CPCT/A Module 1-5 Quizes

NHA Module One Quiz

A patient care technician is measuring an adult patient's vital signs. Which of the following findings should the technician report to the nurse?

• Heart Rate 124/min

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place cotton between the cannula’s tubing and the patients ears.

A patient care technician is removing a bedpan after a patient has defecated. Which of the following characteristics of the stool should the technician observe for and report to the nurse?

• Liquid Stool

A patient care technician is assisting a patient who is postoperative to ambulate. Which of the following actions should the technician take first before assisting the patient to ambulate?

• Have the patient sit on the edge of the bed.

A patient care technician enters a patient's room and finds the patient motionless on the floor. Which of the following findings indicates that the patient requires CPR?

• The patient does not respond when shaken and asked, “Are you all right?”

A patient care technician is collecting specimens for a patient. Which of the following findings should the technician report to the nurse?

• Blood in stool

A patient care technician is preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting on their side in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position.

A patient care technician is calculating a patient's fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient received 50 mL of IV fluid, 6 oz of tea, 6 oz of chicken broth, and 8 oz of water. Which of the following amounts should the technician document?

• 650 mL

A patient care technician enters a patient's room and finds the patient sitting on the floor. The patient states, "I was getting out of bed when I felt dizzy and slid to the floor." Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Notify the nurse.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a terminal illness. The patient tells the technician, "I've had a difficult life, so it's okay that I am going to die." The technician should identify that the patient is demonstrating which of the following coping mechanisms?

• Rationalization

A patient care technician is weighing a patient using an upright mechanical scale. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Move the large weight to the point where it is closest, but still below the patient's estimated weight.

A patient care technician is applying sequential compression device (SCD) sleeves for a patient who is postoperative following knee surgery. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place the opening of the SCD sleeve at the back of the patient's knee.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is 1-day postoperative following abdominal surgery. When assisting the patient to perform coughing and deep breathing exercises, which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place a pillow over the patient's incision site.

A patient care technician is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Use the numbers of a clock to describe the food on the plate to the patient.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of advanced lung cancer. The patient tells the technician, "I know I'll be fine because I've never smoked." The technician should identify that the patient is experiencing which of the following stages of grief?

• Denial

A patient care technician is removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Move the roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position.

A patient care technician is providing instructions to a patient about using a walker. Which of the following instructions should the technician include?

• "Position the handgrips level to your hips."

A patient care technician is observing a patient who is using crutches. Which of the following should the technician identify as proper technique when using crutches?

• The patient uses the handgrips to support their body weight.

A patient care technician is providing care for a patient who has a leg wound. The technician should identify that which of the following colors of discharge indicates a wound infection?

• Green

A patient care technician is assisting a patient who is postoperative to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following statements should the technician make?

• "Try to raise the indicator inside the spirometer by inhaling."

While changing a dry-gauze dressing, a patient care technician finds that the gauze is adhering to the patient's skin. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Apply sterile water to the gauze.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who had a blood specimen collected and is actively bleeding from the venipuncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Use a gauze pad to apply pressure to the venipuncture site.

A patient care technician is performing passive range-of-motion exercises for a patient. Which of the following techniques should the technician use to hyperextend the patient's shoulder?

• With the patient's elbow straight, move their arm backwards, behind their body.

A patient care technician is using a gait belt to assist a patient who had a stroke to ambulate. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Hold onto the gait belt while walking slightly behind the patient. MY ANSWER

A patient care technician is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water.

A patient care technician is observing a pressure ulcer on a patient's heel. The technician notes that the skin layers are worn away and the subcutaneous fat is visible. The technician should identify that the pressure ulcer is in which of the following stages?

• Stage III

A patient care technician is performing hourly checks for several patients. To help anticipate and prevent falls, which of the following questions should the technician routinely include?

• "Do you need to use the restroom?"

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is at risk for pressure ulcers. Which of the following actions should the technician take to prevent pressure ulcers?

• Use a draw sheet when moving the patient up in bed.

