PCT exam 1
Patient Care Technician Role - Answer-Planning, prioritizing, organizing, time management
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) job description includes assisting patients with many tasks that they
can not do for themselves while they are in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities,
nursing homes or long-term care facilities. PCT may assist patients with tasks such as eating, getting out
of bed, taking a bath, and brushing their teeth and hair.
AUA Role - Answer-
Hand washing - Answer-at least 15 second, wash down, inch above the wrist
Supine - Answer-Laying on back
Lateral - Answer-Laying on side
Prone - Answer-Laying on stomach
Fowlers - Answer-High fowlers, low fowlers
Sims - Answer-Lateral- Knee sharply bent, arm behind
PPE - Answer-Gloves, gown, mask
, Abnormal Vital Signs - Answer-Sign out of normal range
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any reading outside of these ranges: Heart Rate 60-100, Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6
degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius, Respiratory rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%
Peripheral Pulses - Answer-Carotid, brachial, radial, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, temporal, apical, posterior
tibial
Ulcer Stage 1 - Answer-Erythema of intact skin, may be blotched or remain red. Warmth, darkened, red
Ulcer Stage 2 - Answer-Partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis, dermis or both. The area is cracked
or broken down
Ulcer Stage 3 - Answer-Epidermis and dermis gone with damage to or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
Ulcer Stage 4 - Answer-Full thickness skin loss with destruction or damage to muscle, bone or joints
Perineal Care - Answer-Care for the perineum
Objective data - Answer-Data relating to a client's health problem that are obtained through observation
or diagnostic measurements.
Subjective data - Answer-
Pressure Ulcers - Answer-An inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin over a bony prominence
Patient Care Technician Role - Answer-Planning, prioritizing, organizing, time management
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) job description includes assisting patients with many tasks that they
can not do for themselves while they are in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities,
nursing homes or long-term care facilities. PCT may assist patients with tasks such as eating, getting out
of bed, taking a bath, and brushing their teeth and hair.
AUA Role - Answer-
Hand washing - Answer-at least 15 second, wash down, inch above the wrist
Supine - Answer-Laying on back
Lateral - Answer-Laying on side
Prone - Answer-Laying on stomach
Fowlers - Answer-High fowlers, low fowlers
Sims - Answer-Lateral- Knee sharply bent, arm behind
PPE - Answer-Gloves, gown, mask
, Abnormal Vital Signs - Answer-Sign out of normal range
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any reading outside of these ranges: Heart Rate 60-100, Blood Pressure 120/80, Temperature 98.6
degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius, Respiratory rate 12-20 breaths/minute, Pulse Ox >95%
Peripheral Pulses - Answer-Carotid, brachial, radial, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, temporal, apical, posterior
tibial
Ulcer Stage 1 - Answer-Erythema of intact skin, may be blotched or remain red. Warmth, darkened, red
Ulcer Stage 2 - Answer-Partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis, dermis or both. The area is cracked
or broken down
Ulcer Stage 3 - Answer-Epidermis and dermis gone with damage to or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
Ulcer Stage 4 - Answer-Full thickness skin loss with destruction or damage to muscle, bone or joints
Perineal Care - Answer-Care for the perineum
Objective data - Answer-Data relating to a client's health problem that are obtained through observation
or diagnostic measurements.
Subjective data - Answer-
Pressure Ulcers - Answer-An inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin over a bony prominence
