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1. A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to change a
dressing on a surgical wound. The wound should not have
contact with air or oxygen. Which of the following types of
dressing should the technician expect the nurse to use? -
ANS ✅Occlusive
2. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has
significant hearing loss. Which of the following actions
should the technician take to communicate with the patient?
- ANS ✅Use a picture board to provide instructions
3. A patient care technician is taking a patient's oximetry
reading. The technician cannot get the reading to appear on
the monitor. Which of the following could be the cause? -
ANS ✅The patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm Hg with
cold finger and hands
4. A patient care technician is caring for a patient whose
daughter is visiting. The daughter asks about the health of
the patient's roommate. which of the following statements by
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the technician is an appropriate response? - ANS ✅"You
can ask the patient about his condition"
5. A patient care technician is providing instructions to a newly
hired technician about transporting and handling blood
specimens. Which of the following instructions should the
technician include? - ANS ✅Ensure the blood specimen
transport bag has a liquid-tight closure
6. A patient care technician is monitoring a patient who has
severe hypertension. Which of the following findings related
to the patient's condition should the technician report to the
nurse immediately? - ANS ✅The patient's lower limbs show
pitting edema
7. A patient care technician is caring for a patient who
suddenly becomes unresponsive. Which of the following
actions should the technician take first? - ANS ✅Tap the
patient's shoulders and ask "are you ok?"
8. A patient care technician should identify that which of the
following structures of the heart is immediately affected if a
sinoatrial (SA) node fails? - ANS ✅Atrioventricular (AV)
node
9. A PCT is caring for a patient who has a stage II pressure
ulcer. Which of the following findings should the technician
expect? - ANS ✅Blister-like appearance
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10. A PCT us assisting with the physical examination of an
older adult patient. Which of the following statements by the
patient indicated a risk of elder abuse? - ANS ✅"I live alone
and I don't get many visitors"
11. A PCT is preparing to transport a patient via a
stretcher. Which of the following actions should the
technician take when transferring the patient from a bed to
the stretcher? - ANS ✅Raise the patient's bed to the same
height as the stretcher
12. A PCT should identify that which of the following is
the most commonly used paper speeds for an EKG
machine? - ANS ✅25 mm/sec
13. A PCT is caring for a patient who has an ostomy.
Which of the following actions should the technician take
when providing ostomy care? - ANS ✅Use toilet paper to
wipe around the stoma
14. A PCT is caring for a patient who requires oral
suctioning. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ANS ✅Limit suctioning to nor more than
15 sec at a time
15. A PCT enters the room of a patient who is receiving
oxygen and finds the nasal cannula on the floor. Which of
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