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, Table of Contents
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Unit 1: Introduction to Health Care
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1. Today’s Health Care 9% 9%




2. The Role of the Patient Care Technician
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3. Professionalism and Work Ethics 9% 9% 9%




4. Communicating with the Health Care Team 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%




Unit 2: The Patient
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5. Understanding the Patient as a Person 9% 9% 9% 9% 9%




6. Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws
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7. Body Structure and Function / Growth and Development
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8. Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
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Unit 3: Safety
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9. Asepsis and Infection Control
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10. Workplace Safety and Body Mechanics 9% 9% 9% 9%




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12. Moving, Positioning, and Preventing Falls
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13. Basic Emergency Care
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Unit 4: Patient Assessment
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15. Assisting with the Physical Examination
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16. Measuring and Recording Vital Signs 9% 9% 9% 9%




17. Obtaining and Monitoring an Electrocardiogram
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Unit 5: Patient Care and Comfort
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18. Assisting with Admission and Discharge
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19. Bedmaking and Hygiene 9% 9%




20. Assisting with Grooming 9% 9%




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,21. Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids
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22. Assisting with Urinary Elimination
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23. Assisting with Bowel Elimination
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24. Assisting with Oxygen Needs
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Unit 6: Blood and Specimen Collecting and Testing
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25. Blood Collecting and Processing
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26. Specimen Collecting and Testing
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Unit 7: Surgery and Immobility
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27. Care of the Surgical Patient
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28. Heat and Cold Applications
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29. Care of Wounds and Pressure Ulcers
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30. Rehabilitative and Restorative Care 9% 9% 9%




Unit 8: Special Care Concerns and Settings
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31. Care of Women and Children
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32. Caring for the Older Adult
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33. Caring for Patients with Mental Health Needs
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34. Caring for Patients with Chronic Conditions
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1. Which of the following must the patient care technician (PCT) recognize regarding the healthc
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are delivery system?
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a. It includes all states.
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b. It affects the illness of patients.
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d. The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
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The PCT must recognize that in the healthcare delivery system, the major goal is to achieve optimal le
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vels of healthcare. The healthcare system consists of a network of agencies, facilities, and providers i
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nvolved with healthcare in a specified geographic area. Insurance companies do have involvement in t
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he healthcare system. The illness of patients is not necessarily affected by the healthcare system.
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2. What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to
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meet those needs?
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a. The white board 9% 9%




b. The nurse’s notes
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c. The physician’s order sheet
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d. An individualized care plan
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An individualized care plan involves all healthcare workers and outlines care to meet the needs of the
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individual patient. The white board, physician’s order sheet, and nurse’s notes do not identify the nee
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ds of the patient nor are they designed to assist all members of the healthcare team to meet those nee
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3. How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
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a. By improving efficiency of care
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