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PCT Study Book Quiz 1 Patient Carequestions with correct answers
respectively.
A PCT is caring for a patient who has a lower denture and requires assistance with oral hygiene. Which
of the following actions should the technician take? ANS - Remove the denture by turning it sideways
and lifting it up
A PCT enters the room of a patient who has a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying.
Which of the following statements should the PCT make? ANS - You seem to be feeling sad. What are
your thoughts right now?
A PCT is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of the following
actions should the technician take? ANS - Place cotton between the cannula's tubing and the patient's
ear
A PCT is preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. Which of the
following actions should the PCT take? ANS - Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright
position
A PCT is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. Which of the following actions
should the PCT take? ANS - Use the numbers of a clock to describe the food on the plate to a patient
A PCT enters a patient's room and finds the patient sitting on the floor. The patient's states, "I was
getting out of bed when I felt dizzy and slid to the floor." Which of the following actions should the
technician take? ANS - Notify the nurse
A PCT is removing a bedpan from a patient after defecation. Which of the following characteristics of the
stool should the PCT observe for and should report to the nurse? ANS - Liquid stool
, A PCT is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? ANS - Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water
A PCT is assisting a nurse to replace a patient's ileostomy pouch for the first time following surgery. After
cutting the skin protective wafer, the technician should expect the opening to have which of the
following characteristics? ANS - the opening is 1/16 inch larger than the stoma
A PCT is calculating a patient's fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient had 50 mL IV fluid, 6 oz tea,
6 oz chicken broth, and 8 oz water. Which of the following amounts should the PCT document? ANS -
650 mL
A PCT is performing passive range-of-motion exercises for a patient. Which of the following techniques
should the PCT use to hyperextend the patient's shoulder? ANS - With the patient's elbow straight,
move their arm backwards, behind their body
A PCT is observing a patient who is using crutches. Which of the following is proper technique when
using crutches? ANS - The patient uses the handgrips to support their body weight
A PCT is performing hourly checks for several patients. To help anticipate and prevent falls, which of the
following questions should the technician routinely include? ANS - Do you need to use the restroom?
A PCT is removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the PCT take?
ANS - Move the roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position
While changing a dry-gauze, a PCT finds that the gauze is adhering to the patient's skin. Which of the
following actions should the PCT take? ANS - Apply sterile water to the gauze
A PCT is using a gait belt to assist a patient who has a stroke to ambulate. Which of the following actions
should the PCT take? ANS - Hold onto the gait belt while walking slightly behind the patient
A PCT is using a mechanical lift to transfer a patient who is non-weight-bearing from a bed to a
wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take? ANS - Lock the wheels on the
bed, wheelchair, and lift
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