CERTIFIED PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN
ASSISTANT CPCT A PRACTICE TEST 2.0 B
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient following the
application of an immobility splint. Which of the following actions
should the technician take to ensure the patient's safety?
Answer: place the call light within the patients reach
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to collect and transport a
bilirubin blood specimen. The technician should use a tube that is
which of the following colors?
Answer: Green
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 24-hr
postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and has a surgical
wound. Which of the following findings should the technician
identify as an indication of potential wound infection?
Answer: increased warmth around incision site
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to discontinue a patient's
peripheral IV. The technician assembles all the needed equipment
,and performs hand hygiene. Which of the following actions should
the technician take next?
Answer: Explain the procedure to the patient
◉ A patient care technician is applying sequential compression
devices (SCDs) to a patient who is postoperative. The technician
should identify that CDs are used to reduce the risk for which of the
following conditions?
Answer: deep-vein thrombosis
◉ patient care technician is caring for a 75-year-old patient who was
admitted for malnutrition. The patient's family manages the finances
and grocery shopping for the patient. Which of the following
hospital departments should the technician expect to intervene in
this patient's care?
Answer: social worker
◉ A patient care technician in a hospice setting is caring for a
patient who has terminal cancer and states, "I need to live long
enough to see my child get married." The technician should identify
that the patient is in which of the following stages of grief?
Answer: bargaining
, ◉ A patient care technician is performing post mortem care of a
patient. Which of the following is a correct technique for preparing
the body?
Answer: Place a folded towel under the head
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for
a patient who had a left arm amputation. In which of the following
locations should the technician attach the left arm lead?
Answer: left deltoid
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a two-
piece colostomy system in place. Which of the following actions
should the technician take when providing ostomy care
Answer: verify that the stoma is moist and reddish-pink in color.
◉ A patient care technician is documenting in a patient's electronic
health record. The technician should identify that which of the
following abbreviations is on The Joint Commission's approved list
of abbreviations?
Answer: NPO
◉ A patient care technician enters a patient's room and is
approached by visitors requesting test results. Which of the
following responses by the technician is appropriate?
Answer: I am sorry I can't give you that information
ASSISTANT CPCT A PRACTICE TEST 2.0 B
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient following the
application of an immobility splint. Which of the following actions
should the technician take to ensure the patient's safety?
Answer: place the call light within the patients reach
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to collect and transport a
bilirubin blood specimen. The technician should use a tube that is
which of the following colors?
Answer: Green
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 24-hr
postoperative following a total hip arthroplasty and has a surgical
wound. Which of the following findings should the technician
identify as an indication of potential wound infection?
Answer: increased warmth around incision site
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to discontinue a patient's
peripheral IV. The technician assembles all the needed equipment
,and performs hand hygiene. Which of the following actions should
the technician take next?
Answer: Explain the procedure to the patient
◉ A patient care technician is applying sequential compression
devices (SCDs) to a patient who is postoperative. The technician
should identify that CDs are used to reduce the risk for which of the
following conditions?
Answer: deep-vein thrombosis
◉ patient care technician is caring for a 75-year-old patient who was
admitted for malnutrition. The patient's family manages the finances
and grocery shopping for the patient. Which of the following
hospital departments should the technician expect to intervene in
this patient's care?
Answer: social worker
◉ A patient care technician in a hospice setting is caring for a
patient who has terminal cancer and states, "I need to live long
enough to see my child get married." The technician should identify
that the patient is in which of the following stages of grief?
Answer: bargaining
, ◉ A patient care technician is performing post mortem care of a
patient. Which of the following is a correct technique for preparing
the body?
Answer: Place a folded towel under the head
◉ A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for
a patient who had a left arm amputation. In which of the following
locations should the technician attach the left arm lead?
Answer: left deltoid
◉ A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a two-
piece colostomy system in place. Which of the following actions
should the technician take when providing ostomy care
Answer: verify that the stoma is moist and reddish-pink in color.
◉ A patient care technician is documenting in a patient's electronic
health record. The technician should identify that which of the
following abbreviations is on The Joint Commission's approved list
of abbreviations?
Answer: NPO
◉ A patient care technician enters a patient's room and is
approached by visitors requesting test results. Which of the
following responses by the technician is appropriate?
Answer: I am sorry I can't give you that information
