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  • August 21, 2024
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PCT QUESTIONS REVIEWED WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS.

What 2 identifiers should the patient care technician use to ensure that they have the correct patient?
ANS - Name and Date of Birth



Name one task within the scope of practice of a patient care technician: ANS - Checking a patient's
fasting blood sugar



What causes somatic tremor on an EKG? ANS - Patient muscle movement



Where would you dispose used PPE that appears clean? ANS - Biohazard bag (red)



What is PROM ANS - Passive Range of Motion



Example of PROM ANS - Assisting a patient to move their joints



How do you open a sterile package? ANS - You do not need any kind of gloves to open a sterile field

You open sterile package without gloves of any kind



What type of consent is needed for phlebotomy? ANS - Implied consent



Clean stoma with ANS - soap and water



If stool is around stoma ANS - use toilet paper to wipe



What can be used to clean inanimate objects? ANS - Disinfectants

, What should you do when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair? ANS - Move patient to
side of bed



Where is urine Intake and Output documented? ANS - Flow sheet



Which is a noninvasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin and hematocrit in tissue?
ANS - Pulse oximetry



After a patient was given pain meds she tells you she is still having pain. What would be a therapeutic
response ANS - Ask the patient to describe the pain.



Name one piece of information that is included on a patient's identification band: ANS - age



How long does it take rigor mortis to occur? ANS - 2-4 hours after death



Which is the most commonly requested urine test? ANS - Routine U/A



Which body mechanics should a patient care technician use when transferring a patient from a stretcher
to a bed? ANS - 1. Having a wide base support (feet wide apart).



After completing rounds on patients, which action must the patient care technician take for patient
safety measures? ANS - Place the call light within patient's reach



When drawing a CBC and Blood Cultures, which color tube would you draw first? ANS - Yellow



What is an example of implied consent ANS - The patient extends their arm for the draw



How much of a sterile field is not considered sterile? ANS - 1 inch border (make sure nothing touches it)



What is an example of implied consent? ANS - The patient extends their arm for the draw

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