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?:
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?: 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?: 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 the technician is an appropriate response?: "You can ask
the patient about his condition"
,5. A patient care technician is providing instructions to a new;y hired
technician about transporting and handling blood specimens. Which of the
following instructions should the technician include?: 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?: 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?:
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?:
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?: Blister-like appearance
, .
10. 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?: "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?: 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?: 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?: 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?: 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 the following actions should the
technician take?: Obtain a new cannula, connect it, and place it on the patient
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