NHA PCT Module 1 Exam Questions with Accurate Answers | Latest Version 2026 | Best Graded A+

NHA PCT Module 1 Exam Questions with Accurate Answers | Latest Version 2026 | Best Graded A+ A patient care technician is applying anti embolism stockings for a patient who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Slide the stocking up over the foot and heel. ( After fitting the patient's toes into the tip of the stocking, the technician should slide the foot portion of the stocking over the foot, making sure the heel fits into the heel portion of the stocking, and then slide or pull the rest of the stocking up over the calf.) A patient care technician is removing a bedpan after a patient has defecated. Which of the following characteristics of the stool should the technician observe for and report to the nurse? - answer-Liquid Stool (The technician should report diarrhea to the nurse for assessment of the patient.) A patient care technician is measuring a patient's blood pressure. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Place the cuff about 2.5 cm (1 in) above the brachial pulse point, which is generally at the crease of the inner elbow. (The technician should place the cuff around the patient's upper arm, with the lower edge of the cuff about 2.5 cm (1 in) above the brachial pulse point, which is generally at the crease of the inner elbow. A patient care technician is calculating a patient's fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient received 50 mL of IV fluid, 6 oz of tea, 6 oz of chicken broth, and 8 oz of water. Which of the following amounts should the technician document? - answer-650 mL(The technician should first convert ounces to milliliters. 1 oz = 30 mL. 6 oz tea x 30 mL =180 mL, 6 oz chicken broth x 30 mL = 180 mL, and 8 oz water x 30 mL = 240 mL. The technician should then add all of the milliliters together to calculate the patients intake for the previous hour. 50 mL IV fluid + 180 mL tea + 180 mL chicken broth + 240 mL water = 650 mL.) A patient care techincian enters a patient's room and finds the patient motionless on the floor. Which of the following finding indicated that the patient requires CPR? - answer-The patient does not respond when shaken and asked, "Are you all right?" (Before initiating CPR, the technician should determine whether the patient is unresponsive. This can be achieved by tapping or shaking the patient and asked if they are all right.) A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of advanced lung cancer. The patient tells the technician, "I know I'll be find because I've never smoked." The technician should identify that the patient is experiencing which of the following stages of grief? - answer-Denial (The technician should identify that the patient is demonstrating the denial stage of grief. During the denial stage, the patient does not believe the loss is happening. The patient might deny the existence of the illness and refuse to discuss therapeutic interventions.) A patient care technician is providing care for a patient who has a leg wound. The technician should identify that which of the following colors of discharge indicates a wound infection? - answer-Green (The technician should identify that yellow, tan, green, or greenish-brown discharge indicated a would infection. The technician should report this finding to the nurse immediately.) A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to replace a patient's ileostomy pouch for the first time following surgery. After the skin protective wafer is cut, the technician should expect the opening to have which of the following characteristics? - answer-The opening is 1/16 inch larger than the stoma. (This is the right amount of skin to leave inside the pouch around the stoma to minimize the risk for skin breakdown and constricting circulation to the stoma.) A patient care technician is transferring a patient who is weight-bearing from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Apply a gait belt while the patient sits at the side of the bed.(The technician should have the patient sit on the side of the bed prior to ambulation to help reduce dizziness when the patient stands. While the patient is sitting on the side of the bed, the technician should apply a gait belt.) A patient care technician is caring for a patient who had a blood specimen collected and is actively bleeding from the venipuncture site. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Use a gauze pad to apply pressure to the venipuncture site. (According to first aid recommendations, the technician should use a gauze pad to apply pressure to the bleeding site. The technician should maintain pressure on the bleeding site for several minutes until the bleeding has stopped.) A patient care technician is caring for a 6-year-old child who reports abdominal pain. Which of the following pain rating scales should the technician use to determine the child's level of pain? - answer-FACES (The Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale was developed to determine pain levels for children and patients who have difficulty using numbers to express the severity of their pain. Therefore, the technician should use this pain rating scale to determine the child's level of pain.) A patient care technician is using a gait belt to assist a patient who had a stroke to ambulate. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Hold onto the gait belt while walking slightly behind the patient. (The technician should assist the patient to ambulate by walking slightly behind the patient toward their affected side for optimal support.) A patient care technician is removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Move the roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position. (The technician should move the roller clamp on the tubing on the closed position to avoid spilling IV fluid.) A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should technician expect? - answer-Edema in the legs (The technician should expect a patient who has heart failure to have edema, or swelling, in the legs.)A patient care technician is using mechanical lift to transfer a patient who is non-weightbearing from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Lock the wheels on the bed, wheelchair, and lift. (For the safety of the patient and technician, it is essential to lock the wheels on all three pieces of equipment before transferring the patient.) A patient care technician is applying sequential compression device (SCD) sleeves for a patient who is postoperative following knee surgery. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Place the opening of the SCD sleeve at the back of the patient's knee. (The technician should place an SCD sleeve under each leg, with the popliteal opening at the level of the patient's knee, and then securely wrap the sleeve around the leg.) A patient care technician is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Use the numbers of a clock to describe the food on the plate to the patient. (The technician should use the numbers of a clock to describe the location of food on the plate to the patient. Patients who have vision loss can locate foods by imagining a clock's face and using the technician's description of the food's location.) A patient care technician 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? - answer-Remove the denture by turning it sideways and lifting it up. (The technician should use a square gauze pad to grasp the lower denture, then turn it sideways and lift it up to remove it from the patient's mouth.) A patient care technician is weighing a patient using an upright mechanical scale. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Move the large weight to the point where it is closest, but still below the patient's estimated weight. (The technician should move the largest weight first, to the point closest to the patient's estimated weight or to the patient's last recorded weight, but still below it.) A patient care technician is providing instructions to a patient about using a walker. Which of the following instructions should the technician include? - answer-"Position the handgrips level to your hips."(The technician should instruct the patient to position the handgrips of the walker level to their hips.) A patient care technician is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - answer-Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water. (The technician should wash the skin around the stoma with warm water, then pat dry.) A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a terminal illness. The patient tells the technician, "I've had a difficult life, so it's okay that I am going to die." The technician should identify that the patient is demonstrating which of the following coping mechanisms? - answer-Rationalization (The technician should identify that the patient is demonstrating rationalization. With rationalization, patients construct an explanation that makes something negative or unacceptable seem justifiable or acceptable.)