? Answer: Gloves ■A PCT is
measuring a pt's vital signs and obtains a respiratory rate of 9/min. The tech should identify this as
what? Answer: Bradypnea ■An emergency department sends two swabs from a 7-year-old child for
influenza and strep. Only one swab has the pt's label on it. What action should be taken? Answer:
Runt the test on the labeled swab ■What is an example of a passive range-of-motion exercise?
Answer: The pt bends and flexes a joint on command ■What is a benefit of computerized charting?
Answer: Legibility is not an issue with computerized charting ■A pt who has dementia consistently
wanders away from their room in a long-term facility. What actions should the PCT take? Answer:
Provide a secure environment for the pt to wander ■A PCT should recognize that standard
precautions are used when coming into contact with what? Answer: Saliva ■A PCT is assigned to
obtain blood cultures from a pt who is on contact precautions. What personal protective equipment
should the tech don prior to entering the pt's room? Answer: Gown ■A PCT finds a pt unconscious
in a hospital bathroom. What action should the tech take first? Answer: Open the pt's airway ■What
tasks is within the scope of practice of a PCT? Answer: Checking the pt's fasting blood sugar
■What information is included on a pt's identification band? Answer: Age ■A PCT is measuring a
pt's intake and output. What should the tech identify as insensible fluid loss? Answer: Perspiration
■A PCT is preparing a sterile dressing change for a pt who has a Penrose drain. What action by the
, tech is appropriate? Answer: Cleanse the area working outward, beginning at the drain site ■A PCT
is preparing to use a mechanical scale to weigh an adult pt who uses a walker. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Place the walker over the scale for the pt to use as support ■What
manifestation is the first sign of skin breakdown in a pt? Answer: Discoloration ■A PCT is setting
up a sterile field for a pt who needs a dressing change. What action by the tech is contraindicated?
Answer: Placing the handle of the Kelly forces beyond the edge of the sterile field ■A PCT should
wear gloves when performing what action? Answer: Performing oral hygiene ■A PCT is preparing
to transfer a client from a bed to a wheelchair. What action should the tech take? Answer: Move the
pt to the side of the bed ■A PCT is collecting a blood specimen using a syringe. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Position the needle with the bevel facing up ■What action should a PCT
take when obtaining a 24-hr urine collection from a pt who uses a bedside commode? Answer:
Discard the first urination of the collection period ■A PCT is preparing to perform a phlebotomy
procedure on a pt. Upon entering the room, what action should the tech take first? Answer:
Introduce himself and explain his clinical role ■What should a PCT reference to find a pt's recorded
intake and output? Answer: Flow or graphic sheet ■A PCT is caring for a pt who has cancer. A
member of the pt's family asks, "When is my mother going to get better?" What statement by the
tech is therapeutic? Answer: "It sounds like you are concerned about your mother's condition." ■A
PCT is performing a venipuncture on a pt and sustains a needlestick injury. What action should the
tech take? Answer: Contact the supervisor and document the incident ■A PCT is preparing to draw
preoperative blood samples from a pt who is scheduled for surgery. What patient action is an
example of implied consent? Answer: The patient extends their arm for the draw ■A PCT is
removing a pt's peripheral IV. The tech should perform this procedure under what condition?
Answer: Using aseptic technique ■What action should a PCT take when providing postmortem
care? Answer: Place the pt in supine position ■A PCT is caring for a pt who is receiving internal
radiation therapy. The tech should identify what age as the minimum age allowed for visitors?
Answer: 18 years ■A PCT is assisting with the care of a pt who is experiencing cardiac arrest. An
AED is being used and signals, "No shock advised/indicated." What action should the tech take
next? Answer: Assess the pt's breathing and pulse ■A PCT has an order to collect a specimen for a
urine culture. What method of collection should the tech use? Answer: Clean-catch midstream ■A
PCT is performing a procedure, and he notices coffee ground emesis on the pt. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Save the sample to show to the nurse ■A PCT is caring for a pt who has
tuberculosis. What guidelines should the tech follow? Answer: Airborne ■A PCT is caring for a pt
who has an abdominal incision dressing that is saturated with a thick, green grain age. The tech
should identify that this is what type of drainage? Answer: Purulent ■A pt notifies the PCT of
fainting during blood collection. The tech should position the pt in what direction? Answer: Supine
■A PCT is in the cafeteria during lunch. A visitor appears to be in respiratory distress. The visitor's
lips and tongue are swollen, making her speech difficult to understand. What action should the tech
take? Answer: Ask the visitor if she has an allergies ■A PCT is assigned to apply antiembolic
stockings to a pt who has heart failure. The tech should identify what findings as a contraindication
to the use of antiembolic stockings? Answer: Open skin lesions ■What can a PCT do to minimize
somatic tremor? Answer: Cover the pt with a blanket ■What technique should a PCT use when
using a gait belt to ambulate a pt? Answer: Grasp the gait belt with an underhand grip ■A PCT is
Question:
specimen from a pt. What instructions should the tech include?
Answer:
"Clean the genital area with the provided towelette and urinate a small amount into the toilet. Then,
collect 1-2 oz. of urine midstream." ■While a PCT is inserting a needle, the pt complains of a sharp
pain radiating down his arm. The appropriate course of action would be to:. Answer: Release the
tourniquet, remove the needle, and apply pressure over the collection site ■A nurse has asked a PCT
to provide postmortem care for a pt. What action should the tech take when providing postmortem
care? Answer: Wait until the family has viewed the body to perform postmortem care ■A PCT
should recognize that what test specimens should be protected from light? Answer: Bilirubin ■A
PCT should identify that a pt's use of an incentive spirometer after surgery assists with what?
