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NHA Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Certification2025- 2026NHA PCT Certification Exam
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,1. A pct is participating in a mock disaster at work, what is
considered an internal disaster?
A tornado
A factory
explosion A fire
A train crash: A
tornado A factory
explosion
A fire
A train crash
2. A pct should recognize the primary purpose of which agency
is to ensure safe work environments?
CDC
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) OSHA
The Joint Commission (TJC):
CDC
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA)
OSHA
The Joint Commission (TJC)
3. A pct is caring for a pt who is postop following abdominal
surgery and observes thin, watery reddish drainage on wound
dressing. The tech should identify that this is what type of
drainage?
Serous
Purulent
Sanguineou
s
,Serosanguineous: Serous Serous drainage is clear and watery.
Purulent Purulent drainage is thick and yellow, green, tan, or brown.
Sanguineous Sanguineous drainage is bright red and indicates active
bleeding.
Serosanguineous The technician should identify this type of wound
drainage as serosanguineous. Serosanguineous drainage is thin,
watery, and reddish.
4. A pct should identify that what PPE should be removed first?
Gloves
Face
shield
Mask
Goggles:
Gloves Face
shield Mask
Goggles
5. A pct is cleaning urine off an exam table, what disposal
container should they use?
Trash bag
Red biohazard bag
Impermeable laundry bag
Sharps container: Trash bag The technician should use a trash bag
for generally disposable items, such as paper wrappers and packaging.
This is not the correct receptacle for a urine-soiled washcloth.
Red biohazard bag The technician should use a red biohazard bag for
objects that have been soiled with blood or other potential pathogenic
materials. This is not the correct receptacle for a urine-soiled
, washcloth.
Impermeable laundry bag The technician should dispose of soiled
linens, such as a urine-soiled washcloth, in an impermeable laundry
bag.
Sharps container The technician should use a sharps container to
dispose of used needles and other sharp items like lancets. This is not
the correct receptacle for a urine-soiled washcloth.
6. A pct is observing a pt who is ambulating using a walker,
what is the correct pt technique?
The patient advances the walker 25.4 to 45.7 cm (10 to 18 in)
in front of their legs.
The walker height is adjusted 10 cm (4 in) below the height of
the patient's hips.
The feet should move up to but not inside the perimeter of the
walker.
The patient slides, but does not lift, the walker forward.: The
patient advances the walker 25.4 to 45.7 cm (10 to 18 in) in front of
their legs.
The walker height is adjusted 10 cm (4 in) below the height of the
patient's hips. The feet should move up to but not inside the perimeter
of the walker.
The patient slides, but does not lift, the walker forward.
7. A pct is caring for a pt with pulmonary tb, what PPE should th
pct don?
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