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AAH PCT Practice Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated to score A+ A sitz bath is applied to the _____________. Choose one: shoulder knee perineum lower back perineum All of the following can be reported as objective information except: Choose one: vital signs bleeding edema headache headache Equipment used to collect a specimen for a throat culture would include all of the following except: Choose one: pen light applicator syringe tongue blade syringe ...

PCT TEST 2024 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated to score A+ A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a standard 12-lead EKG. The technician should identify that which of the following is the standard EKG paper speed? 25 mm / second 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 the following positions? Fowler's Positio...

PCT TEST Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated to score A+ A PCT is responding to an adult patient who is experiencing ventricular tachycardia and has become unresponsive. The PCT should palpate the patient's pulse using which of the following sites? Carotid A PCT is caring for a patient who is four years old. Who reports right arm pain. The tech should identify that which of the following methods should be used to measure pain intensity for the patient? Ask the child to point t...

Patient Care Technician (PCT) National Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated to score A+ Failure to complete tasks given to the PCT by a supervising nurse or physician is called________________. A. Insubordination B. Malpractice C. Bad professional behavior D. None of the above B. Malpractice Patient Care Technicians have contact with patients______________. A. When the nurse tells them to B. Weekly C. When they have time D. On a daily basis D. On a daily basis ...

PCT Practice Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated to score A+ 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 nur...

PCT Practice Questions and answers A PCT is measuring an adult's vital signs, which of the following findings should be reported to the nurse immediately? Oral temperature 37.4(99.3) Heart rate 124/minute Respiratory rate 18/minute Blood pressure 118/78 mm Hg Heart rate 124/minute A PCT is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of he following steps should the technician take? Fill the humidifier with 0.9% sodium chloride Place cotton bet...

PCT review test verified answers To be healthy is to be without disease. True The role that is considered to be a nursing assistant with advanced skills is Patient care technician Health promotion is known as which of the following? B. Strategies that try to prevent illness from occurring The patient care technician receives tasks delegated by which other member of the healthcare team? A. Physician An ombudsman is known as someone who does what? Seeks to ensure that res...

PCT review testCompleteQuestions with verified answers To be healthy is to be without disease. True The role that is considered to be a nursing assistant with advanced skills is Patient care technician Health promotion is known as which of the following? B. Strategies that try to prevent illness from occurring The patient care technician receives tasks delegated by which other member of the healthcare team? A. Physician An ombudsman is known as someone who does what? Se...

PCT Practice Questions and answers  A PCT is measuring an adult's vital signs, which of the following findings should be reported to the nurse immediately? Oral temperature 37.4(99.3) Heart rate 124/minute Respiratory rate 18/minute Blood pressure 118/78 mm Hg Heart rate 124/minute A PCT is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of he following steps should the technician take? Fill the humidifier with 0.9% sodium chloride Place cotton b...

PCT practice exam questions and answers 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 ...

NHA PCT Practice Test A) elevating the bed to a position equal to the height of the stretcher. Which of the following actions should the CPCPT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a chair? A) elevating the bed to a position equal to the height of the stretcher. B) elevating the bed to a position lower than the height of the stretcher. C) Reaching across the stretcher to assist the patient. D) elevating the bed to a position higher than the height of the stretcher. D)...

PCT NHA VERIFIED ANSWERS 1. The lavender-topped tube contains: a. No additive b. SPS c. Na+ citrate d. EDTA d. EDTA 1. The additive in a gray-topped tube is: a. K+ oxalate b. Na+ citrate c. EDTA d. None of the above a. K+ oxalate 1. Which of the needle has the largest gauge? a. 16 g b. 20 g c. 21 g d. 25 g a. 16 g 1. Which of the following gauge needle is used for the typical adult venipuncture? a. 23 g b. 16 g c. 21 g d. 25 g c. 21 g 1. The venipuncture ...

PCT NHA Exam Verified 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." Which of the following positions is illustrated in the figure above? A. Trendelenberg B. Prone **...

PCT NCCT exam with complete solutions different Medical ethics and medical etiquette are .... (the same, different, almost the same, opposite) situation where the patient has consented to surgery by one physician, but without the patient's knowledge or approval, another surgeon performs the surgery "Ghost surgery" is a what? precept A ________ is a practical rule guiding behavior or technique. a. law b. custom c. cultural more d. precept public domain Information tha...

PCT NCCT EXAM REVIEW with complete solutions If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward deflection in Lead I. When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at the top of the packed cells. Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take when placing electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) Avoid scars and inci...

PCT NHA Exam Verified 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." Which of the following positions is illustrated in the figure above? A. Trendelenberg B. Prone **...

PCT Infection Control Quiz Questions and answers  Wash the site with an antimicrobial soap and water. A patient care technician sustains a needlestick injury. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? Place the item flat in the center of the work surface. A patient care technician is preparing to open a sterile package. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? Safety Data Sheets A patient care technician is exposed to a chemical while...

PCT FINAL EXAM VERIFIED ANSWERS with complete solutions Care for patient with feeding tubes Elevate the head 45 degree while feeding Monitoring bowel movement You are responsible for notifying the nurse (patient must have a movement every 3 days) amount, color, consistency When a patient get discharged PCT must obtain vital signs Restorative care Is care given to patient to help them become as independent as possible, following a health or medical event In restorative ca...

PCT Exam Study Questions and Answers  After completing patient care while wearing gloves, which of the following is the proper action to remove gloves? Grasp outside of one cuff with other gloved hand. While caring for a patient with restraints, which of the following actions should be taken by the patient care technician? Pad the area of the restraint to avoid irritation In which of the following situations should sterile technique by used? Inserting a urinary catheter Which...

PCT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the SLCH code/trauma emergency number? What is the SLCH Dr. Red/Fire emergency phone number? What does the A stand for in RACE? Activate the alarm If there is a code on the floor, what are some things you can do to assist? Obtain a crash cart, call emergency number, runner, take care of other patients/families on the floor, etc. How long after chemotherapy should you be cautious handling a patients waste? 48 hours How freque...