PCT Practice tests| 98 questions| with complete solutions

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has died. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Correct Answer: Secure any of the patient's valuables. Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when discharging a patient? Correct Answer: Escort the patient using a wheelchair A patient care technician is in the cafeteria during lunch and sees a visitor that appear to be choking. Which of the following actions should the technician take care first? Correct Answer: Ask the visitor if she is able to speak A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has ileostomy. Which of the following type of stool should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch? Correct Answer: liquid A patient care technician should identify which of the following is the minimum preferred volume of urine for a routine urinalysis? Correct Answer: 30 mL A patient care technician in a hospital is concerned about the unethical behavior of a coworker. To which of the following should the technician report his concern? Correct Answer: The charge nurse A patient care technician is caring for a 4 year old patient who reports right arm pain. The technician should identify that which of the following methods should be used to measure pain intensity for this patient? Correct Answer: Ask the child to point the drawing of the face that matches their pain level A patient care technician is preparing to ambulate who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks the technician, "Why do you have to place a belt around me?" which of the following responses should the technician make? Correct Answer: " gait belts are an added safety feature when assisting patient to walk" A patient care technician is assisting when the admission of patient who has hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take when communicating with this patient? Correct Answer: Write questions and instructions on a notepad for the patient A patient care technician has just obtained a 12-lead EKG from a patient. When should the technician clean and disinfect reusable EKG equipment? Correct Answer: Immediately after each patient A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist immobility sprint for a patient who has a left-side paralysis due to a stroke. The technician