PCT Certification Exam Questions With
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A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bassisting ba bnurse bto bchange ba bdressing bon ba
bsurgical bwound. bThe bwound bshould bnot bhave bcontact bwith bair bor boxygen. bWhich
bof bthe bfollowing btypes bof bdressing bshould bthe btechnician bexpect bthe bnurse bto
buse? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Occlusive
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas bsignificant bhearing bloss.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bto bcommunicate bwith
bthe bpatient? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Use ba bpicture bboard bto bprovide binstructions
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis btaking ba bpatient's boximetry breading. bThe btechnician
bcannot bget bthe breading bto bappear bon bthe bmonitor. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bcould
bbe bthe bcause? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpatient bhas ba bblood bpressure bof b84/62
bmm bHg bwith bcold bfinger band bhands
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwhose bdaughter bis bvisiting. bThe
bdaughter basks babout bthe bhealth bof bthe bpatient's broommate. bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bstatements bby bthe btechnician bis ban bappropriate bresponse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔"You bcan bask bthe bpatient babout bhis bcondition"
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bproviding binstructions bto ba bnew;y bhired btechnician
babout btransporting band bhandling bblood bspecimens. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
binstructions bshould bthe btechnician binclude? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ensure bthe bblood
bspecimen btransport bbag bhas ba bliquid-tight bclosure
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bmonitoring ba bpatient bwho bhas bsevere bhypertension.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bfindings brelated bto bthe bpatient's bcondition bshould bthe
btechnician breport bto bthe bnurse bimmediately? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpatient's
blower blimbs bshow bpitting bedema
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bsuddenly bbecomes
bunresponsive. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bfirst? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Tap bthe bpatient's bshoulders band bask b"are byou bok?"
, A bpatient bcare btechnician bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bstructures bof
bthe bheart bis bimmediately baffected bif ba bsinoatrial b(SA) bnode bfails? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Atrioventricular b(AV) bnode
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas ba bstage bII bpressure bulcer. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bfindings bshould bthe btechnician bexpect? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Blister-like
bappearance
A bPCT bus bassisting bwith bthe bphysical bexamination bof ban bolder badult bpatient.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bby bthe bpatient bindicated ba brisk bof belder
babuse? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"I blive balone band bI bdon't bget bmany bvisitors"
A bPCT bis bpreparing bto btransport ba bpatient bvia ba bstretcher. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bwhen btransferring bthe bpatient bfrom ba bbed bto
bthe bstretcher? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Raise bthe bpatient's bbed bto bthe bsame bheight
bas bthe bstretcher
A bPCT bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bmost bcommonly bused
bpaper bspeeds bfor ban bEKG bmachine? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔25 bmm/sec
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas ban bostomy. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bwhen bproviding bostomy bcare? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Use btoilet bpaper bto bwipe baround bthe bstoma
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho brequires boral bsuctioning. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Limit
bsuctioning bto bnor bmore bthan b15 bsec bat ba btime
A bPCT benters bthe broom bof ba bpatient bwho bis breceiving boxygen band bfinds bthe
bnasal bcannula bon bthe bfloor. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician
btake? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Obtain ba bnew bcannula, bconnect bit, band bplace bit bon
bthe bpatient
A bPCT bis bpreparing bto bdetermine bthe bpulse brate bof ba bpatient bwho bhas batrial
bfibrillation. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bmethods bshould bthe btechnician buse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Manually, busing bthe bapical barea
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassistive bdevices bshould ba bpatient bcare btechnician buse bto
bimprove bvertebral balignment bin ba bpatient bwho bis bimmobile? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔bed bboard
A bPCT bis bassisting bduring bmealtime bwith ba bpatient bwho bis bat brisk bof bdysphagia.