Answer: Preventing pulmonary complications ■A PCT is performing passive range of motion
exercises for a pt. What action is an example of addiction and abduction? Answer: Hyperextends the
pt's foot forward and back ■A PCT is assisting a nurse with a urinary catheter insertion for a female
pt, in what position should the tech place the pt? Answer: Supine position with the knees flexed and
about 2 feet apart ■A PCT has just finished a procedure and all their personal protective equipment
(PPE) is visibly clean. What PPE items should the tech remove first? Answer: Gloves ■A PCT is
measuring a pt's vital signs and obtains a respiratory rate of 9/min. The tech should identify this as
what? Answer: Bradypnea ■An emergency department sends two swabs from a 7-year-old child for
influenza and strep. Only one swab has the pt's label on it. What action should be taken? Answer:
Runt the test on the labeled swab ■What is an example of a passive range-of-motion exercise?
Answer: The pt bends and flexes a joint on command ■What is a benefit of computerized charting?
Answer: Legibility is not an issue with computerized charting ■A pt who has dementia consistently
wanders away from their room in a long-term facility. What actions should the PCT take? Answer:
Provide a secure environment for the pt to wander ■A PCT should recognize that standard
precautions are used when coming into contact with what? Answer: Saliva ■A PCT is assigned to
obtain blood cultures from a pt who is on contact precautions. What personal protective equipment
should the tech don prior to entering the pt's room? Answer: Gown ■A PCT finds a pt unconscious
in a hospital bathroom. What action should the tech take first? Answer: Open the pt's airway ■What
tasks is within the scope of practice of a PCT? Answer: Checking the pt's fasting blood sugar
■What information is included on a pt's identification band? Answer: Age ■A PCT is measuring a
pt's intake and output. What should the tech identify as insensible fluid loss? Answer: Perspiration
■A PCT is preparing a sterile dressing change for a pt who has a Penrose drain. What action by the
, tech is appropriate? Answer: Cleanse the area working outward, beginning at the drain site ■A PCT
is preparing to use a mechanical scale to weigh an adult pt who uses a walker. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Place the walker over the scale for the pt to use as support ■What
manifestation is the first sign of skin breakdown in a pt? Answer: Discoloration ■A PCT is setting
up a sterile field for a pt who needs a dressing change. What action by the tech is contraindicated?
Answer: Placing the handle of the Kelly forces beyond the edge of the sterile field ■A PCT should
wear gloves when performing what action? Answer: Performing oral hygiene ■A PCT is preparing
to transfer a client from a bed to a wheelchair. What action should the tech take? Answer: Move the
pt to the side of the bed ■A PCT is collecting a blood specimen using a syringe. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Position the needle with the bevel facing up ■What action should a PCT
take when obtaining a 24-hr urine collection from a pt who uses a bedside commode? Answer:
Discard the first urination of the collection period ■A PCT is preparing to perform a phlebotomy
procedure on a pt. Upon entering the room, what action should the tech take first? Answer:
Introduce himself and explain his clinical role ■What should a PCT reference to find a pt's recorded
intake and output? Answer: Flow or graphic sheet ■A PCT is caring for a pt who has cancer. A
member of the pt's family asks, "When is my mother going to get better?" What statement by the
tech is therapeutic? Answer: "It sounds like you are concerned about your mother's condition." ■A
PCT is performing a venipuncture on a pt and sustains a needlestick injury. What action should the
tech take? Answer: Contact the supervisor and document the incident ■A PCT is preparing to draw
preoperative blood samples from a pt who is scheduled for surgery. What patient action is an
example of implied consent? Answer: The patient extends their arm for the draw ■A PCT is
removing a pt's peripheral IV. The tech should perform this procedure under what condition?
Answer: Using aseptic technique ■What action should a PCT take when providing postmortem
care? Answer: Place the pt in supine position ■A PCT is caring for a pt who is receiving internal
radiation therapy. The tech should identify what age as the minimum age allowed for visitors?
Answer: 18 years ■A PCT is assisting with the care of a pt who is experiencing cardiac arrest. An
AED is being used and signals, "No shock advised/indicated." What action should the tech take
next? Answer: Assess the pt's breathing and pulse ■A PCT has an order to collect a specimen for a
urine culture. What method of collection should the tech use? Answer: Clean-catch midstream ■A
PCT is performing a procedure, and he notices coffee ground emesis on the pt. What action should
the tech take? Answer: Save the sample to show to the nurse ■A PCT is caring for a pt who has
tuberculosis. What guidelines should the tech follow? Answer: Airborne ■A PCT is caring for a pt
who has an abdominal incision dressing that is saturated with a thick, green grain age. The tech
should identify that this is what type of drainage? Answer: Purulent ■A pt notifies the PCT of
fainting during blood collection. The tech should position the pt in what direction? Answer: Supine
■A PCT is in the cafeteria during lunch. A visitor appears to be in respiratory distress. The visitor's
lips and tongue are swollen, making her speech difficult to understand. What action should the tech
take? Answer: Ask the visitor if she has an allergies ■A PCT is assigned to apply antiembolic
stockings to a pt who has heart failure. The tech should identify what findings as a contraindication
to the use of antiembolic stockings? Answer: Open skin lesions ■What can a PCT do to minimize
somatic tremor? Answer: Cover the pt with a blanket ■What technique should a PCT use when
using a gait belt to ambulate a pt? Answer: Grasp the gait belt with an underhand grip ■A PCT is