A patient care technician is caring for a 6-year-old child who reports abdominal pain. Which of the following pain rating scales should the technician use to determine the child's level of pain?

• FACES

A patient care technician is assigned to perform a sterile dressing change on a patient's pressure ulcer. Which of the following of the Five Rights of Delegation should the technician be concerned about violating?

• Right task

A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to replace a patient's ileostomy pouch for the first time following surgery. After the skin protective wafer is cut, the technician should expect the opening to have which of the following characteristics?

• The opening is 1/16 inch larger than the stoma.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the technician expect?

• Edema in the legs

A patient care technician is applying antiembolism stockings for a patient who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Slide the stocking up over the foot and heel.

A patient care technician is using a mechanical lift to transfer a patient who is non-weight-bearing from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Lock the wheels on the bed, wheelchair, and lift.

A patient care technician is transferring a patient who is weight-bearing from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Apply a gait belt while the patient sits at the side of the bed.

A patient care technician is measuring a patient's blood pressure. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place the cuff about 2.5 cm (1 in) above the inner crease of the elbow.

A patient care technician is performing postmortem care for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take to prepare the body for viewing by the family?

• Close the patient's eyes and mouth.

A patient care technician is transporting a patient in a wheelchair. When coming to a curb, which of the following actions should the technician take?

• When going down a curb, back the larger rear wheels off the curb and roll them down the curb.

A patient care technician enters the room of a patient who has a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying. Which of the following statements should the technician make?

• "You seem to be feeling sad. What are your thoughts right now?

NHA Module Two Quiz

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a history of falls. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Have the patient wear nonskid slippers when out of bed.

A patient care technician is attempting to extinguish a small fire in a patient's room using a fire extinguisher. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Pull the pin out of the extinguisher.

A patient care technician is disposing of a contaminated needle and experiences a needlestick injury. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Wash the site with an antimicrobial soap.

A patient care technician is documenting data about a patient on a computer at the nurses' station but has to leave the area to assist a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Log off the computer.

A patient care technician is adhering to HIPAA regulations about patients' protected health information (PHI). Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Use a shredder to dispose of documents with PHI.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who was prescribed wrist restraints. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Pad the patient's wrists before reapplying the restraints.

A patient care technician feels like the charge nurse always assigns them a heavier workload than the other technicians on the unit. After addressing this issue with the charge nurse, nothing has changed. Which of the following staff members should the technician report their concern to next?

• Unit nurse manager

A patient care technician is discarding a used disposable needle and syringe. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Drop the needle and syringe into a sharps container.

A patient care technician is assisting a patient who was admitted earlier in the day and notices abrasions on the patient's wrists and ankles. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Report suspicion of abuse to the nurse.

Which of the following tasks should a patient care technician identify as outside the technician's scope of practice?

• Changing the sterile dressing on an incision.

A patient care technician enters a patient's room and observes a small fire in the wastebasket. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Transport the patient away from the fire.

A patient care technician is experiencing an ethical dilemma concerning a patient. The technician should visit the website of which of the following organizations to find information about codes of ethics?

• The Joint Commission

A patient care technician observes a patient injure their hand while reaching for a book on the bedside table. The technician should identify that which of the following forms must be completed as a result of this situation?

• Incident report

A patient care technician is preparing to collect a urine specimen from a patient's urinary drainage system. Which of the following actions should the technician take to verify the patient's identity?

• Ask the patient to state their name and date of birth.

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following tasks is outside the technician's scope of practice?

• Apply a hydrocortisone ointment to a rash.

A patient care technician is assisting a patient to reposition in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Lock the wheels on the bed

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is in the early stages of dementia and asks about advance directives. Which of the following responses should the technician make?

• "It's a set of documents that tell the health care staff what care you want in case you are unable to state your wishes."

A patient care technician is performing a complete bed bath for a patient. Which of the following observations should the technician identify as a possible indication of sexual abuse?

• Dried blood in the anal area

A patient care technician enters a patient's room just as the patient falls and lands on their side on the floor. The technician should report the fall immediately to which of the following staff members?

