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PCT CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWESTACTUAL EXAM 2025 COMPLETE 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A PCT is caring for a patient who is 8 hr postoperative
following repair of a fractured femor. Which of the
following vital signs should the technician reports to a
nurse?
A. temperature 36.6 C (97.8 F)
B. pulse rate 72/min
C. Blood pressure 180/101 mm Hg
D. respiratory rate 18/min Correct Answer C. Blood
pressure 180/101 mm Hg
During a stress test, a PCT notices the patient appears to
be hyperventilating. which of the following is an
appropriate course of action for the technician? Correct
Answer Check the respiratory rate
A PCT is assisting a patient to take self-administered
medications. The PCT should recognize that which of the
following medications should not be crushed?
A. scored tablet
B. enteric-coated
C. intradermal
D. parental Correct Answer B. enteric-coated
,A PCT receives orders to draw an infant screening card,
O2 levels, bilirubin, and DNA. which of the following
should be drawn first?
A. O2 levels
B. bilirubin
C. DNA
D. screening card Correct Answer A. O2 levels
A patient loses consciousness. The EKG tracing reveals
ventricular fibrillation. Which of the following should the
PCT do first?
A. notify the physician of the arrest
B. call for help and begin CPR
C. go get the automated external defibrillator
D. administer oxygen Correct Answer B. call for help and
begin CPR
A CPCT is collecting a stool specimen from a newly
admitted patient. The CPCT should recognize that which
of the following findings could be a sign of an upper
gastrointestinal disorder?
A. Green Stool
B. Red Stool
C. Black, tarry stool
D. Yellow, runny stool Correct Answer C. Black, tarry stool
A CPCT is providing palliative care to a patient. The
patient's family expresses feelings of anger and
hopelessness. Which of the following actions should the
CPCT take?
,A. Explain that anger os the first coping mechanism
everyone experiences during grief.
B. Refer the family to the charge nurse
C. Recommend that the patient talk to social service.
D. Listen when the Family is ready to talk. Correct Answer
D. Listen when the family is ready to talk.
A CPCT is caring for a patient who has anxiety during
venipuncture. Which of the following should the CPCT
recognize as an appropriate response?
A. Perform venipuncture as quickly as possible.
B. Explain the procedure before beginning the
venipuncture.
C. Show the patient the equipment in detail and perform
the venipuncture.
D. Give the patient an informational brochure and perform
the venipuncture. Correct Answer B. Explain the
procedure before beginning the venipuncture.
A technician is performing an EKG in a hospital setting.
The patient becomes unresponsive, stops breathing, and
does not have a pulse. Which of the following would be
the first appropriate step?
A. Place the patient in the recovery position.
B. Start chest compressions.
C. Perform rescue breathing.
D. Retrieve the automated external defibrillator. Correct
Answer B. Start chest compressions.
, A CPCT should recognize that a patient must avoid deep-
breathing and coughing exercises after which of the
following surgeries?
A. Heart surgery
B. Knee-replacement
C. Ileostomy surgery
D. Eye surgery Correct Answer D. Eye surgery
A CPCT is caring for a patient who has an order for
tobramycin (Tobrex) level to be drawn 1 hr after dose. The
medication has been ordered for 1100. Which of the
following actions should the CPCT take?
A. Draw the blood at 1100.
B. Check with the nurse.
C. Contact the laboratory.
D. Ask the patient. Correct Answer D. Ask the patient.
A CPCT is caring for four patients. Which of the following
findings should the CPCT report to the nurse?
A. A patient is identified with polyuria and a blood glucose
of 200 mg/dL.
B. A patient is identified with vertigo and a blood glucose
of 90 mg/dL.
C. A patient is identified with tinnitus and a blood glucose
of 70 mg/dL.
D. A patient is identified with fatigue and a blood glucose
of 120 mg/dL. Correct Answer A. A patient is identified
with polyuria and a blood glucose of 200 mg/dL.
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