PCT practice exam questions with 100% correct 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 provide breakfast. B.) The patient has a large, dark brown bowel movement at 1100. Which of the following EKG findings differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm? A.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has P wave. B.) The ventricular rate in accelerated idioventricular rhythm is slower than junctional rhythm. C.) junctional rhythm has P waves D.) accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes. D.) Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes. 00:01 01:15 A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the following manifestations should the technician expect? A.) The area forms a blister, and the epidermis peels away or cracks open B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound. C.) The area appears as reddened skin that does not return to its initial color after pressure is removed. D.) The damaged tissue extends all the way through the tissues to the muscle. B.) The subcutaneous fat is visible, and there is drainage from the wound. Which of the following tubes should be collected first for dermal samples? A.) lavender top B.) green top C.) red top D.) light blue top A.) lavender top 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 position? A.) Sims B.) Fowlers C.) Lithotomy D.) Trendelenburg B.) Fowler's A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a patient who becomes pallid and diaphoretic. Which of the following conditions is this patient most likely to experience? A.) Syncope B.) Seizure C.) Nausea D.) Shock A.) Syncope A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist immobility splint for a patient who has left-sided paralysis due to a stroke. The technician should identify that the splint will secure the patients hand and write in which of the following positions? A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion B.) fingers in a extended position C.) fingers rotated slightly in an external position D.) thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger A.) wrist in slight dorsiflexion A patient care technician recently attended a seminar about hospice car. Which of the following statements by the technician indicates an understanding of hospice care? A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid" B.) "many hospice agencies do not require patients to have a primary caregiver" C.) "an immediate family member must accept responsibility for the patients care" D.) "hospice care covers curative therapies prescribed by the health care provider" A.) "the cost of hospice care is reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid"