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PCT PRACTICE EXAM REVIEWS FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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PCT PRACTICE EXAM REVIEWS FORQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A PCT SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES IS MOST COMMONLY USED TO
OBTAIN A ROUTINE URINALYSIS SPECIMEN FROM AN ADULT PATIENT? ANS - CLEAN-CATCH
MIDSTREAM COLLECTION
A PCT SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT PATIENTS BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
(EHR) SYSTEMS IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS? ANS - THE PATIENT RECEIVES IMPROVED
COORDINATION OF CARE
A PCT IS PERFORMING POSTMORTEM CARE FOR A PATIENT WHO IS SCHEDULED FOR AN AUTOPSY.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN TAKE? ANS - COLLECT AND
DOCUMENT THE PATIENT'S VALUABLES
IF A PATIENT WHO HAS INFLUENZA IS COUGHING, A PCT SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUGH IS
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF INFECTION? ANS - MODE OF TRANSMISSION
A PCT IS PREPARING TO ASSIST A PATIENT TO AMULATE USING A GAIT BELT. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN MAKE? ANS - YOU CAN SUPPORT YOURSELF BY HOLDING
ONTO MY ARMS
A PCT IS ASSISTING IN THE CARE OF A PATIENT WHO HAS A WOUND LEFT TO HEAL BY WAY OF
GRANULATION. HOW OFTEN SHOULD THIS WOUND BE REDRESSED? ANS - EVERY 24 HOURS
A PCT MUSTS INVERT ANTICOAGULANT TUBES TO PREVENT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? ANS -
CLOTTING
A PCT ENTERS THE ROOM OF A PATIENT WHO IS RECEVING OXYGEN AND FINDS THE PATIENTS NASAL
CANNULA ON THE FLOOR. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWNG ACTIONS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN TAKE? ANS -
OBTAIN A NEW CANNULA, CONNECT IT, AND PLACE IT ON THE PATIENT
, A PCT IS PERFORMING A VENIPUNCTURE TO COLLECT A BLOOD SPECIMEN FROM A PATIENT. WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN TAKE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS? ANS - DISPOSE OF THE NEEDLE IN A SHARPS CONTAINER
A PCT SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT A HEALTH CARE FACILITY'S INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAM IS REQUIRED
BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS? ANS - THE JOINT COMMISSION (TJC)
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD A PCT TAKE TO VERIFY THE QUALITY OF VENIPUNCTURE
SUPPLIES BEFORE BEGINNING A BLOOD DRAW? ANS - INSPECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEEDLE'S SEAL
A PCT IS PREPARING TO LABEL A PATIENT'S SPECIMEN TUBE FOLLOWING A BLOOD COLLECTION. WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN TAKE. ANS - FACE THE PATIENTS WHILE
LABELING THE SPECIMEN TUBE
A PCT TECHNICIAN IS ASSISTING DURING MEALTIME WITH A PATIENT WHO IS AT RISK FOR DYSPHAGIA.
THE TECHNICIAN SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FOOD SHOULD BE CALCULATED
AS FLUID INTAKE FOR THE INTAKE AND OUTPUT RECORD? ANS - CHOCOLATE PUDDING
A PCT IS CARING FOR A PATIENT WHOSE ROOMMATE ASKS ABOUT HER DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN
SHOULD IDENTIFY THAT DISCLOSING INFORMATION WOULD VIOLATE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
ANS - PATIENTS BILL OF RIGHTS
A PROVIDER REQUESTS THAT A PCT COLLECT BLOOD SPECIMENS FROM A PATIENT FOR BLOOD
CULTURES, HEMATOLOGY, AND COAGULATION STUDIES. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOULD THE
TECHNICIAN FILL FIRST WHEN PERFORMING THE VENIPUNCTURE? ANS - BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLE
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS REFERS TO THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ALL FORMS OF MICRE-
ORGANISMS WHEN PROVIDING PATIENT CARE? ANS - STERILIZATION
A PCT IS CARING FOR A PATIENT WHO SUDDENLY BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD THE TECHNICIAN TAKE FIRST? ANS - TAP THE PATIENT SHOULDER AND
ASK "ARE YOU OKAY?"
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