PCA PRACTICE EXAM COMBINED WITH
CORRECT RESPONCES
Which fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake fwhen fpreparing fto ftransfer ffrom
fa fbed fto fa fstretcher? f- fCORRECT✅✅Elevating fthe fbed fto fa fposition fequal fto fthe
fheight fof fthe fstretcher
A fCPCT fis fassisting fa fpatient fto ftake fself-administered fmedication. fThe fCPCT fshould
frecognize fthat fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fmedications fshould fnot fbe fcrushed? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Enteric-coated
When fa fCPCT fis fdistributing flaboratory fresults fto fan fordering fphysicians, fwhich
fresults fpriority? f- fCORRECT✅✅Presurgical
A fCPCT fis fchanging fa fpatient's fbedding fand fis faccidentally fstuck fwith fa fneedle.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅Milk fthe
faffected fsite
A fCPCT fshould frecognize fthat fa fchain fof fcustody fis fused ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
freasons? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fguarantee fthe fidentification fand fintegrity fof fsamples
Which fof fthe ffollowing ftubes fshould fbe fcollected ffirst ffor fdermal fsamples? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Lavender fTop
When fshould fthe fcode fon fglucose fcuvettes fbe fcompared fto fthe fcode fon fthe
fglucometer? f- fCORRECT✅✅When fa fpatient fis ftested
A fCPCT fis fassisting fwith fthe fcare fof fa fpatient fwho fis freceiving fa fblood ftransfusion.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fvital fsigns fshould fCPCT freport ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅An
felevated ftemperature
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fpatient fwho fis fto freceive fcontinuous ftube ffeedings. fThe
fCPCT fshould fplace fthe fpatient finto fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fpositions? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Semi-Fowler's
The fCPCT fis fmonitoring fa fpatient fwho fhas fsevere fhypertension. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing ffindings frelated fto fthe fpatient's fcondition fshould fthe fCPCT frepost fto fthe
fnurse fimmediately? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fpatient's flower flimbs fshow fpitting fedema
A fCPCT finforms fthe fnurse fconcerning fswelling fat fthe fperipheral fIV fsite. fThe fCPCT
fshould frecognize fthat fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fis fthe fmost flikely fcause fof fthis ffeeling? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Catheter finfiltration
, A fCPCT fis fdrawing fblood ffrom fa fpatient fand fobserves fred fspots. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fis fan fappropriate faction ffor fthe fCPCT fto ftake? f- fCORRECT✅✅Apply
fmore fpressure fto fthe fsite.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fa fconsequence fof fmislabeling fa fblood fbank fspecimen? f-
fCORRECT✅✅A ftransfusion freaction
Which fof fthe ffollowing factions fis fappropriate fwhen flabeling fspecimens? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Labeling fspecimens fat fthe ftime fof fcollection fin ffront fof fthe fpatient
A fCPCT fis fworking fin fa ffacility fwhen fthe ffire falarm fgoes foff. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing
factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅Contain fthe ffire fby fclosing fall
fthe fdoors
A fCPCT fis fmeasuring fan fadult fpatient's fblood fpressure felectronically. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing freadings fshould fthe ftechnician freport fto fthe fnurse? f-
fCORRECT✅✅130/81 fmm fHg
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fnew fpatient. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fprocedures fshould fthe
fCPCT frecognize fas frequiring faseptic ftechnique? f- fCORRECT✅✅Wast
fmanagement
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fnumber fof fpatients ffollowing fa fshift fchange. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fpatients fshould fthe fCPCT fassess ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅A fpatient fwho fis
fdisoriented
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fseveral fadult fpatients. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fpatient ffindings
fshould fthe ftechnician freport fto fthe fnurse fimmediately? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Temperature f38.5° fC f(101.3° fF)
While fworking fwith fthe fautomated fLaboratory fInformation fSystem, fcorrect finput fof
fdata fis fmost fcritical fbecause fincorrect fdata fmay f- fCORRECT✅✅be freported fto fthe
fhealth fcare fprovider
A fCPCT fis fto fdetermine fthe fpulse frate fof fa fpatient fwho fhas fatrial ffibrillation. fWhich fof
fthe ffollowing fmethods fshould fthe fCPCT fuse? f- fCORRECT✅✅Manually, fusing fthe
fapical farea
A fCPCT fis fmeasuring fa fpatient's fblood fpressure. fThe fCPCT fshould frecognize fthat
fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fsituations fcould fresult fin fan finaccurate freading? f-
fCORRECT✅✅The farm fis flower fthan fthe fheart
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fmade fby fa fCPCT, fregarding fpreparation fof fa
fperipheral fblood fsmear, findicates fthe fneed ffor ffurther fteaching? f- fCORRECT✅✅"I
fwill fpress fdown fon fthe fspreader fslide fto ffix fcells fon fthe flower fslide."
