NHA PCT Review | 151 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Which of the following abnormalities is associated with large U waves on the EKG Correct Answer: A decreased potassium level cause U waves to become visible on the EKKG A patient care technician is assigned to perform hourly, point-of-care testing for a patient who has diabetes mellitus. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Use the facility's glucometer to perform the glucose tests on the patient A patient care technician is weighing a patient using a mechanical scale. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Verify that the scale is balanced and the weights are set to zero before weighing the patient A patient care technician is in the cafeteria during lunch and sees a visitor that appears to be choking. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? Correct Answer: Ask the visitor if she is able to speak A patient care technician is making an open bed for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Fanfold the top linens at the foot of the bed A patient care technician is preparing to clean metal instruments that were used to remove the staples from a patient's surgical wound. Which of the following actions should the technician take to destroy micro-organisms and spores on the metal instruments? Correct Answer: Place the instruments in an autoclave and steam them under pressure or moist heat. A patients care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a gait belt. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Secure the gait belt around the patient's waist A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is to undergo an exercise stress test the next morning. The technician should expect the patient to receive which of the following instructions? Correct Answer: Eat a light meal 2 hours prior to taking the test A patient care technician documents a patient's vital signs using a bedside electronic health record (EHR) system. The technician should identify that which of the following is the primary advantage of a bedside EHR system? Correct Answer: It makes information immediately available to the health care team A patient care technician is preparing to measure the pulse oximetry of an adult patient who has decreased arterial blood flow. Which of the following locations is the best place to obtain this measurement for a patient who has this condition? Correct Answer: If a patient has a decreased arterial blood flow, the forehead is the fastest and most accurate location to obtain a pulse oximetry reading.