Patient Care Technician Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Patient Care Technician Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAteachingAaApatientAaboutAHIPPAAregulations.AWhichAofAtheAfollowi
ngAclientAstatementsAindicatesAanAunderstandingAofAtheAteaching?A-
AAnswerA"MyAproviderAisArequiredAtoAreportAifAIAreceiveAaAdiagnosisAofAtuberculosis".


AfterAsettingAupAaAsterileAfield,AtheAtechnicianAdropsAtheAcatheterAonAcleanAsheets.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A-AAnswerAObtainAanotherAsterileAkit


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAwhenAcommunicatingAwithAaApatient
AwithAhearingAloss?A-AAnswerAWriteAquestionsAandAinstructionsAonAaAnotepadAforAtheApatient.


AsAaApatientAisAbeingAtransferredAfromAaAbedAtoAaAwheelchairAusingAaAmechanicalAliftAwithA
aAsling,AasAtheApatientAisAbeingAtransferred,AtheAtechnicianAshouldAplaceAhimAinAwhichAofAthe
AfollowingApositions?A-AAnswerAFowler's


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAperformingAaAroutineAvenipunctureAforAaApatientAwhoAbecomesApal
lidAandAdiaphoretic.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAisAthisApatientAmostAlikelyAtoAexperienc
e?A-AAnswerASyncope


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAsettingsAadjustsAtheAheig
htAofAtheAEKGAwaveformAonAaAtracing?A-AAnswerAGainAcontrol


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAassistingAaApatientAwhoAisApostoperativeAfollowingAabdominalAsurg
eryAandAhasAaAprescriptionAforAdeep-
breathingAandAcoughingAexercises.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A
-AAnswerADuringAtheAexercises,AhaveAtheApatientAplaceAaApillowAoverAtheAincisionalAarea.


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAisAreceivingAoxygenAatAaA2AL/minAvia
AnasalAcannula.ATheAtechAnotesAthatAtheApatient'sApulseAoximetryAlevelAisA91%.AWhichAofAthe
AfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechAtake?A-
AAnswerAReportAtheApulseAoximetryAlevelAtoAaAnurse.


RAinAacronymARACEA-AAnswerARescue

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAEKGAfindingsAdifferentiatesAacceleratedAidioventricularArhythmAfromAjuncti
onalArhythm?A-AAnswerAAcceleratedAidioventricularArhythmAhasAwideAQRSAcomplexes.


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAteachingAaApatientAhowAtoAuseAaAHolterAmonitor.AWhichAofAtheAf
ollowingAstatementsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAinclude?A-
AAnswerA"MetalAdetectorsAshouldAbeAavoidedAwhenAwearingAtheAmonitor".


TheAtechnicianAshouldAensureAwhichAofAtheAfollowingArequirementsAhaveAbeenAmetAwhenAcomple
tingAaA24-hrAurineAcollection?A-
AAnswerATheAspecimenAwasArefrigeratedApriorAtoAbeingAreturned.


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAobtainingAaAbilirubinAspecimenAfromAaAnewbornAwhoAisA1AdayAol
dAandAhasAjaundice.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechAtakeAtoAensureAtheAinteg
rityAofAtheAspecimen?A-AAnswerATurnAoffAtheAultravioletAlight.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAmethodAtoApreventAinternalAorAexternalAbleedingAfromAthe
AvenipunctureAsiteAafterAtheAneedleAisAremoved.A-
AAnswerAApplyApressureAtoApreventAleakageAofAbloodAintoAtheAtissues.


AApatientAcareAtechAisAassistingAaAnurseAtoAapplyAaAhand-
wristAimmobilityAsplintAforAaApatientAwhoAhadAleft-
sidedAparalysisAdueAtoAaAstroke.ATheAtechnicianAshouldAidentifyAthatAtheAsplintAwillAsecureAthe
Apatient'sAhandAandAwristAinAwhichAofAtheAfollowingApositions?A-
AAnswerAWristAinAslightAdorsiflexion


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAtheAtechnicianAreportAtoAtheAnurse?A-
AAnswerAAApatientAwhoAhasAaAbloodAglucoseAofA190Amg/AdL


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtubesAshouldAbeAcollectedAfirstAforAdermalAsamples?A-
AAnswerALavenderAtop


AApatientAcareAtechAshouldArecognizeAthatAofAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheApurposeAofACLIA?
A-AAnswerAToAestablishAqualityAstandardsAforAlabAtestingAonAhumanAspecimens.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtopicalAantisepticsAshouldAtheAtechAuseAtoAcleanseAtheApatient'sAskinAp
riorAtoAvenipunctureAwhoAhasAaAshellfishAallergy?A-AAnswerAChlorhexidineAgluconate


AApatientAcareAtechAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAisAexperiencingAmoderateAepistaxis.AWhichAof
AtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechAtake?A-
AAnswerAApplyAconstantApressureAtoAtheAnoseAforA10-15Amin.