PCT EXAM Practice

patient care technician is teaching about HIPAA regulations. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis

A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a patient. After setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the following action should the technician take?

Obtain another sterile kit

A patient care technician 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 technician should identify that these findings indicate which of the following?

Dehydration

A patient care technician overhears the son of a patient who is terminally ill asking a nurse to keep the diagnosis secret from his father, and the nurse agrees. The technician should recognize that the nurses action is a violation of which of the following parts of the patients Bill of Rights?

The right to inform about one's condition

A patient care technician received a needlestick injury while performing a vina puncture for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Complete an incident Report

A patient care technician is assisting with the admission of a patient who has hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take when communicating with this patient?

Write questions and instructions on notepad for the patient

A patient care technician is caring for a six year old child. Which of the following findings should the technician identify as a potential indication of child maltreatment?

malnutrition

A patient care technician is preparing to transfer a non-ambulatory patient from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following steps should the technician take?

Lock the wheels of the wheelchair and the bed

A patient care technician is transferring a patient from bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift with a sling. As the patient is being transferred the technician should placed him in which of the following positions

Fowlers

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a stage three pressure ulcer which of the following manifestations should the technician expect

The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is on bed rest. Which of the following actions should the technician take to prevent a pressure ulcer from forming

Reposition the patient at least every two hours

Identify the rhythm in the tracing below

Atrial fibrillation

A patient care technician is preparing to ambulate a patient who is an increased risk for falls. The patient asks the technician why do you have to place a belt around me which of the following responses should the technician make?

Gait belts are an added safety feature when assisting patients to walk

A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient becomes pallid and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is the patient most likely to experience

Syncope

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following settings adjusts the height of the EKG way form on the tracing

Gain control

A patient care technician is caring for four-year-old patient reports arm pain the technician should identify that which of the following methods should be used to measure pain intensity for this patient

Ask the child to point to the drawing of the face that matches their pain level

A patient care technician is assisting a patient who Is postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a prescription for deep breathing and coughing exercises. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

During the exercises have the patient place a pillow over the incisional area

A patient care technician accidentally drops a thermometer and mercury is spilled onto the floor which of the following actions should the technician take first?

Evacuate the room

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is receiving oxygen at 2 L a minute via nasal cannula. The technician notes at the patient's pulse oximetry level is 91% which of the following actions should the technician take?

Report the pulse oximetry level to the nurse

Which of the following tasks is within the scope of practice for a patient care technician

Reinforcing teaching about a wound care technique taught to the patient by a nurse

A patient care technician is performing passive range of motion exercises on a patient's ankle which of the following motions should the technician perform

Dorsiflexion

A patient care technician is preparing to transport a patient using a wheelchair which of the following actions should the technician take when assisting the patient out of bed

Have the patient push off the bed using his hands when prompted

A patient care technician is caring for patients when a fire alert is activated the technician should identify that the are in the fire response acronym RACE Stands for which of the following

Rescue

Which of the following EKG findings differentiations accelerated idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes

A patient care technician is teaching a patient how to use a whole term monitor which of the following statements should the technician include

Metal detector should be avoided when it wearing the monitor

A patient care technician has just washed his hands and left the room of a patient when he hears another patient calling for help the technician notes that the patient calling for help is in contact isolation which of the following action should the technician take next

Put on a gown and gloves

A patient care technician is caring for four clients the technician should identify that which of the following patient is at greatest risk for a fall

86-year-old patient who is four hours postoperative

A patient care technician is providing palliative care to a patient the patient's family expresses feelings of anger and hopelessness which of the following actions should the technician take

Listen when the family is ready to talk

A patient care technician in a clinic is receiving a urine specimen from a patient who completed a 24 hour urine collection. The technician should ensure that which of the following requirements have been met for this test

Specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned

A patient care technician is obtaining a bilirubin specimen from a newborn who is one day old and has jaundice. Which of the following actions should the technician take to ensure integrity of the specimen

Turn off the ultraviolet light

Which of the following is the best method to prevent internal or external bleeding from the vina puncture site after the needle is removed

Apply pressure to prevent leakage of blood into the tissues

A patient care technician should identify that according to the CDC is standard precautions gloves are required for which of the following tasks

Handling a linen that is soiled with blood

Patient care technician should identify that the patient Bill of Rights guarantees patients which of the following things

Involvement in making decisions about their care

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who states I am in so much pain I feel like dying. Which of the following responses should the technician make

