MULTIPLE CHOICE OF QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT SOLUTIONS ALREADY
GRADED A+ AND 100% GUARANTEE PASS
(BRAND NEW!!!!!)
-allows patient to read the information
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a.) incorrect bc the tech should not use a raised voice. if the
patient has a hearing aid, the tech should use a normal tone.
b.) incorrect bc tech should face the patient to allow for lip
reading
d.) incorrect bc the tech should not overenunciate, chew gum,
or speak very quickly or slowly to allow for lip reading
a PCT is attending a class about fire safety. which of the
following acronyms should the tech use to remember how to
operate a fire extinguisher?
a.) OSHA
b.) NIOSH
c.) PASS
d.) RACE - CORRECT ANSWER-c.) PASS
-Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
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,a.) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b.) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
d.) Rescue and Remove, Activate the Alarm, Confine,
Extinguish
a pct should identify that which if the following settings adjusts
the height of the EKG waveform on a tracing?
a.) gain control
b.) speed control
c.) stylus
d.) lead selector - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) gain control
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b.) speed control regulates the speed
c.) stylus aka calibrator creates the images on the EKG
d.) lead selector controls which leads are recording
a pct is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a
gait belt. which of the following actions should the tech take?
a.) apply the gait belt while the patient is lying in bed
b.) grasp the gait belt on the patient's front
c.) stand to the side of the patient during transfer
d.) secure the gait belt around the patient's waist - CORRECT
ANSWER-d.) secure the gait belt around the patient's waist
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,a.) patient should sit on the edge of the bed when applying gait
belt
b.) tech should grasp the gait belt on the patient's sides
c.) tech should stand in front of the patient when using a gait
belt to transfer a patient from bed to wheelchair
a pct is performing passive ROM exercises on a patient's ankle.
which of the following motions should the tech perform?
a.) circumduction
b.) abduction
c.) dorsiflexion
d.) external rotation - CORRECT ANSWER-c.) dorsiflexion
-flexing of the ankle so that the toes are pointed upward
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a.) combining all movements of a ball-and-socket joint
b.) moving a limb away from the center of the body
d.) involves ball-and-socket joints, not the ankle
a pct is measuring a patient's blood pressure. the tech should
identify that which of the following situations can result in an
inaccurate reading?
a.) the cuff deflates at a constant, steady rate
b.) the cuff bladder is centered over the patient's brachial artery
c.) the patient's arm is above the level of the heart
, d.) the aneroid needle is calibrated to zero - CORRECT ANSWER-c.)
the patient's arm is above the level of the heart
-if arm is above level of the heart, BP will be inaccurately high
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a.) results in accurate recording
b.) right placement of accurate measurement
d.) not defective and will record accurate measurement
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 tech should identify that
these findings indicate which if the following?
a.) dehydration
b.) frequent urination
c.) adequate fluid intake
d.) urinary incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER-a.) dehydration
-decreased urine output causing urine concentration and dark
yellow color. tech should report this finding and urine output
over the past 4 hr to nurse
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b.) frequent urination can indicate UTI but the characteristics
and volume of urine indicate a different problem
c.) urine output should be approximately equal to fluid intake.
oral intake of fluids should be at least 1100 to 1400 mL/day
plus fluids from other sources such as food, for a total of 2500
mL/day. even at the minimum intake of 1100 mL/day, the urine
output for 4 hr should be about 183 mL, with the standard
minimally acceptable urine output being 30 mL/hr. therefore,