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This PCT Exam 2026/2027 Questions and Correct Answers study document provides 41 pages of updated Patient Care Technician exam-preparation material covering the core knowledge and clinical skills expected of PCT students and candidates. The questions address the PCT role and scope of practice, patient rights, professional conduct, long-term care, rehabilitation, restraints, infection prevention, patient safety, body mechanics, transfers, vital signs, phlebotomy, specimen collection, EKG procedures, urinary care, nutrition and emergency response. The document combines multiple-choice questions with direct question-and-answer items for focused review. The opening sections concentrate on Patient Care Technician responsibilities and fundamental patient care. Topics include the definition and role of a PCT, standards of care, patient rights, acute illness, restorative and rehabilitative care, restraints, sterilization, blood exposure, prevention of skin breakdown, denture care and confidentiality. Students also encounter practical scenarios involving patient transfers, gait belts, wheelchairs, mechanical lifts, logrolling, positioning, bed making and maintaining patient privacy. A substantial portion focuses on infection control and workplace safety, including medical asepsis, clean and sterile technique, standard precautions, hand hygiene, Hepatitis B, bloodborne exposure, sharps safety, needlestick incidents, sterile fields and chemical hazards. The material also covers OSHA terminology and the use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) when evaluating chemical health hazards. Emergency scenarios include ventricular fibrillation, shock, unconscious patients, seizures, respiratory distress, chemical spills and emergency evacuation. The phlebotomy and laboratory procedures content reviews capillary puncture, venipuncture, blood-culture collection, glucose tolerance testing, donor phlebotomy, butterfly needles, patient identification, hemolysis, hematoma formation, specimen labeling, hemoglobin A1C collection, evacuated tubes and capillary order of draw. It also includes situations involving fragile veins, expired collection tubes, heel sticks, PKU specimens and hemoconcentration associated with prolonged tourniquet application. Students preparing for the EKG/ECG component of PCT training can review ventricular fibrillation, stress testing, chest-lead placement, Holter monitoring, wandering-baseline troubleshooting and somatic tremor. The questions integrate these technical skills with patient assessment and emergency response, allowing students to review both equipment-related knowledge and appropriate actions in clinical scenarios. Additional sections cover vital signs and general clinical care, including normal temperature ranges, fever classifications, hypothermia, pulse assessment, pulse oximetry, urinary output, colostomy care, indwelling urinary catheters, peripheral IV care, sequential compression devices, NG-tube feeding, ostomy care, enemas, nutrition, vitamins, edema, pain, wound drainage and activities related to safe patient positioning. The final pages continue with patient identification, privacy, sharps disposal, chemical-spill response, urinary drainage, IV infiltration and proper body mechanics. Relevant Students This document is particularly relevant for Patient Care Technician students, PCT certification candidates, patient care technician trainees, allied health students, nursing assistant students transitioning into PCT roles, phlebotomy students, EKG technician students, clinical healthcare support students and candidates who need combined practice in bedside patient care, phlebotomy and electrocardiography. Document Details Course/Exam: PCT Patient Care Technician Exam Year: 2026/2027 Number of Questions: 100+ questions with correct answers Length: 41 pages Course Code: No course code is stated in the uploaded document Institution/University: No university or institution is identified in the source Content Type: Updated exam questions and correct answers Keywords PCT exam 2026, PCT exam 2027, Patient Care Technician exam, PCT questions and answers, PCT practice test, Patient Care Technician questions, PCT certification exam, PCT study guide, PCT exam preparation, patient care questions, PCT clinical skills, phlebotomy questions, EKG questions, electrocardiography practice questions, venipuncture questions, capillary puncture, specimen collection, infection control PCT, standard precautions, sterile technique, patient safety questions, vital signs questions, patient transfers, body mechanics, patient positioning, urinary catheter care, PCT scope of practice, blood collection questions, EKG lead placement, Holter monitor, healthcare clinical skills

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PCT Exam 2026/2027 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update



The best definition of a PCT is a




a) Person who transcribes the doctor's order for patient care

b) Licensed person who provides education about special diets

c) Person who is certified to give care under the direct supervision of a

licensed personnel

,d) Graduate nurse who is registered and licensed by the state to practice

nursing - ANSWER ✔✔b) Person who is certified to give care under

direct supervision of a licensed personnel

As a PCT, your most important role in meeting standards and survey

include... - ANSWER ✔✔Providing quality care


Protecting the person's rights

Conducting yourself in a professional manner


The the purpose of a long term facility is to... - ANSWER ✔✔Provide

care for persons who cannot care for themselves

A sudden illness from which the person is expected to recover -

ANSWER ✔✔Acute illness


The goal of rehabilitation and restorative care - ANSWER ✔✔To

return persons to their highest possible level of physical and

psychological functioning

Any item, object, device, garment, material or drug that limits or restricts

person's freedom of movement or access to one's body - ANSWER

✔✔Restraints

,What angle is the safety belt always around the waist - ANSWER

✔✔45


Restraints are not used on... - ANSWER ✔✔Blind people


The process of destroying all microbes - ANSWER ✔✔Sterilization


A PCT working at a long-term facility is assisting with a patient's

admission. The patient insists on having a lamp that she brought from

home. What actions should the PCT take? - ANSWER ✔✔Have the

charge nurse inspect it

A PCT is caring for a patient who has an order for restraints. Upon

entering the patient's room, the PCT notices that the patient has

removed his restraints. What actions should the PCT take first?




a) Attempt to reapply the restraints

b) Report the finding to the nurse

c) Call for help


d) Determine how the patient removed the restraints - ANSWER

✔✔b) Report the finding to the nurse




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, A PCT's hand is accidentally exposed to a patient's blood. Which of the

following actions should the PCT take?




a) Report the incident to the hematology department

b) Wash their hands with diluted bleach

c) Wash their hands with soap and water


d) Report the incident to environmental services - ANSWER ✔✔c)

Wash their hands with soap and water

A PCT is caring for a patient who is at risk for skin breakdown. Which of

the following actions should the PCT take to prevent this breakdown?




a) Inspect the skin upon admission and discharge

b) Reposition the patient every 2 hours

c) Apply petroleum jelly to the affected area


d) Change the linen every 8 hours - ANSWER ✔✔d) Change the

linen every 8 hours

A PCT is caring for a patient who is has dentures. The PCT should take

which of the following actions?

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