PCT NCCT EXAM REVIEW with complete
solutions
If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward deflection in
Lead I.
When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at the
top of the packed cells.
Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take when placing
electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Avoid scars and incisions.
Tape the electrodes to the patient pointing toward the ankles.
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
Place limb leads with tabs facing up.
Avoid scars and incisions.,
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.,
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, the patient care technician
should pull the pinna of an adult patient gently
up and back.
A pulse oximetry monitor measures which of the following?
oxygen saturation
Which of the following pieces of equipment should the patient care technician anticipate using when
taking a patient's blood pressure?
sphygmomanometer
Which of the following conditions is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body?
hemiplegia
A patient has a pulse oximetry reading of 88% on room air. Which of the following conditions does
this reading indicate?
hypoxia
The patient care technician arrives at an inpatient room to collect a blood sample. There is an
isolation cart located outside the room. The patient care technician washes her hands and puts on the
following personal protective equipment: gown, gloves, and mask. Which of the following types of
precautions are being used for this patient?
Contact Droplet
When preparing a patient's ECG report for the physician, which of the following information should be
included? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
medications, patient's race and sex, special considerations or positioning
solutions
If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward deflection in
Lead I.
When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at the
top of the packed cells.
Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take when placing
electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
Avoid scars and incisions.
Tape the electrodes to the patient pointing toward the ankles.
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
Place limb leads with tabs facing up.
Avoid scars and incisions.,
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.,
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, the patient care technician
should pull the pinna of an adult patient gently
up and back.
A pulse oximetry monitor measures which of the following?
oxygen saturation
Which of the following pieces of equipment should the patient care technician anticipate using when
taking a patient's blood pressure?
sphygmomanometer
Which of the following conditions is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body?
hemiplegia
A patient has a pulse oximetry reading of 88% on room air. Which of the following conditions does
this reading indicate?
hypoxia
The patient care technician arrives at an inpatient room to collect a blood sample. There is an
isolation cart located outside the room. The patient care technician washes her hands and puts on the
following personal protective equipment: gown, gloves, and mask. Which of the following types of
precautions are being used for this patient?
Contact Droplet
When preparing a patient's ECG report for the physician, which of the following information should be
included? (Select the three (3) correct answers.)
medications, patient's race and sex, special considerations or positioning