bThe btechnician bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bfoods bshould bbe
bcalculated bas bintake bfor bthe bintake band boutput brecord? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔chocolate bpudding
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A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bassisting ba bnurse bto bchange ba bdressing bon ba
bsurgical bwound. bThe bwound bshould bnot bhave bcontact bwith bair bor boxygen. bWhich
bof bthe bfollowing btypes bof bdressing bshould bthe btechnician bexpect bthe bnurse bto
buse? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Occlusive
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas bsignificant bhearing bloss.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bto bcommunicate bwith
bthe bpatient? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Use ba bpicture bboard bto bprovide binstructions
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis btaking ba bpatient's boximetry breading. bThe btechnician
bcannot bget bthe breading bto bappear bon bthe bmonitor. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bcould
bbe bthe bcause? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpatient bhas ba bblood bpressure bof b84/62
bmm bHg bwith bcold bfinger band bhands
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwhose bdaughter bis bvisiting. bThe
bdaughter basks babout bthe bhealth bof bthe bpatient's broommate. bwhich bof bthe
bfollowing bstatements bby bthe btechnician bis ban bappropriate bresponse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔"You bcan bask bthe bpatient babout bhis bcondition"
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bproviding binstructions bto ba bnew;y bhired btechnician
babout btransporting band bhandling bblood bspecimens. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
binstructions bshould bthe btechnician binclude? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Ensure bthe bblood
bspecimen btransport bbag bhas ba bliquid-tight bclosure
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bmonitoring ba bpatient bwho bhas bsevere bhypertension.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bfindings brelated bto bthe bpatient's bcondition bshould bthe
btechnician breport bto bthe bnurse bimmediately? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bpatient's
blower blimbs bshow bpitting bedema
A bpatient bcare btechnician bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bsuddenly bbecomes
bunresponsive. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bfirst? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔Tap bthe bpatient's bshoulders band bask b"are byou bok?"
, A bpatient bcare btechnician bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bstructures bof
bthe bheart bis bimmediately baffected bif ba bsinoatrial b(SA) bnode bfails? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Atrioventricular b(AV) bnode
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas ba bstage bII bpressure bulcer. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bfindings bshould bthe btechnician bexpect? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Blister-like
bappearance
A bPCT bus bassisting bwith bthe bphysical bexamination bof ban bolder badult bpatient.
bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bby bthe bpatient bindicated ba brisk bof belder
babuse? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔"I blive balone band bI bdon't bget bmany bvisitors"
A bPCT bis bpreparing bto btransport ba bpatient bvia ba bstretcher. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bwhen btransferring bthe bpatient bfrom ba bbed bto
bthe bstretcher? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Raise bthe bpatient's bbed bto bthe bsame bheight
bas bthe bstretcher
A bPCT bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bmost bcommonly bused
bpaper bspeeds bfor ban bEKG bmachine? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔25 bmm/sec
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho bhas ban bostomy. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake bwhen bproviding bostomy bcare? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Use btoilet bpaper bto bwipe baround bthe bstoma
A bPCT bis bcaring bfor ba bpatient bwho brequires boral bsuctioning. bWhich bof bthe
bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician btake? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Limit
bsuctioning bto bnor bmore bthan b15 bsec bat ba btime
A bPCT benters bthe broom bof ba bpatient bwho bis breceiving boxygen band bfinds bthe
bnasal bcannula bon bthe bfloor. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bactions bshould bthe btechnician
btake? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Obtain ba bnew bcannula, bconnect bit, band bplace bit bon
bthe bpatient
A bPCT bis bpreparing bto bdetermine bthe bpulse brate bof ba bpatient bwho bhas batrial
bfibrillation. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing bmethods bshould bthe btechnician buse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Manually, busing bthe bapical barea
Which bof bthe bfollowing bassistive bdevices bshould ba bpatient bcare btechnician buse bto
bimprove bvertebral balignment bin ba bpatient bwho bis bimmobile? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔bed bboard
A bPCT bis bassisting bduring bmealtime bwith ba bpatient bwho bis bat brisk bof bdysphagia.
bThe btechnician bshould bidentify bthat bwhich bof bthe bfollowing bfoods bshould bbe
bcalculated bas bintake bfor bthe bintake band boutput brecord? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔chocolate bpudding
