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a patient care technician is measuring an adult patients vital signs. Which of the following findings
should the technician report to the nurse? ANS - 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? ANS - 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? ANS - 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? ANS - have the patient
sit on the edge of the bed
a patient care technician enters a patients room and finds the patient motionless on the floor. Which of
the following findings indicates that the patient requires CPR? ANS - 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? ANS - blood in the stool
a patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a lower denture and requires assistance with
oral hygiene. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS - remove the dentures by
turning it sideways and lifting it up
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?
ANS - raise the head of the patients bed to a semi-upright position
, a patient care technician is calculating a patients fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient recieved
50 mL of IV fluid, 6 oz of chicken broth, and 8 oz of water. Which of the following amounts should the
technician document? ANS - 650 mL
a patient was found sitting on the floor and says " I was getting out of bed when I felt dizzy and slid to
the floor". What action should the technician take first? ANS - notify the nurse
a patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a terminal illness. The patient tells the
technician "ive had a difficult life, so its okay that im going to die". What coping mechanism is the
patient using ANS - rationalization
a patient care technician is weighting a patient using an upright mechanical scale. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? ANS - move the large weight to the point where it is closest, but still
below the patients estimated weight
a patient care technician is applying sequential compression device (SCD) sleeves for a patient who is
post operative following knee surgery. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS -
place the opening of the SCD sleeve at the back of the patients knee
a pt is 1-day post operative following abdominal surgery. When assisting the patient to perform
coughing and deep breathing exercises, which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS
- place a pillow over the patients incision site.
a patient care technician is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. What actions
should the PCT take? ANS - use the numbers on the clock to describe the food on the plate to the
patient
a patient who has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer tells the PCT, "I know ill be fine because
ive never smoked". They are experiencing what stage of grief? ANS - denial
a PCT is removing a patients peripheral IV catheter. What actions should the PCT take? ANS - move the
roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position
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