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PCT Chapters 1-13 questions reviewedwith 100% verified answers.
Which of the following must the PCT recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system? ANS - The
major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare.
What is required by the healthcare team to identify the needs of a patient and to design care to meet
those needs? ANS - An individualized care plan.
how does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care? ANS - By preventing the
fragmentation of patient care.
How may a newly licensed LPN/LVN practice? ANS - Under the supervision of a physician or RN.
What document identifies the roles and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN? ANS - Nurse Practice Act
What is the title of the American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's
expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion? ANS - Patient's Bill of Rights
What system reduces the number of employees but still provides quality care for patients? ANS - Cross-
Training
On what premise is Maslow's Model of Health and Illness based? ANS - Basic needs must be met before
the next level of needs can be met.
What must the nurse realize when assessing physical and social environment factors affecting health
and illness? ANS - They affect one another.
What system of comprehensive patient care considers the physical, emotional and social environment
and spiritual needs of a person? ANS - Holistic Healthcare.
, What is the wellness-illness continuum defined as? ANS - The range of a person's total health.
How does using a Patient Care Technician help reduce the risk of infection? ANS - By reducing the
number of staff coming in and out of a patient's room.
Which is the most important consideration in choosing a uniform? ANS - It should give the wearer a
professional and neat appearance.
Extra advantages of benefits from working in a specific job are called... ANS - perks.
A growing field of opportunity for employment for the PCT is in hemodialysis. What is hemodialysis?
ANS - Removal of waste products to ease the workload of the kidney.
The emergency room nurse may not delegate which of the following to the PCT? ANS - Diagnose the
patient.
Which of the following is not expected of the PCT? ANS - Read and interpret x-rays.
When is the sharing of personal or intimate patient information acceptable? ANS - When required to
provide care.
What task can the PCT perform that the CNA cannot? ANS - ECG.
Certification for the PCT is provided by which organization? ANS - NHA.
Which of the following is true regarding continuing education units? ANS - CEUs are required to renew
certification.
Disobedience to authority is called... ANS - insubordination.
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