NHA PCT EXAM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025

NHA PCT EXAM PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2024-2025
AZPCTZisZteachingZaZpatientZaboutZHIPAAZregulations.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowingZclientZstatementsZindicatesZan
ZunderstandingZofZtheZteaching?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-

"MyZproviderZisZrequiredZtoZreportZifZIZreceiveZaZdiagnosisZofZtuberculosis."



(HIPAAZregulationsZrequireZprovidersZtoZreportZinstancesZofZcommunicableZdiseases,ZincludingZtuberculosi
s,ZtoZpreventZanZoutbreakZinZtheZcommunity.)



AZPCTZisZassistingZaZnurseZtoZinsertZanZindwellingZurinaryZcatheterZforZaZpatient.ZAfterZsettingZupZaZsterileZfie
ld,ZtheZtechnicianZdropsZtheZcatheterZonZcleanZsheets.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowingZactionsZshouldZtheZtechnicia
nZtake?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-ObtainZanotherZsterileZkit.



(TheZPCTZshouldZobtainZanotherZsterileZkitZandZdiscardZtheZcatheterZbecauseZitZtouchedZaZnon-
sterileZsurface.)



AZPCTZisZrecordingZaZpatient'sZoutputZandZnotesZthatZtheZpatientZvoidedZaZsmallZamountZofZdarkZyellowZuri
ne.ZTheZpatientZisZflushedZandZreportsZdryZmouth.ZTheZtechnicianZshouldZidentifyZthatZtheseZfindingsZindica
teZwhichZofZtheZfollowing?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-Dehydration.



(WithZdehydration,ZurineZoutputZdecreases,ZandZtheZurineZisZconcentrated,ZtakingZonZaZdarkZyellowZcolor.ZT
heZPCTZshouldZreportZthisZfindingZandZtheZamountZofZurineZoutputZoverZtheZpastZ4ZhrZtoZtheZnurse.)



AZPCTZoverhearsZtheZsonZofZaZpatientZwhoZisZterminallyZillZaskingZaZnurseZtoZkeepZtheZdiagnosisZsecretZfromZ
hisZfather,ZandZtheZnurseZagrees.ZTheZtechnicianZshouldZrecognizeZthatZtheZnurse'sZactionZisZaZviolationZofZ
whichZofZtheZfollowingZpartsZofZtheZPatients'ZBillZofZRights?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-
TheZrightZtoZinformationZaboutZone'sZcondition.



(TheZPCTZshouldZrecognizeZthat,ZaccordingZtoZtheZPatients'ZBillZofZRights,ZaZpatient'sZhealthZcareZteamZisZreq
uiredZtoZshareZinformationZwithZpatientsZaboutZtheirZdiagnosesZandZtreatment.ZByZagreeingZtoZkeepZthisZpa
tient'sZdiagnosisZaZsecret,ZtheZnurseZisZviolatingZtheZpatient'sZrightZtoZinformationZaboutZhisZcondition.)

, AZPCTZisZassistingZwithZtheZadmissionZofZaZpatientZwhoZhasZhearingZloss.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowingZactionsZsh
ouldZtheZtechnicianZtakeZwhenZcommunicatingZwithZthisZpatient?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-
WriteZquestionsZandZinstructionsZonZaZnotepadZforZtheZpatient.



(TheZPCTZshouldZuseZaZnotepadZtoZcommunicateZimportantZquestionsZandZinstructionsZtoZaZpatientZwhoZha
sZhearingZlossZsoZthatZtheZpatientZcanZreadZtheZinformation.)



AZPCTZisZcaringZforZaZ6-year-
oldZchild.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowingZfindingsZshouldZtheZtechnicianZidentifyZasZaZpotentialZindicationZofZchildZ
maltreatment?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-Malnutrition.



(Malnutrition,ZpoorZhygiene,Zbruising,ZandZotherZinjuriesZareZpotentialZindicationsZofZchildZmaltreatment.)



AZPCTZisZpreparingZtoZtransferZaZnonambulatoryZpatientZfromZaZbedZtoZaZwheelchair.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowin
gZstepsZshouldZtheZtechnicianZtake?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-LockZtheZwheelsZofZtheZwheelchairZandZtheZbed.



(MovingZdependentZpatientsZcanZresultZinZinjuryZifZtheZwheelsZonZtheZbedZandZtransferZdevicesZareZnotZlock
ed.)



AZPCTZisZtransferringZaZpatientZfromZaZbedZtoZaZwheelchairZusingZaZmechanicalZliftZwithZaZsling.ZAsZtheZpatie
ntZisZbeingZtransferred,ZtheZtechnicianZshouldZplaceZhimZinZwhichZofZtheZfollowingZpositions?Z-
ZcorrectZanswer-Fowler's.




(ToZtransferZaZpatientZfromZaZbedZtoZaZwheelchairZusingZaZmechanicalZliftZwithZaZsling,ZtheZtechnicianZshoul
dZplaceZtheZpatientZinZFowler'sZposition.ZThisZhelpsZtoZproperlyZalignZtheZpatientZwithZtheZwheelchair.)



AZPCTZisZcaringZforZaZpatientZwhoseZhasZaZstageZIIIZpressureZulcer.ZWhichZofZtheZfollowingZmanifestationsZsh
ouldZtheZtechnicianZexpect?Z-ZcorrectZanswer-
TheZsubcutaneousZfatZisZvisible,ZandZthereZisZdrainageZfromZtheZwound.



(TheZtechnicianZshouldZidentifyZtheseZasZmanifestationsZofZaZstageZIIIZpressureZulcer.)