I'm sorry you're in so much pain. Can you tell me where your pain is located

A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand wrist and mobility splint for a patient who has a left-sided paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that the splint for secure the patient's hand and wrist in which of the following positions

Wrist in slight dorsiflexion

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is receiving internal nutrition via an NG tube which of the following findings should the technician expect

Throat irritation

A patient care technician is caring for patients which of the following should the technician report to the nurse

A patient who has a blood glucose level of 190 mg/dL

Which of the following Toups should be collected first for dermal samples

Lavender top

A patient care technician should recognize that which of the following is a purpose of CLIA

To establish quality for laboratory testing on human specimens

A patient care technician is collecting a blood culture specimen from a patient who has an allergy to shellfish which of the following topical anti-septic's should the technician used to cleanse the patient skin prior to the vinapuncture

Chlorhexidine gluconate

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing moderate epistaxis. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Apply constant pressure to the nose for 10 to 15min.

Which of the following findings on the tracing below should the patient care technician be most concerned with

ST segment elevation

A patient Presents alert and oriented but a patient care technician find that all the way forms are negative in the lead won the technician should check the cable connections for which of the following limb electrodes

Right arm and left arm

A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about hospice care which of the following statements by the technician indicates an understanding of hospice care

The cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid

A patient care technician is performing ostomy care for a patient which of the following actions should the technician take first

Cleanse the skin around the stoma with warm water

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who needs to have their urine output measured and recorded hourly which of the following instructions should the technician give to the patient

Void into the specimen collection device that I have left for you

A patient care technician is providing postoperative care for a patient who has been prescribed antiembolism stockings. Which of the following action should the technician take

Turn the patient stockings inside out before applying

A patient care technician has obtained a specimen that must remain body temperature when transported to the lab for processing which of the following actions should the technician take

Place the specimen in a warming device.

A patient care technician is observing a newly hired technician who is disinfecting items in which of the following situations is the newly hired technician making an object medically aseptic

The technician uses a chemical cleanser to prepare a shower chair for reuse

A patient care technician has just obtained a 12 lead EKG from a patient. When should the technician clean and disinfect reasonable EKG equipment

Immediately after each patient

Patient care technician is caring for a patient who has died. Which of the following action should the technician take

Secure any of the patients valuables

Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take one discharging a patient

Escort the patient using a wheelchair

A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to perform in a septic wound to dressing change for a patient who has a stage 4 pressure ulcer. Which of the following actions should the technician take

Don new gloves after removing the soiled dressing

A patient care technician is collecting five tubes of blood. During which of the following times should the technician release the tourniquet

Within one minute

A patient care technician is measuring a patient's blood pressure. The technician should identify that which of the following situations can result in an in accurate reading

The patient's arm is above the level of the heart

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has an indwelling urinary catheter. How often should the technician empty the drainage receptacle

every 8 hr

A patient care technician is preparing to perform documentation in a patient electronic health record. Which of the following is an example of appropriate documentation by the technician

The patient has a large dark brown bowel movement at 1100

Which of the following abnormalities is associated with large u waves on the EKG

Decreased potassium level

A patient care technician is Assigned to perform hourly point of care glucose testing for a patient who has diabetes. Which of the following action should the technician take

Use the facilities glucometer to perform the glucose test on the patient

Patient care technician is weighing a patient using a mechanical scale which of the following actions should the technician take

Verify that the scale is balanced and the weights are set to zero before weighing the patient

A patient care technician is in the cafeteria during lunch and she's a visitor that appears to be choking. Which of the following action should the technician take first

Ask the visitor if she is able to speak

A patient care technician is making an open bed for a patient which of the following action should the technician take

Fan fold the top linens at the foot of the bed

A patient care technician is preparing to clean metal instruments that were used to remove the staples from a patient surgical wound which of the following actions should the technician take to destroy micro organisms in spores on the metal instruments

Place the instruments in an auto clave and steam them under pressure or moist heat

A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to wheelchair using a gait belt. Which of the following actions should the technician take

Secure the gait belt around the patient's waist

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is to undergo an exercise stress test the next morning. The technician should expect the patient to receive which of the following instructions

Eat a light meal 2 hours prior to taking the test

A patient care technician documents of patience of vital signs using a bedside electronic health record system the technician should identify that which of the following is the primary advantage of a bedside EHR system

