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PCT Practice TEST #1 questions withcorrect answers respectively.
notify nurse immediately ANS - A PCT is caring for a patient w COPD and is receiving oxygen therapy.
The technician notes that the patient appears restless and is short of breath. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
Apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two slow breaths ANS - The patient care
technician attended an in-service about performing CPR on a patient. When performing CPR, which of
the following actions should the technician take?
Median cubital ANS - When collecting a venous sample, which of the following sites should the PCT
attempt to draw from first?
acknowledge the family's concern and notify the nurse ANS - A PCT is caring for a patient who has end-
stage pancreatic cancer. The patient's family expresses concern because the patient has refused
admission to the hospice program and is seeking additional medical treatment. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
left deltoid ANS - A PCT is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who had a left arm
amputation. In which of the following locations should the technician attach the left arm lead?
watery consistency ANS - A PCT obtains a sputum specimen from a patient. The technician should
expect the specimen to have which of the following characteristics?
I will cleanse the area w/ chlorhexidine gluconate ANS - A PCT should recognize that which of the
following statements regarding preparation for blood cultures is correct?
artifact filter ANS - A PCT is performing an EKG for a patient who has a pacemaker. Which of the
following controls should be adjusted to ensure an accurate EKG tracing?
, the stoma is leaking around the wafer ANS - A PCT is performing ostomy care for a patient. Which of
the following findings should the technician report to the nurse?
advise the patient that the test is painless ANS - A CPT is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient
who is being evaluated for chest pain in the emergency department. Which of the following action
should the technician take if the patient expresses fear of the procedure?
avoid adjusting the electrodes during monitoring period ANS - A PCT is reinforcing teaching w/ a
patient who has a holter monitor. Which of the following statements should the technician make?
ensure the patients feet are placed on the footrests ANS - A PCT is transporting a patient using a
wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
increased warmth around incision site ANS - A PCT is caring for a patient who is 24-hr postoperative
following a total hip arthroplasty and has a surgical wound. Which of the following should the technician
identify as an indication of potential wound infection?
: can you tell me if something happened that made you feel unsafe? ANS - A PCt is preparing a patient
for hospital discharge. The patient states "I am afraid to go back home to my partner". Which of the
following responses by the technician is appropriate?
: apply the gait belt over the patient's clothing at the waist ANS - A PCT is preparing to ambulate a
patient who requires the use of a gait belt. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
High Fowler's ANS - A PCT should identify that adjusting a patient's bed to be between 60 and 90
degrees will place the patient in which of the following positions?
The state nurse practice acts ANS - Which of the following provides specific definitions about the scope
of practice for PCTs?
avoid rolling the stockings partially down the patient's legs ANS - A PCT is caring for a patient who has
prescription for anti embolism stockings. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
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