CORRECT RESPONCES
Which fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake fwhen fpreparing fto ftransfer ffrom
fa fbed fto fa fstretcher? f- fCORRECT✅✅Elevating fthe fbed fto fa fposition fequal fto fthe
fheight fof fthe fstretcher
A fCPCT fis fassisting fa fpatient fto ftake fself-administered fmedication. fThe fCPCT fshould
frecognize fthat fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fmedications fshould fnot fbe fcrushed? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Enteric-coated
When fa fCPCT fis fdistributing flaboratory fresults fto fan fordering fphysicians, fwhich
fresults fpriority? f- fCORRECT✅✅Presurgical
A fCPCT fis fchanging fa fpatient's fbedding fand fis faccidentally fstuck fwith fa fneedle.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅Milk fthe
faffected fsite
A fCPCT fshould frecognize fthat fa fchain fof fcustody fis fused ffor fwhich fof fthe ffollowing
freasons? f- fCORRECT✅✅To fguarantee fthe fidentification fand fintegrity fof fsamples
Which fof fthe ffollowing ftubes fshould fbe fcollected ffirst ffor fdermal fsamples? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Lavender fTop
When fshould fthe fcode fon fglucose fcuvettes fbe fcompared fto fthe fcode fon fthe
fglucometer? f- fCORRECT✅✅When fa fpatient fis ftested
A fCPCT fis fassisting fwith fthe fcare fof fa fpatient fwho fis freceiving fa fblood ftransfusion.
fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fvital fsigns fshould fCPCT freport ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅An
felevated ftemperature
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fpatient fwho fis fto freceive fcontinuous ftube ffeedings. fThe
fCPCT fshould fplace fthe fpatient finto fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fpositions? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Semi-Fowler's
The fCPCT fis fmonitoring fa fpatient fwho fhas fsevere fhypertension. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing ffindings frelated fto fthe fpatient's fcondition fshould fthe fCPCT frepost fto fthe
fnurse fimmediately? f- fCORRECT✅✅The fpatient's flower flimbs fshow fpitting fedema
A fCPCT finforms fthe fnurse fconcerning fswelling fat fthe fperipheral fIV fsite. fThe fCPCT
fshould frecognize fthat fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fis fthe fmost flikely fcause fof fthis ffeeling? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Catheter finfiltration
, A fCPCT fis fdrawing fblood ffrom fa fpatient fand fobserves fred fspots. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fis fan fappropriate faction ffor fthe fCPCT fto ftake? f- fCORRECT✅✅Apply
fmore fpressure fto fthe fsite.
Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fa fconsequence fof fmislabeling fa fblood fbank fspecimen? f-
fCORRECT✅✅A ftransfusion freaction
Which fof fthe ffollowing factions fis fappropriate fwhen flabeling fspecimens? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Labeling fspecimens fat fthe ftime fof fcollection fin ffront fof fthe fpatient
A fCPCT fis fworking fin fa ffacility fwhen fthe ffire falarm fgoes foff. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing
factions fshould fthe fCPCT ftake ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅Contain fthe ffire fby fclosing fall
fthe fdoors
A fCPCT fis fmeasuring fan fadult fpatient's fblood fpressure felectronically. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing freadings fshould fthe ftechnician freport fto fthe fnurse? f-
fCORRECT✅✅130/81 fmm fHg
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fnew fpatient. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fprocedures fshould fthe
fCPCT frecognize fas frequiring faseptic ftechnique? f- fCORRECT✅✅Wast
fmanagement
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fnumber fof fpatients ffollowing fa fshift fchange. fWhich fof fthe
ffollowing fpatients fshould fthe fCPCT fassess ffirst? f- fCORRECT✅✅A fpatient fwho fis
fdisoriented
A fCPCT fis fcaring ffor fa fseveral fadult fpatients. fWhich fof fthe ffollowing fpatient ffindings
fshould fthe ftechnician freport fto fthe fnurse fimmediately? f-
fCORRECT✅✅Temperature f38.5° fC f(101.3° fF)
While fworking fwith fthe fautomated fLaboratory fInformation fSystem, fcorrect finput fof
fdata fis fmost fcritical fbecause fincorrect fdata fmay f- fCORRECT✅✅be freported fto fthe
fhealth fcare fprovider
A fCPCT fis fto fdetermine fthe fpulse frate fof fa fpatient fwho fhas fatrial ffibrillation. fWhich fof
fthe ffollowing fmethods fshould fthe fCPCT fuse? f- fCORRECT✅✅Manually, fusing fthe
fapical farea
A fCPCT fis fmeasuring fa fpatient's fblood fpressure. fThe fCPCT fshould frecognize fthat
fwhich fof fthe ffollowing fsituations fcould fresult fin fan finaccurate freading? f-
fCORRECT✅✅The farm fis flower fthan fthe fheart
Which fof fthe ffollowing fstatements fmade fby fa fCPCT, fregarding fpreparation fof fa
fperipheral fblood fsmear, findicates fthe fneed ffor ffurther fteaching? f- fCORRECT✅✅"I
fwill fpress fdown fon fthe fspreader fslide fto ffix fcells fon fthe flower fslide."