• Nurse

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who requires assistance with activities of daily living and has difficulty falling asleep due to pain in their knees. Which of the following actions should the technician take to keep the patient safe?

• Serve warm milk in a cup with a lid before bedtime.

NHA Module Three Quiz

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). The technician should identify that which of the following personal protective equipment is required to be worn when caring for this patient?

• Gown

A patient care technician sustains a needlestick injury. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Wash the site with an antimicrobial soap and water.

A patient care technician has measured a patient's temperature using an oral digital thermometer. Which of the following actions should the technician take immediately after using the thermometer?

• Disinfect the thermometer with an antibacterial wipe.

A patient care technician is disinfecting equipment following a procedure. Which of the following should the technician identify as a method of disinfection?

• Chemical solutions

A patient care technician is exposed to a chemical while sterilizing equipment. Which of the following documents should the technician use to look up information about the chemical?

• Safety Data Sheets

A patient care technician is preparing to dispose of blood-soiled linens. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Place the linens in a biohazardous waste bag.

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. At which of the following times should the technician disinfect the equipment used in the treatment of this patient?

• When it will be removed from the patient's room to use on another patient

Which of the following statements by a patient care technician indicates an understanding of sterile technique?

• "Sterile items that touch clean items become contaminated."

A patient care technician is preparing to open a sterile package. 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 performing a venipuncture. To reduce the risk of a needlestick injury, which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Dispose of the needle in a sharps container.

A patient care technician is assisting a patient to use a bedpan. Which of the following actions by the technician indicates an understanding of standard precautions?

• Performs hand hygiene and dons a clean pair of gloves

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following actions is most effective in preventing the transmission of infection?

• Performing proper hand hygiene

A patient care technician notices a blood spill that has dried on the floor. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Discard cleanup materials into the biohazardous waste container.

A patient care technician notices a small cut on their hand and covers it with an adhesive bandage. The technician should identify that this action interrupts which of the following links in the chain of infection?

• Entrance

A patient care technician is removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after providing care for a patient. Which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician remove first?

• Gloves

A patient care technician is opening a sterile package. Which of the following actions should the technician take to maintain sterile technique?

• Keep the hands above the waist to avoid contaminating the sterile field.

A patient care technician should identify that sterile technique is required for which of the following procedures?

• Inserting a urinary catheter

Which of the following actions by a patient care technician indicates an understanding of transmission-based precautions?

• Wears an N-95 respirator when caring for a patient who has measles

A patient care technician is emptying an indwelling urinary catheter and receives a splash to the eye. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Flush the eyes at an eyewash station.

A patient care technician is performing hand hygiene prior to caring for a patient. According to the CDC, which of the following is the minimum amount of time the technician should wash their hands with soap and water?

• 20 seconds

NHA Module Four Quiz

A patient care technician has collected a venipuncture specimen. Which of the following patient information should the technician include on the specimen label?

• Identification number

A patient care technician is transporting a blood specimen to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons should the technician keep the specimen container in a vertical position with the stopper up during transport?

• To prevent hemolysis

A patient care technician has just collected a specimen to determine a patient's blood ammonia level. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Submerge the specimen in an ice slurry.

Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when processing a 24-hr urine specimen?

• Note the time and date that the specimen collection began.

A patient care technician collects a specimen in an EDTA tube, but the specimen clots. The technician should identify that this could have been caused by which of the following?

• The collection tube was past its expiration date.

A patient care technician should identify that a delay in transferring a specimen from a syringe to a vacuum tube might cause which of the following to occur?

• Hemolysis

A patient care technician is collecting specimens for multiple tests via capillary puncture. Which of the following tubes should the technician collect first?

• Lavender

Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take to help prevent hemolysis?

• Use a small-volume tube with a small-diameter butterfly needle.

A patient care technician is placing a label on an evacuated tube. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Apply the label immediately following the venipuncture.

A patient care technician is preparing to perform a venipuncture for a patient who is NPO. The patient states, "I feel nauseous." Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Encourage the patient to take deep, slow breaths.

