PCT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2024) WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a
patient who becomes pallid and diaphoretic. Which of the following
conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - ANSWER_A.) Syncope
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist
immobility splint for a patient who has left-sided paralysis due to a
stroke. The technician should identify that the splint will secure the
patients hand and write in which of the following positions?
A.) Wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) Fingers in a extended position
C.) Fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) Thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger - ANSWER_A.)
Wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A PCT is transferring a weight bearing patient from a wheelchair to the
bed. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the technician
use?
A.) Trapeze
B.) Crutches
C.) Gait belt
D.) Slide board - ANSWER_C.) Gait belt
,PCT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2024) WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A PCT should identify that which of the following terms is used when
referring to infections that can be spread to patients?
A.) Hospital-attained infections
B.) Health care-associated infections
C.) Health care-worker acquired infections
D.) Occupational health care acquired infections - ANSWER_B.) Health
care-associated infections
A PCT is preparing to label a patients specimen tube following a blood
collection. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A.) Face the patient while labeling the specimen tube
B.) Use a pencil to label the specimen
C.) Avoid using computer generated labels
D.) Initial the label prior to blood collection - ANSWER_A.) Face the
patient while labeling the specimen tube
A PCT is caring for a patient who is at risk for pressure ulcers. Which of
the following actions should the technician take?
A.) Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr
B.) Avoid using powder on the patients skin
C.) Avoid providing massages for the patient
D.) Place the head of the patients bed at a 45 degree angle -
ANSWER_A.) Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr
, PCT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2024) WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A PCT enters the room of a patient who is receiving oxygen and finds
the patients nasal cannula on the floor. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
A.) Obtain a new cannula, connect it, and place it on the patient
B.) Clean the cannula with soap and water and assist the patient to put it
back on
C.) Check the cannula for damage, and if there is none, place it back on
the patient
D.) Check that the cannulas tubing is long enough and assist the patient
to put it back on - ANSWER_A.) Obtain a new cannula, connect it, and
place it on the patient
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following
procedures is most commonly used to obtain a routine urinalysis
specimen from and adlt patient?
A.) Clean catch midstream collection
B.) Catheterized collection
C.) Suprapubic aspiration
D.) 24 hr collectio - ANSWER_A.) Clean catch midstream collection
For which of the following procedures should a PCT use sterile
technique?
A.) Performing a venipuncture
B.) Inserting a straight catheter
C.) Collecting a stool specimen
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A patient care technician is performing a routine venipuncture for a
patient who becomes pallid and diaphoretic. Which of the following
conditions is this patient most likely to experience?
A.) Syncope
B.) Seizure
C.) Nausea
D.) Shock - ANSWER_A.) Syncope
A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to apply a hand-wrist
immobility splint for a patient who has left-sided paralysis due to a
stroke. The technician should identify that the splint will secure the
patients hand and write in which of the following positions?
A.) Wrist in slight dorsiflexion
B.) Fingers in a extended position
C.) Fingers rotated slightly in an external position
D.) Thumb kept in close proximity to the index finger - ANSWER_A.)
Wrist in slight dorsiflexion
A PCT is transferring a weight bearing patient from a wheelchair to the
bed. Which of the following pieces of equipment should the technician
use?
A.) Trapeze
B.) Crutches
C.) Gait belt
D.) Slide board - ANSWER_C.) Gait belt
,PCT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2024) WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A PCT should identify that which of the following terms is used when
referring to infections that can be spread to patients?
A.) Hospital-attained infections
B.) Health care-associated infections
C.) Health care-worker acquired infections
D.) Occupational health care acquired infections - ANSWER_B.) Health
care-associated infections
A PCT is preparing to label a patients specimen tube following a blood
collection. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A.) Face the patient while labeling the specimen tube
B.) Use a pencil to label the specimen
C.) Avoid using computer generated labels
D.) Initial the label prior to blood collection - ANSWER_A.) Face the
patient while labeling the specimen tube
A PCT is caring for a patient who is at risk for pressure ulcers. Which of
the following actions should the technician take?
A.) Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr
B.) Avoid using powder on the patients skin
C.) Avoid providing massages for the patient
D.) Place the head of the patients bed at a 45 degree angle -
ANSWER_A.) Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr
, PCT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM (ACTUAL 2024) WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
A PCT enters the room of a patient who is receiving oxygen and finds
the patients nasal cannula on the floor. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
A.) Obtain a new cannula, connect it, and place it on the patient
B.) Clean the cannula with soap and water and assist the patient to put it
back on
C.) Check the cannula for damage, and if there is none, place it back on
the patient
D.) Check that the cannulas tubing is long enough and assist the patient
to put it back on - ANSWER_A.) Obtain a new cannula, connect it, and
place it on the patient
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following
procedures is most commonly used to obtain a routine urinalysis
specimen from and adlt patient?
A.) Clean catch midstream collection
B.) Catheterized collection
C.) Suprapubic aspiration
D.) 24 hr collectio - ANSWER_A.) Clean catch midstream collection
For which of the following procedures should a PCT use sterile
technique?
A.) Performing a venipuncture
B.) Inserting a straight catheter
C.) Collecting a stool specimen
