NHA PCT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
LATEST UPDATE 2026
Set up equipment to be used by the patient - answer- ex: oxygen, alternating pressure
mattresses
Provide patient care for a patient with a feeding tube - answer- ex: aspiration precautions,
observe tubing for kinks or problems
Perform care related to the special needs patient - answer- ex: physically, sensory,
cognitively, or mentally impaired
Report any new changes in a patients' condition - answer- ex: level of consciousness,
shortness of breath
Monitor and record functions related to digestion - answer- ex: bowel movements,
percentage of meal eaten
Monitor, record, and accurately measure intake/ output - answer- ex: urine, emesis,
wound drainage
Assist in admission, discharge, and/or transfer of the patient to another unit or facility - answer-
Follow the established restorative plan of care ordered for the patient - answer-
, Perform passive Range of Motion (ROM) for the patient - answer-
Assist with restorative rehabilitation activities - answer- ex: bowel and bladder retraining
- General Patient Care - answer-
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - answer- ex: bathing, bed
making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with ALDs
Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care -
answer-
Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death,
or are dying. - answer-
Use adaptive devices for activities of daily living - answer- ex: feeding and dressing devices
Keep patient area clean - answer-
Remove peripheral IVs - answer-
Perform dressing changes - answer- a) sterile
b)aseptic
Transfer the patient using a mechanical lift - answer-
LATEST UPDATE 2026
Set up equipment to be used by the patient - answer- ex: oxygen, alternating pressure
mattresses
Provide patient care for a patient with a feeding tube - answer- ex: aspiration precautions,
observe tubing for kinks or problems
Perform care related to the special needs patient - answer- ex: physically, sensory,
cognitively, or mentally impaired
Report any new changes in a patients' condition - answer- ex: level of consciousness,
shortness of breath
Monitor and record functions related to digestion - answer- ex: bowel movements,
percentage of meal eaten
Monitor, record, and accurately measure intake/ output - answer- ex: urine, emesis,
wound drainage
Assist in admission, discharge, and/or transfer of the patient to another unit or facility - answer-
Follow the established restorative plan of care ordered for the patient - answer-
, Perform passive Range of Motion (ROM) for the patient - answer-
Assist with restorative rehabilitation activities - answer- ex: bowel and bladder retraining
- General Patient Care - answer-
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - answer- ex: bathing, bed
making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with ALDs
Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care -
answer-
Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death,
or are dying. - answer-
Use adaptive devices for activities of daily living - answer- ex: feeding and dressing devices
Keep patient area clean - answer-
Remove peripheral IVs - answer-
Perform dressing changes - answer- a) sterile
b)aseptic
Transfer the patient using a mechanical lift - answer-
