Patient Care Technician National Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Patient Care Technician National
Test Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
FailureAtoAcompleteAtasksAgivenAtoAtheAPCTAbyAaAsupervisingAnurseAorAphysicianAisAcalled___
_____________.
A.AInsubordination
B.AMalpractice
C.ABadAprofessionalAbehavior
D.ANoneAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAB.AMalpractice


PatientACareATechniciansAhaveAcontactAwithApatients______________.
A.AWhenAtheAnurseAtellsAthemAto
B.AWeekly
C.AWhenAtheyAhaveAtime
D.AOnAaAdailyAbasisA-AAnswerAD.AOnAaAdailyAbasis


PatientAconfidentialityArefersAtoAtheArightAofAaApatientAtoAhaveAtheirApersonalAandAmedicalAinf
ormationAtoAbeAkept_________.
A.APrivate
B.AOnAfile
C.AOnline
D.AAtAtheirAhomeA-AAnswerAB.APrivate


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAoneAofAtheAthreeAmajorAgoalsAofAtheAPatientsABillAofARights?
A.APointAoutAtheAimportanceAofAaAstrongArelationshipAbetweenApatientsAandAproviders
B.APointAoutAtheAkeyAroleApatientsAplayAinAstayingAhealthy
C.APromotingAaAsocializedAhealthcareAsystem
D.AHelpApatientsAfeelAmoreAconfidentAinAtheAU.S.AhealthcareAsystemA-
AAnswerAC.APromotingAaAsocializedAhealthcareAsystem


WhenAperformingACPR,AtheApatientAshouldAbeAlying_____________.
A.AWithAheadAandAshouldersAelevated

,B.AFlatAonAaAhardAsurface
C.AWithAtheAheadAandAfeetAraisedAslightly
D.ANoneAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAB.AFlatAonAaAhardAsurface


PatientsAwhoAhaveAdifficultyAchewingAwillAneedAwhatAtypeAofAdiet?
A.AClearAliquids
B.ALowAresidue
C.ABland
D.AMechanicalASoftA-AAnswerAD.AMechanicalASoft


PatientsAhaveAtheArightAtoAchoose____________________asAtheyAwish.
A.AHealthcareAproviders
B.ADrugsAprescribed
C.ATreatmentsAreceived
D.AAppointmentAdatesA-AAnswerAA.AHealthcareAproviders


PatientsAhaveAtheArightAtoArespectfulAcareAbyAprovidersAwithout_______________________.
A.AAAlongAwait
B.ADiscrimination
C.AAAhighAcost
D.ATreatmentA-AAnswerAB.ADiscrimination


PatientsAhaveAtheArightAtoA____________________theirAownAmedicalArecords.A
A.AAlter
B.ADestroyA
C.APublish
D.AReadA-AAnswerAD.ARead


TrueAorAFalse:APatientsAareAalsoAresponsibleAforAprotectingAtheirAownArightsA-AAnswerATrue


IfAtheAsinkAorAfaucetAisAaccidentallyAtouchedAduringAhandAwashing,AwhatAshouldAyouAdo?
A.AIt'sAokayAtoAstopAwashing

, B.AturnAoffAtheAfaucetAwithAaApaperAtowel
C.ARepeatAtheAwashAfromAtheAbeginningA
D.AReportAtheAincidentAtoAyourAsupervisorA-AAnswerAC.ARepeatAtheAwashAfromAtheAbeginning


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAoneAofAtheAaimsAofAfirstAaid?
A.APreserveAlife
B.APreventAfutureAorAfurtherAharm
C.AFindingAoutAtheApatient'sAmedicalAhistory
D.APromoteArecoveryA-AAnswerAC.AFindingAoutAtheApatient'sAmedicalAhistory


AllAofAtheAfollowingAareApossibleAeffectsAofAtheAincorrectAapplicationAofAtheAHeimlichAmaneuver
AEXCEPT:
A.ADamageAofAtheAinternalAorgans
B.ABrainAdamage
C.ADamageAofAribs
D.AChestAdamageA-AAnswerAB.ABrainAdamage


IfAyouAnoticeAaApersonAnotAbreathing,AwhatAisAtheAfirstAthingAyouAshouldAdo?
A.ALieAtheApersonAdown
B.ACallA911
C.ABeginAperformingAtheAHeimlichAmaneuver
D.ACallAyourAsupervisorA-AAnswerAB.ACallA911


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAaAreasonAthatAnormalAvitalAsignsAcanAchange?
A.AExercise
B.AHealthAconditions
C.ASex
D.AAllAofAtheAaboveA-AAnswerAD.AAllAofAtheAabove


TheAsphygmomanometerAisAusedAtoAmeasureAwhat?
A.ATemperature
B.ARespiratoryArate
C.ABloodApressure