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NHA PCT EXAM STUDY GUIDE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff - -ex: bathing, bed making, catheter care, transfer, assisting with ALDs Provide emotional support for patients and their families while performing patient care - - Support the coping mechanisms of patients and their families who are dealing with grief, death, or are dying. - - Set up equipment to be used by the patient - -ex: oxygen, alternating pressur...

NHA MODULE 5: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ A PCT identifies p waves are present, but there are missing QRS complexes on a patient's EKG tracing. which of the following actions should the tech take first? - -Report the rhythm to the nurse A PCT is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who is pregnant. Into which of the following positions should the tech assist the patient? - -Slightly on the left side A PCT should identify that which of the following is the s...

NHA PCT PRACTICE TEST EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ A) elevating the bed to a position equal to the height of the stretcher. - -Which of the following actions should the CPCPT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a chair? A) elevating the bed to a position equal to the height of the stretcher. B) elevating the bed to a position lower than the height of the stretcher. C) Reaching across the stretcher to assist the patient. D) elevating the bed to a p...

NHA PCT MODULE 1, EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ A patient care technician is preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting on their side in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - -Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position To prevent regurgitation and aspiration during an enteral feeding, the technician should should the head of the patient's bed to an upright position...

NHA PCT MODULE 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. GRADED A+ A patient care technician has collected a venipuncture specimen. Which of the following patient information should the technician include on the specimen label? - -Identification Number A patient care technician is transporting a blood specimen to the laboratory. For which of the following reasons should the technician keep the specimen container in a vertical position with the stopper up during transport? - -To prevent hemolysis A...

NHA CERTIFICATION TEST PCT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ What identifies a specimen as long as it remains in the laboratory? - -accession number What tube should be collected first for dermal samples? - -lavender When should the code on glucose cuvettes or strips be compared to the code on the glucose meter? - -when patient is tested During a routine venipuncture, the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. What condition is most likely to occur in this patient? ...

NHA PCT STUDY BOOK 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Which of the following body systems protects the body by filtering blood and lymph, and removing toxins that can cause infections and disease? - -Lymphatic Which of the following cardiovascular results in the heart being unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to meet the needs of the body? - -Heart failure You are performing a bed bath for a patient who is immobile. Which of the following actions should you take dur...

NHA PCT MODULE EXAM 5 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ In which of the following locations should a patient care technician place the V5 lead? - -At the anterior axillary line on the same horizontal level as V4 A patient care technician is monitoring a patient who goes into asystole. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? - -Initiate CPR A patient care technician is preparing to perform a 12-lead EKG for a patient who has a heart rate of 225/min. Which ...

NHA PRACTICE PCT EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ a patient care technician is reinforcing teaching about using an incentive spirometer with a patient. which of the following instructions should the technician include? - -"the goal is to get the ball to rise in the chamber of the incentive spirometer." the technician should instruct the patient to inhale forcefully through the incentive spirometer until the ball rises in the chamber. a patient care technician...

NHA PCT MODULE 3 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ A patient care technician is disinfection equipment following a procedure. Which of the following should the technician identify as a method of disinfection? - -Chemical Solutions A patient care technician is removing personal protective equipment (PPE) after providing care for a patient. Which of the following pieces of PPE should the technician remove first? - -Gloves A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has...