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NHA PCT Exam Practice Test
1. A pct in a clinic receives a urine sample form a pt who completed a 24 hr urine
collection.The tech should ensure that the following condition has beenmet?
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection.The final
voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned.
ANS The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection. The patient
should bring thespecimen to the clinic as soon as possible after completion of the 24-hr
collection.
The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded. The patient should ensure thatevery void
during the 24-period is included in the specimen.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void. The patient should perform this step when
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collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. However, it is not necessary tocomplete this step for a
24-hr urine collection.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned. The patient should keep the
specimen cool for the entire collection period to preserve the integrity of thespecimen.
2. A pct is teaching a pt about HIPAA regulations, which of the following clientstatements
indicate an understanding of the teaching?
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with myfamily
members
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
ANS -Ido not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with my family
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members
HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order forthe provider to give a
third party access to the patient's protected health information.This also applies to family
members.
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-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis HIPAA reg- ulations
require providers to report instances of communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, to
prevent an outbreak in the community.
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
HIPAAregulations require that a patient's protected health information is kept confidential.
However, sharing a patient's information with a medical interpreter is necessary toprovide
effective care and is therefore allowed by HIPAA regulations.
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
HIPAAregulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order for the provider to give a
third party access to the patient's protected health information. This applies to the patient's
employer, even if the patient sustained an injury at work.
3. A pct is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a pt.After
setting up a sterile field, the tech drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the tech take?
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NHA PCT Exam Practice Test
1. A pct in a clinic receives a urine sample form a pt who completed a 24 hr urine
collection.The tech should ensure that the following condition has beenmet?
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection.The final
voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned.
ANS The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection. The patient
should bring thespecimen to the clinic as soon as possible after completion of the 24-hr
collection.
The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded. The patient should ensure thatevery void
during the 24-period is included in the specimen.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void. The patient should perform this step when
1 of 104 8/8/2024, 3:16
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collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. However, it is not necessary tocomplete this step for a
24-hr urine collection.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned. The patient should keep the
specimen cool for the entire collection period to preserve the integrity of thespecimen.
2. A pct is teaching a pt about HIPAA regulations, which of the following clientstatements
indicate an understanding of the teaching?
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with myfamily
members
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
ANS -Ido not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with my family
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members
HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order forthe provider to give a
third party access to the patient's protected health information.This also applies to family
members.
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-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis HIPAA reg- ulations
require providers to report instances of communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, to
prevent an outbreak in the community.
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
HIPAAregulations require that a patient's protected health information is kept confidential.
However, sharing a patient's information with a medical interpreter is necessary toprovide
effective care and is therefore allowed by HIPAA regulations.
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
HIPAAregulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order for the provider to give a
third party access to the patient's protected health information. This applies to the patient's
employer, even if the patient sustained an injury at work.
3. A pct is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a pt.After
setting up a sterile field, the tech drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the tech take?
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