NHA PCT STUDY EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

Which of the following statements made by the CPCT about taking a patients blood pressure demonstrates the need for further teaching? A. "I will apply the cuff to the upper arm." **B. "I will use the arm with the dialysis shunt." C. "I will locate the brachial artery with my fingers." D. "I will have the patient sit while I take the blood pressure." - "I will use the arm with the dialysis shunt." Which of the following positions is illustrated in the figure above? A. Trendelenberg B. Prone **C. Fowler's D. Recovery - Fowler's In which of the following situations should the CPCT place the patient in the lithotomy position? A. Nasal exam B. Head pain C. Stomach ache **D. Rectal exam - Rectal exam Which of the following statements made by the CPCT demonstrates the need for further teaching? - "I will leave the room during the examination to ensure privacy." Which of the following test results should the CPCT report to the nurse immediately? - Temperature 32.7 degress C (90.9 degress F) Which of the following most frequently causes the spread of infection in health care facilities? - Health care workers' hands A CPCT is assisting a patient who is ambulating. The patient states, "I feel so dizzy and weak," and her knees buckle. Which of the following actions by the CPCT is most appropriate? - Guide the patient to a seated or lying position on the floor. While caring for an 87-year-old female patient, a CPCT notices the IV infusion pump is cracked. Which of the following actions should the CPCT take? - Ensure that bioengineering performs maintenance on the pump. During a mercury thermometer exchange, someone drops a mercury thermometer and it shatters on the floor. How should the CPCT intervene? - Use a gloved hand to pick up the glass. Use a paper towel to pick up the mercury. A patient has endometrial cancer and has been placed in isolation because of her radiation implants. The patient stats that she is lonely and needs extra attention. Which of the following actions should the CPCT take when caring for this patient? - Organize all care in short periods. Promise to return. A CPCT is caring for his neighbor's mother. The neighbors ask the CPCT if her mother is undergoing physical therapy. Which of the following responses by the CPCT is appropriate? - "I'm sorry, but I cannot discuss patients." A CPCT is caring for a patient who is agitated. The best way to handle this patient is to... - Speak softly and clearly. A CPCT's patient's blood pressure is 80/38 mm HG, heart rate 112/min, respirations 26/min. The CPCT tells the nurse, but she is busy. The CPCT retakes the vital signs and finds they are now blood pressure 78/30 mm HG, heart rate 120/min, respirations 28/min. The CPCT's next action should be to... - Call the charge nurse of the floor and report the patient's vital signs. A CPCT enters the nurse's station to find a nurse lying on the floor. Which of the following actions should the CPCT take first? - Shout her name to see if she is conscious. Two nurses are in an elevator going to lunch. A CPCT overhears them talking about a patient. Which of the following response is appropriate? - "You shouldn't talk about patients in public places." A CPCT is inserting a urinary catheter. He creates a sterile field between the legs of the patient, but the patient moves his legs onto the sterile field, touching everything. Which of the following actions should the CPCT take next? - Remove the sterile field, get a new catheter set, and start over. A CPCT enters a room with contact isolation and finds a doctor standing at the bedside without a gown or gloves. Which of the following actions should the CPCT take next? - Give the doctor a gown and gloves. A CPCT is teaching a family member how to change a patient's dressings. Which of the following actions by the family member indicates a need for further teaching? - The family member does not wash her hands after removing the dirty dressing. To prevent back strain or injury, a CPCT should perform which of the following actions when chaning the dressing on a patient's abdomen? - Raise the bed to a working height. A patient has a viral infection that is spread through by touch. The CPCT should take which of the following precautions when working with this patient? - Contact precautions