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PCA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PCA CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
providing reminders on when to perform these exercises - Answers -what is the pca
responsible for during restorative rehabilitation activities?
removing iv catheters - Answers -what is the pca responsible for prior to patient
discharge?
physiscians - Answers -who removes sterile dressings?
the pca - Answers -who is tasked with changing not sterile dressings?
monitor the patient, remove any obstacles, be prepared to assist patient - Answers -
what should a pca do during independent transfer?
if the patient has trouble getting up, is unsteady on his/her feet or requires assistance
when moving - Answers -when should you use an assisted transfer?
105 degrees F; 40 degrees C - Answers -what temperature should the bath water not
exceed?
provide privacy by closing the door - Answers -what should you do when the patient is
bathing?
press gently on patient's legs and determine id the pressure causes a pit - Answers -
how do you determine if a patient has edema?
the left arm - Answers -what arm is the blood pressure cuff typically placed on?
1 inch = ___ cm - Answers -how many inches above the elbow crease should a blood
pressure cuff be placed?
top - Answers -is the systolic number the top or bottom?
bottom up - Answers -is the diastolic number the top or bottom?
count number of pulses during 30 second time interval and multiply by 2 - Answers -how
do you determine the pulse rate?
over the left chest area in the 5th intercostal space - Answers -where can you feel the
apical pulse?
if the heart rate is irregular - Answers -when should you use the apical pulse site?
, if the difference exceeds 8-10 beats per minute - Answers -when should a finding be
reported during apical-radial defecit?
one bowel movement per 3 days - Answers -what is the normal number of bowel
movements?
anti-embolitic stockings - Answers -what prevents blood clots from forming in deep
veins?
the subcutaneous fat is visible and there is drainage from the wound - Answers -a pca is
caring for a patent who has a stage 3 pressure ulcer. Which of the following
manifestations should the tech expect?
every 8 hours - Answers -a pca is caring for a patient who has an indwelling urinary
catheter. How often should the technician empty the drainage receptacle?
place the specimen in a warming device - Answers -a pca has obtained a specimen that
must remain at body temperature when transported to the lab for processing. which of
the following actions should the tech take?
sentinel event - Answers -a pca should identify that which of the following incidents
should be reported to the joint commission?
void into the specimen collection device that I have left for you - Answers -a pca is
caring for a patient who needs to have their urine output measured and recorded hourly.
which of the following instructions should the tech give to the patient?
complete an incident report - Answers -a pca received a needlestick injury while
performing a venipuncture for a patient. which of the following actions should the tech
take?
forehead - Answers -a pca is preparing to measure the pulse oximetry reading of an
adult patient who has decreased arterial blood flow. which of the following locations is
the best place to obtain this measurement for a patient who has this condition?
to establish quality standards for lab testing on human specimens - Answers -a pca
should recognize that which of the following is the purpose of clia?
turn the patients stockings inside out before applying - Answers -a pca is providing
postop care for a patient who has been prescribed antiembolism stockings. which of the
following actions should the tech take?
dorsiflexion - Answers -a pca is performing passive range of motion exercises on a
patients ankle. which of the following motions should the tech perform?
dorsiflexion - Answers -pointing the toes upwards
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