It makes information immediately available to the healthcare team

A patient care technician is preparing to measure the pulse oximetry of an adult patient to has a decreased arterial blood flow which of the following locations is the best place to obtain the measurement for a patient who has this condition

Forehead

A patient care technician has just collected a blood specimen from the patient. For which of the following reasons should the technician invert the collection tubes that contain anticoagulant immediately following a blood collection

To prevent clotting of blood

Patient care technician is Participating in a mock disaster situation at work. Which of the following should the technician identify as an example of an internal disaster

A fire

A patient care technician should recognize that it is the primary purpose of which of the following agencies to provide guidelines that you're safe work environment

OSHA

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and observes thin watery read a strain it on the wound dressing the technician should identify that which of the following terms is used to describe the type of drainage

Serosanguineous

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should be removed first

gloves

A patient care technician is cleaning you're an off of an examination table which of the following disposal container should the technician used to dispose of a urine soiled washcloth

Impermeable laundry bag

A patient care technician is observing a patient who is ambulating using a walker. Which of the following actions by the patient demonstrates correct technique

The patient advances the walker 25.4 to 45.7 cm (10 to 18 inc) in front of their legs.

A patient care technician is preparing to care for a patient who has pulmonary tuberculosis which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment should the technician put on before entering the patient's room

N95 Respirator

A patient care technician should identify that OSHA guidelines require technicians to take which of the following actions to prevent needlestick injuries during vina puncture

Dispose of needles in a sharps container

Patient care technician should identify that which of the following incidence should be reported to the joint commission

Sentinel event

Patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a developmental disability which of the following action should the technician take

Ask family members about communication techniques that work best for the patient

A patient care technician is caring for postpartum patient. Which of the following findings should the technician notify the nurse

Headache with visual disturbance

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of diabetes. The patient asks the technician to demonstrate how to give insulin injection which of the following statements should the technician make

I will inform the nurse about your request regarding the injection

A patient care technician is attending a class about fire safety. Which of the following acronyms should the technician use to remember how to operate a fire extinguisher

Pass

A patient care technician is performing CPR for an adult patient. Which of the following action should the technician take

Decompress 5 cm into the patient's chest while performing compressions

A patient care technician in hospitals concerned about the unethical behavior of a coworker. Which of the following people should the technician report his concern

The charge nurse

A patient care technician receives orders to collect an infant screening card 02 levels Bilirubin and DNA. Which of the following should because the first

O2 levels

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has congestive heart failure. Which of the following finding should Be reported to the nurse immediately

Swelling in the legs and feet

A patient care technician is performing an EKG for a patient who has one day postoperative following A right leg above the knee amputation. In which of the following places should the technician place the lower right limb electrode

Right lower abdomen

A patient care technician is attending a seminar about recognizing workplace violence. The technician should identify which of the following is an example of workplace violence

Emotional Mal treatment

Which of the following actions is appropriate when labeling specimens

Labeling specimens at the time of collection in front of the patient

A patient care technician has been monitoring a patient intake and output for the past 24 hours. Which of the following findings should the technician report to the nurse immediately

Urine output 500 mL

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has an ileostomy. Which of the following types of store should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch

Liquid

A patient care technician should recognize that chain of custody is used for which of the following reasons

To guarantee their identification and integrity of samples

A patient care technician is changing linens for a patient who has clostridium Difícil and whose bed is soiled with stool. Which of the following action should the technician take

Please the linens in a biohazard linen bag

A patient care technician observes a nurse administering an influenza vaccine to a patient. The technician should identify that receiving an influenza vaccine brakes which of the following links of the chain infection

Susceptible host

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following is the minimum preferred volume of urine for a routine urinalysis

30 mL

A patient care technician is preparing to remove a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the technician plan to take

Hold goes over the site when removing the catheter

A patient care technician is caring for a new patient. Which of the following questions should the technician ask the patient to verify the identity

What is your name and date of birth

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

25mm/second

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is postoperative and has been prescribed incentive spirometry. The technician should recognize that the provider prescribes to this therapy for which of the following reasons

To prevent respiratory

A patient has difficulty understanding why she needs an ambulatory monitor after having an EKG 48 hour prior. Which of the following is an appropriate explanation by the patient care technician

Your doctor wants to study your heart over a longer period of time

A patient care technician is measuring the blood pressure of a patient who had a left-sided mastectomy the technician the Deflates the calf to quickly and does not obtain an accurate reading on the right arm. Which of the following actions should the technician take

Release all of the air from the cuff before retesting