NHA PCT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM TESTBANK
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ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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SECTION 1: PATIENT CARE & SAFETY (Questions 1–35)
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Question 1: A PCT is helping a patient walk to the bathroom.
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The patient says, "I feel dizzy." What should the PCT do first?
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• A) Continue walking quickly to the bathroom
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• B) Lower the patient to the floor
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• C) Tell the patient to take deep breaths and keep walking
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• D) Run to get a wheelchair
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,Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: If a patient feels dizzy during ambulation, the priority
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is to prevent a fall. Lowering the patient safely to the floor is the
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safest immediate action.
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Question 2: A patient care technician is caring for a patient who
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- has died. Which of the following actions should the tech take?
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• A) Remove all valuables immediately
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• B) Secure the patient's valuables for delivery to the family
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• C) Call the family before securing belongings
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• D) Leave belongings on the bedside table
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: The PCT should secure any of the patient's valuables,
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including rings, watches, or money for delivery to the patient's
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family. ---
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Question 3: Which of the following actions should a patient care
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- technician take when discharging a patient?
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, • A) Let the patient walk to the exit alone
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• B) Escort the patient using a wheelchair
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• C) Have the family escort the patient
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• D) Send the patient with a written note only
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: The PCT should escort the patient using a wheelchair
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for safety during discharge.
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Question 4: A patient care technician is preparing to ambulate
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a patient who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks,
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"Why do you have to place the belt around me?" Which
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response should the tech make?
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• A) "It is hospital policy to use a gait belt"
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• B) "Gait belts are an added safety feature when assisting
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patients to walk" --- --- ---
• C) "The belt prevents you from falling"
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• D) "The doctor ordered this for you"
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, Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: Gait belts are an added safety feature when
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assisting patients to walk.
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Question 5: When using a gait belt to assist a patient with
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ambulation, where should the PCT place the belt?
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• A) Around the patient's chest
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• B) Around the patient's waist (over clothing, not bare skin)
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• C) Around the patient's thighs
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• D) Around the patient's neck for support
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: Gait belts are secured around the waist (over
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clothing, not bare skin) to provide stability during transfers.
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Question 6: A patient with left-sided weakness from a stroke
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needs to transfer from bed to wheelchair. Where should the PCT
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place the wheelchair?
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• A) On the patient's left side
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2026 MASTER TEST BANK --- --- --- ---
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | NEWEST --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
UPDATED ---
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SECTION 1: PATIENT CARE & SAFETY (Questions 1–35)
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Question 1: A PCT is helping a patient walk to the bathroom.
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The patient says, "I feel dizzy." What should the PCT do first?
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• A) Continue walking quickly to the bathroom
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• B) Lower the patient to the floor
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• C) Tell the patient to take deep breaths and keep walking
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• D) Run to get a wheelchair
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,Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: If a patient feels dizzy during ambulation, the priority
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is to prevent a fall. Lowering the patient safely to the floor is the
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safest immediate action.
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Question 2: A patient care technician is caring for a patient who
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- has died. Which of the following actions should the tech take?
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• A) Remove all valuables immediately
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• B) Secure the patient's valuables for delivery to the family
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• C) Call the family before securing belongings
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• D) Leave belongings on the bedside table
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: The PCT should secure any of the patient's valuables,
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including rings, watches, or money for delivery to the patient's
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family. ---
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Question 3: Which of the following actions should a patient care
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- technician take when discharging a patient?
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, • A) Let the patient walk to the exit alone
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• B) Escort the patient using a wheelchair
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
• C) Have the family escort the patient
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• D) Send the patient with a written note only
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: The PCT should escort the patient using a wheelchair
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for safety during discharge.
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Question 4: A patient care technician is preparing to ambulate
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a patient who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks,
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"Why do you have to place the belt around me?" Which
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
response should the tech make?
--- --- --- --- ---
• A) "It is hospital policy to use a gait belt"
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
• B) "Gait belts are an added safety feature when assisting
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
patients to walk" --- --- ---
• C) "The belt prevents you from falling"
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
• D) "The doctor ordered this for you"
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, Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: Gait belts are an added safety feature when
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assisting patients to walk.
--- --- --- ---
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Question 5: When using a gait belt to assist a patient with
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ambulation, where should the PCT place the belt?
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• A) Around the patient's chest
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• B) Around the patient's waist (over clothing, not bare skin)
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• C) Around the patient's thighs
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• D) Around the patient's neck for support
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Answer: B --- ---
Rationale: Gait belts are secured around the waist (over
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clothing, not bare skin) to provide stability during transfers.
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Question 6: A patient with left-sided weakness from a stroke
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needs to transfer from bed to wheelchair. Where should the PCT
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place the wheelchair?
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• A) On the patient's left side
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