NHA PCT Practice Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NHA PCT Practice Test Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
AApatientAcareAtechnicianAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAtasksArequiresAtheAuseA
ofAsterileAgloves?
A.AemptyingAanAindwellingAurinaryAdrainageAbag
B.AinsertingAanAintermittentAurinaryAcatheter
C.AapplyingAaAcondomAcatheter
D.AremovingAanAindwellingAurinaryAcatheterA-
AAnswerAB.AinsertingAanAintermittentAurinaryAcatheter


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAliftingAboxesAfromAaAcartAintoAaApatient'sAroom.AwhichAofAtheAfo
llowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAtoAensureAproperAbodyAmechanics?
A.AHoldAtheAboxesAcloseAtoAtheAbody
B.AMaintainAaAnarrowAbaseAofAsupport
C.ABendAatAtheAwaistAtoApickAupAtheAboxes
D.ATwistAatAtheAtorsoAwhenAturningAtoApickAupAtheAboxes.A-
AAnswerAA.AHoldAtheAboxesAcloseAtoAtheAbody


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisApreparingAtoAperformAaAvenipunctureAforAaApatientAwhoAspeaksAa
AdifferentAlanguageAthanAtheAtechnician.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianA
take?
A.AUseAaAloudAtoneAofAvoiceAwhenAspeakingAtoAtheApatient
B.AanticipateAtheApatient'sAresponses
C.AinterpretAtheApatientAnoddingAasAanAindicationAofAunderstanding
D.AprovideAtheApatientAwithAaAprofessionalAtranslatorA-
AAnswerAD.AprovideAtheApatientAwithAaAprofessionalAtranslator


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAattendedAanAin-
serviceAaboutAperformingACPRAonAaApatient.AwhenAperformingACPR,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAacti
onsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?
A.AapplyA60AtoA80AcompressionsAperAminute,AfollowedAbyAtwoAslowAbreaths.
B.AapplyA100AtoA120AcompressionsAperAminute,AfollowedAbyAfourAslowAbreaths.
C.AapplyA100AtoA120AcompressionsAperAminute,AfollowedAbyAtwoAslowAbreaths.
D.AapplyA60AtoA80AcompressionsAperAminute,AfollowedAbyAfourAslowAbreaths.A-
AAnswerAB.AapplyA100AtoA120AcompressionsAperAminute,AfollowedAbyAfourAslowAbreaths.

,AAnurseAasksAaApatientAcareAtechnicianAtoAemptyAaApatient'sAostomyAbag.ATheAtechnicianAisAu
nfamiliarAwithAthisAtask.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?
A.AaskAforAinstructionsAforAtheAnurseAbeforeAattemptingAtheAtask
B.AaskAanotherAtechnicianAhowAtoAperformAtheAtask
C.ArefuseAtoAperformAtheAtask
D.AperformAtheAtaskAasArequestedAbyAtheAnurseA-
AAnswerAA.AaskAforAinstructionsAforAtheAnurseAbeforeAattemptingAtheAtask


AAPCTAisAdocumentingAinAaApatient'sAelectronicAhealthArecord.ATheAtechnicianAshouldAidentifyAth
atAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAabbreviationsAisAonAtheATheAJointACommission'sAapprovedAlistAofAab
breviations?
A.ANPO
B.AU
C.AIU
D.AMgSO4A-AAnswerAA.ANPO


AAPCTAobtainsAanAEKGAandAnotesAtheApresenceAofAaAwanderingAbaseline.AWhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?
A.AMoveAtheApatient'sAbedAawayAfromAtheAwall
B.ACleanAtheApatient'sAskinAunderAtheAelectrodesAwithAalcoholAandAgauze
C.AAskAtheApatientAtoAtakeAslow,AdeepAbreaths
D.AInstructAtheApatientAtoAplaceAtheirAhands,ApalmsAdown,AunderAtheirAbuttocks.A-
AAnswerAB.ACleanAtheApatient'sAskinAunderAtheAelectrodesAwithAalcoholAandAgauze


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdevicesAshouldAaApatientAcareAtechnicianAuseAtoAhelpAaApatientAmainta
inAbalanceAwhileAbeingAweighedAonAaAscaleA?
A.AWalker
B.AElevationAbar
C.ACane
D.ABalanceAbarA-AAnswerAA.AWalker


TwoApatientAcareAtechniciansAareAtransferringAaApatientAwhoAisAdeceasedAfromAaAbedAtoAaAm
orgueAgurney.AToAavoidAinjury,AtheAtechniciansAshouldAuseAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAbodyAmecha
nics?
A.ARollAtheApatientAgentlyAfromAtheAbedAtoAtheAgurney.

, B.AUseAaAdrawAsheetAtoAliftAtheApatient
C.AHaveAoneAtechnicianAliftAtheAhead,AtheAotherAliftAtheAfeet,AandAallowAtheAmomentumAtoAm
oveAtheApatient.
D.AUseAaAmechanicalAliftAwithAaAslingAtoAmoveAtheAbody.A-
AAnswerAB.AUseAaAdrawAsheetAtoAliftAtheApatient


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAfollowingAtheAapplicationAofAanAimmobilityAs
plint.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAtoAensureAtheApatient'sAsafety
?
A.ALowerAtheAbed'sAsideArails.
B.ARaiseAtheAbedAtoAtheAtechnician'sAworkingAheight.
C.AEnsureAthatAtheAsplintAremainsAmoist.
D.APlaceAtheAcallAlightAwithinAtheApatient'sAreach.A-
AAnswerAD.APlaceAtheAcallAlightAwithinAtheApatient'sAreach.


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisApreparingAtoAcollectAandAtransportAaAbilirubinAbloodAspecimen.ATh
eAtechnicianAshouldAuseAaAtubeAthatAisAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcolors?
A.ALightABlue
B.AAmber
C.AGreen
D.AYellowA-AAnswerAC.AGreen


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAisA24-
hrApostoperativeAfollowingAaAtotalAhipAarthroplastyAandAhasAaAsurgicalAwound.AWhichAofAtheA
followingAfindingsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAidentifyAasAanAindicationAofApotentialAwoundAinfection?
A.ASerosanguineousAdrainage
B.AGeneralAdiscomfortAatAtheAincisionAsite
C.AOralAtemperatureA36.8°ACA(98.2°AF)
D.AIncreasedAwarmthAaroundAtheAincisionAsiteA-
AAnswerAD.AIncreasedAwarmthAaroundAtheAincisionAsite


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisApreparingAtoAdiscontinueAaApatient'sAperipheralAIV.ATheAtechnician
AassemblesAallAtheAneededAequipmentAandAperformsAhandAhygiene.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAact
ionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAnext?
A.AExplainAtheAprocedureAtoAtheApatient.
B.ARemoveAanyAoverlyingAtape.