EKG TECHNICIAN & PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN EXAM – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
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What action should a patient care technician take when performing a heel stick on an infant?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Warm the infant's heel using a warm, damp washcloth.
Which task is within the scope of practice of a patient care technician? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Checking a patient's fasting blood sugar.
What should a patient care technician do when caring for a patient with a feeding tube? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Keep the head of the bed elevated to 30 degrees.
Where should the green lead be placed for a Holter monitor? - CORRECT ANSWER -At the
right sternal border, first rib.
What should the CPCT do prior to performing a capillary dermal puncture? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Select the lancet size.
What does a stress test determine? - CORRECT ANSWER -Whether the heart receives
adequate blood flow during exercise.
What should a patient care technician do for a patient on fall precautions who is acting
confused? - CORRECT ANSWER -Notify the charge nurse.
For which patient is a capillary puncture contraindicated? - CORRECT ANSWER -A patient
who receives IV therapy.
What action is within a patient care technician's scope of practice when providing wound
care? - CORRECT ANSWER -Setting up the sterile field.
What do antiembolic stockings decrease the potential for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Deep-vein
thrombosis.
What should a patient care technician do upon noticing new bruises on an older adult
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Notify the RN.
What should a patient care technician do when meeting a new patient for the first time? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ask the patient what they would like to be called.
What action should a patient care technician take if a patient goes into ventricular fibrillation
during an EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER -Initiate the emergency response system.
What could a fluid and sodium restriction indicate for a patient with congestive heart
failure? - CORRECT ANSWER -Edema.
, What should be recognized when removing a patient's indwelling urinary catheter? -
CORRECT ANSWER -All the water should be removed from the catheter balloon to avoid
injury to the urethra.
What is the primary function of a pulse oximeter? - CORRECT ANSWER -Measure heart rate
and oxygen saturation.
What should a patient care technician do when setting up a sterile field? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Consider a 1-inch border around the edge of the field nonsterile.
What should a patient care technician do when caring for a patient with dentures? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Removing the upper dentures first.
What is the regular paper speed of an EKG machine? - CORRECT ANSWER -25 mm/second.
Which patient might require adaptive devices to perform ADLs? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
patient with mobility limitations.
What two patient identifiers must be verified during venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER -The
patient's full name and date of birth.
What should a patient care technician do if a patient reports sharp pain during
venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER -Release the tourniquet, remove the needle, and apply
pressure over the collection site.
What action should a patient care technician take to ease a child's fears before blood draw? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Explain the procedure and any potential discomfort to the child.
What should a patient care technician do if they do not have a face shield or AED while
preparing for CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide hands-only CPR immediately.
What demonstrates proper body mechanics when transferring a patient from a stretcher to
a bed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Having a wide base of support.
What is a therapeutic response when a patient reports ongoing pain after medication? -
CORRECT ANSWER -How would you describe the pain?
What finding should a patient care technician recognize as a risk factor of elder abuse? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Patient has decreased strength and mobility.
What does the use of an incentive spirometer after surgery assist with? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Preventing pulmonary complications.
When does rigor mortis occur after death? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 to 4 hr after death
Which blood pressure value should be reported? - CORRECT ANSWER -150/96 mm Hg
How should a technician evaluate pain in a deaf and nonverbal patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
-FACES scale of 1 to 5
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS | PLUS RATIONALES | GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE
What action should a patient care technician take when performing a heel stick on an infant?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Warm the infant's heel using a warm, damp washcloth.
Which task is within the scope of practice of a patient care technician? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Checking a patient's fasting blood sugar.
What should a patient care technician do when caring for a patient with a feeding tube? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Keep the head of the bed elevated to 30 degrees.
Where should the green lead be placed for a Holter monitor? - CORRECT ANSWER -At the
right sternal border, first rib.
What should the CPCT do prior to performing a capillary dermal puncture? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Select the lancet size.
What does a stress test determine? - CORRECT ANSWER -Whether the heart receives
adequate blood flow during exercise.
What should a patient care technician do for a patient on fall precautions who is acting
confused? - CORRECT ANSWER -Notify the charge nurse.
For which patient is a capillary puncture contraindicated? - CORRECT ANSWER -A patient
who receives IV therapy.
What action is within a patient care technician's scope of practice when providing wound
care? - CORRECT ANSWER -Setting up the sterile field.
What do antiembolic stockings decrease the potential for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Deep-vein
thrombosis.
What should a patient care technician do upon noticing new bruises on an older adult
patient? - CORRECT ANSWER -Notify the RN.
What should a patient care technician do when meeting a new patient for the first time? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Ask the patient what they would like to be called.
What action should a patient care technician take if a patient goes into ventricular fibrillation
during an EKG? - CORRECT ANSWER -Initiate the emergency response system.
What could a fluid and sodium restriction indicate for a patient with congestive heart
failure? - CORRECT ANSWER -Edema.
, What should be recognized when removing a patient's indwelling urinary catheter? -
CORRECT ANSWER -All the water should be removed from the catheter balloon to avoid
injury to the urethra.
What is the primary function of a pulse oximeter? - CORRECT ANSWER -Measure heart rate
and oxygen saturation.
What should a patient care technician do when setting up a sterile field? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Consider a 1-inch border around the edge of the field nonsterile.
What should a patient care technician do when caring for a patient with dentures? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Removing the upper dentures first.
What is the regular paper speed of an EKG machine? - CORRECT ANSWER -25 mm/second.
Which patient might require adaptive devices to perform ADLs? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
patient with mobility limitations.
What two patient identifiers must be verified during venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER -The
patient's full name and date of birth.
What should a patient care technician do if a patient reports sharp pain during
venipuncture? - CORRECT ANSWER -Release the tourniquet, remove the needle, and apply
pressure over the collection site.
What action should a patient care technician take to ease a child's fears before blood draw? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Explain the procedure and any potential discomfort to the child.
What should a patient care technician do if they do not have a face shield or AED while
preparing for CPR? - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide hands-only CPR immediately.
What demonstrates proper body mechanics when transferring a patient from a stretcher to
a bed? - CORRECT ANSWER -Having a wide base of support.
What is a therapeutic response when a patient reports ongoing pain after medication? -
CORRECT ANSWER -How would you describe the pain?
What finding should a patient care technician recognize as a risk factor of elder abuse? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Patient has decreased strength and mobility.
What does the use of an incentive spirometer after surgery assist with? - CORRECT ANSWER
-Preventing pulmonary complications.
When does rigor mortis occur after death? - CORRECT ANSWER -2 to 4 hr after death
Which blood pressure value should be reported? - CORRECT ANSWER -150/96 mm Hg
How should a technician evaluate pain in a deaf and nonverbal patient? - CORRECT ANSWER
-FACES scale of 1 to 5
