NHA PCT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
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A PCT is teaching a patient about HIPAA regulations. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching? - ANSWER-"My provider is required to report if I receive a
diagnosis of tuberculosis."
(HIPAA regulations require providers to report instances of
communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, to prevent an
outbreak in the community.)
A PCT is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a
patient. After setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the
catheter on clean sheets. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ANSWER-Obtain another sterile kit.
,(The PCT should obtain another sterile kit and discard the catheter
because it touched a non-sterile surface.)
A PCT is recording a patient's output and notes that the patient voided
a small amount of dark yellow urine. The patient is flushed and
reports dry mouth. The technician should identify that these findings
indicate which of the following? - ANSWER-Dehydration.
(With dehydration, urine output decreases, and the urine is
concentrated, taking on a dark yellow color. The PCT should report
this finding and the amount of urine output over the past 4 hr to the
nurse.)
A PCT overhears the son of a patient who is terminally ill asking a
nurse to keep the diagnosis secret from his father, and the nurse
agrees. The technician should recognize that the nurse's action is a
violation of which of the following parts of the Patients' Bill of Rights?
- ANSWER-The right to information about one's condition.
(The PCT should recognize that, according to the Patients' Bill of
Rights, a patient's health care team is required to share information
with patients about their diagnoses and treatment. By agreeing to
keep this patient's diagnosis a secret, the nurse is violating the
patient's right to information about his condition.)
A PCT is assisting with the admission of a patient who has hearing
loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take when
, communicating with this patient? - ANSWER-Write questions and
instructions on a notepad for the patient.
(The PCT should use a notepad to communicate important questions
and instructions to a patient who has hearing loss so that the patient
can read the information.)
A PCT is caring for a 6-year-old child. Which of the following findings
should the technician identify as a potential indication of child
maltreatment? - ANSWER-Malnutrition.
(Malnutrition, poor hygiene, bruising, and other injuries are potential
indications of child maltreatment.)
A PCT is preparing to transfer a no ambulatory patient from a bed to a
wheelchair. Which of the following steps should the technician take? -
ANSWER-Lock the wheels of the wheelchair and the bed.
(Moving dependent patients can result in injury if the wheels on the
bed and transfer devices are not locked.)
A PCT is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a
mechanical lift with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the
technician should place him in which of the following positions? -
ANSWER-Fowler's.
QUESTIONS MERGED WITH
CORRECT COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS || ALREADY GRADED
A+ || 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATE!!!
A PCT is teaching a patient about HIPAA regulations. Which of the
following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching? - ANSWER-"My provider is required to report if I receive a
diagnosis of tuberculosis."
(HIPAA regulations require providers to report instances of
communicable diseases, including tuberculosis, to prevent an
outbreak in the community.)
A PCT is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a
patient. After setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the
catheter on clean sheets. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ANSWER-Obtain another sterile kit.
,(The PCT should obtain another sterile kit and discard the catheter
because it touched a non-sterile surface.)
A PCT is recording a patient's output and notes that the patient voided
a small amount of dark yellow urine. The patient is flushed and
reports dry mouth. The technician should identify that these findings
indicate which of the following? - ANSWER-Dehydration.
(With dehydration, urine output decreases, and the urine is
concentrated, taking on a dark yellow color. The PCT should report
this finding and the amount of urine output over the past 4 hr to the
nurse.)
A PCT overhears the son of a patient who is terminally ill asking a
nurse to keep the diagnosis secret from his father, and the nurse
agrees. The technician should recognize that the nurse's action is a
violation of which of the following parts of the Patients' Bill of Rights?
- ANSWER-The right to information about one's condition.
(The PCT should recognize that, according to the Patients' Bill of
Rights, a patient's health care team is required to share information
with patients about their diagnoses and treatment. By agreeing to
keep this patient's diagnosis a secret, the nurse is violating the
patient's right to information about his condition.)
A PCT is assisting with the admission of a patient who has hearing
loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take when
, communicating with this patient? - ANSWER-Write questions and
instructions on a notepad for the patient.
(The PCT should use a notepad to communicate important questions
and instructions to a patient who has hearing loss so that the patient
can read the information.)
A PCT is caring for a 6-year-old child. Which of the following findings
should the technician identify as a potential indication of child
maltreatment? - ANSWER-Malnutrition.
(Malnutrition, poor hygiene, bruising, and other injuries are potential
indications of child maltreatment.)
A PCT is preparing to transfer a no ambulatory patient from a bed to a
wheelchair. Which of the following steps should the technician take? -
ANSWER-Lock the wheels of the wheelchair and the bed.
(Moving dependent patients can result in injury if the wheels on the
bed and transfer devices are not locked.)
A PCT is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a
mechanical lift with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the
technician should place him in which of the following positions? -
ANSWER-Fowler's.
