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
A patient care technician is caring for a patie...
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"
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
A PCT should identify that which of the following is the most commonly used paper
speeds for an EKG machine?
✓ :~~ 25 mm/sec
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
A PCT is caring for a patient who requires oral suctioning. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
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