A patient care technician is performing a capillary blood specimen collection for an 11-month-old infant. Which of the following devices should the technician use?

• Disposable lancet

A patient care technician missed the 0900 specimen collection for a patient's glucose tolerance test (GTT). Which of the following actions should the technician take next?

• Perform the collections and record the time that they were collected.

A patient care technician is preparing to perform a drug test for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician plan to take?

• Include the location where the test was performed on the chain of custody form.

A patient care technician is performing a quality control check on a glucometer. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Check the calibration of the glucometer.

A patient care technician is collecting a blood specimen from a patient who states, "I am feeling lightheaded." Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Protect the patient from falling.

A patient care technician is performing a blood collection with a winged infusion set through a dorsal hand vein. At which of the following angles should the technician insert the needle?

• 10°

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following indicates proper use of an evacuated tube system (ETS) for blood collections?

• Used once per patient

A patient care technician is collecting specimens for a chemistry, coagulation, and blood culture study using a butterfly needle. The technician should identify that which of the following are in the proper order of draw?

• Blood culture bottles, light blue, red, gray

A patient care technician is speaking with a client who is performing a 24-hr urine collection. The patient states, "I accidentally urinated into the toilet once today and did not collect the urine." Which of the following responses should the technician make?

• "You should discard all of the previous specimens and begin the collection again."

A patient care technician is providing teaching to a patient about a sputum test. Which of the following statements should the technician make?

• "We will collect the specimen in the morning."

NHA Module Five Quiz

A patient care technician identifies P waves are present, but there are missing QRS complexes on a patient's EKG tracing. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Report the rhythm to the nurse.

A patient care technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who is pregnant. Into which of the following positions should the technician assist the patient?

• Slightly on the left side

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following is the standard paper speed for a 12-lead EKG?

• 25 mm/sec

A patient care technician is planning to clean EKG equipment. Which of following actions should the technician plan to take?

• Wipe the equipment with a soft cloth moistened with disinfectant.

A patient care technician is performing a 12-lead EKG. Which of the following should the technician identify as a dysrhythmia?

• Three different P wave configurations in one lead

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing cardiopulmonary compromise. The technician should identify that which of the following structures of the cardiac conduction system initiates the heartbeat?

• Sinoatrial node (SA node)

A patient care technician is performing a 12-lead EKG for a patient. The technician should use which of the following as a reference to compare the cardiac complexes during a cardiac cycle on an EKG tracing?

• Calibration marks

A patient care technician is obtaining an EKG from a patient who reports chest pain. Which of the following changes in a waveform should the technician recognize as an indication of a myocardial infarction and report to the nurse immediately?

• ST segment elevation

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following artifacts is present in the tracing below?

• Somatic tremor

In which of the following locations should a patient care technician place the V5 lead?

• At the anterior axillary line on the same horizontal level as V4

A patient care technician is performing a right-sided 12-lead EKG. For which of the following conditions will a provider request a right-sided EKG?

• Dextrocardia

A patient care technician is replacing the paper on an EKG machine. Which of the following steps should the technician take first?

• Thread the paper though the roller to the outside of the machine.

A patient care technician is preparing a patient for an EKG. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Ask the patient to turn off any electronic devices.

A patient care technician is providing instructions to a patient who is about to undergo an EKG. Which of the following statements should the technician make?

• "You should empty your bladder prior to the test."

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has ventricular tachycardia and becomes unresponsive. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Begin CPR.

A patient care technician is monitoring a patient who goes into asystole. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?

• Initiate CPR.

A patient care technician should identify that which of the following parts of the EKG machine regulates the height of the waveforms on the tracing?

• Gain control

A patient care technician should identify the EKG tracing below as which of the following artifacts?

• Wandering baseline

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has heart failure. Which of the following should the technician identify as an indication of left ventricular failure?

• Pulmonary edema

A patient care technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a heart rate of 225/min. Which of the following paper-speed settings should the technician expect the provider to prescribe?

• 50 mm/sec