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PCT PRACTICE EXAM
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, A patient care technician is preparing to perform documentation in a patients electronic health
record. Which of the following is an example of appropriate documentation by the technician?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the patient a bath at 1600.
B.) The patient has a large, dark bowel movement at 1100.
C.) The Patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) The patient is upset because the nurse from the previous shift forgot to provide breakfast. -
B.) The patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement at 1100.
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from
junctional rhythm?
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A.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave.
B.) The ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm is slower than junctional rhythm.
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
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D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes. - D.) Accelerated
idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes.
LO
A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of
the following manifestations should the technician expect?
A.) The area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or cracks open
B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound.
C.) The area appears as reddened skin that does not return to its initial color after pressure is
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removed.
D.) The damaged tissue extends all the way through the tissues to the muscle. - B.) The
subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound.
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
D
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - A.) lavender top
U
A patient care technician 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
ST
the following position?
A.) Sims
B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
D.) Trendelenburg - B.) Fowler's
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid
and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
PCT PRACTICE EXAM
C
LO
QUESTIONS COMPLETE
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
YC
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /A+GRADED
D
U
ST
, A patient care technician is preparing to perform documentation in a patients electronic health
record. Which of the following is an example of appropriate documentation by the technician?
A.) the technician on the previous shift reports giving the patient a bath at 1600.
B.) The patient has a large, dark bowel movement at 1100.
C.) The Patient will receive an enema at 1700.
D.) The patient is upset because the nurse from the previous shift forgot to provide breakfast. -
B.) The patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement at 1100.
Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from
junctional rhythm?
K
A.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave.
B.) The ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm is slower than junctional rhythm.
C.) junctional rhythm has P waves
C
D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes. - D.) Accelerated
idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes.
LO
A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of
the following manifestations should the technician expect?
A.) The area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or cracks open
B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound.
C.) The area appears as reddened skin that does not return to its initial color after pressure is
YC
removed.
D.) The damaged tissue extends all the way through the tissues to the muscle. - B.) The
subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound.
Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples?
A.) lavender top
D
B.) green top
C.) red top
D.) light blue top - A.) lavender top
U
A patient care technician 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
ST
the following position?
A.) Sims
B.) Fowlers
C.) Lithotomy
D.) Trendelenburg - B.) Fowler's
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid
and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
