NHA PCT Exam: PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY
GUIDE NEWEST 2026 -2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A pct in a clinic receives a urine sample form a pt who completed a 24 hr
urine collection. The tech should ensure that the following condition has
been met?
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final
collection. The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned.
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection. The
patient should bring the specimen to the clinic as soon as possible after completion
of the 24-hr collection.
The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded. The patient should ensure that
every void during the 24-period is included in the specimen.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void. The patient should perform
this step when collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. However, it is not necessary
to complete this step for a 24-hr urine collection.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned. The patient should keep the
specimen cool for the entire collection period to preserve the integrity of the
specimen.
,A pct is teaching a pt about HIPAA regulations, which of the following client
statements indicate an understanding of the teaching?
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with
my family members
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with my
family members: HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in
order for the provider to give a third party access to the patient's protected health
information. This also applies to family members.
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis: HIPAA regulations
require providers to report instances of communicable diseases,
including tuberculosis, to prevent an outbreak in the community.
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them:
HIPAA regulations require that a patient's protected health information is kept
confidential. However, sharing a patient's information with a medical interpreter is
necessary to provide effective care and is therefore allowed by HIPAA regulations.
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information:
HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order for the
provider to give a third party access to the patient's protected health information.
This applies to the patient's employer, even if the patient sustained an injury at work.
,A pct is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a pt. After
setting up a sterile field, the tech drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the tech take?
-Wipe the catheter with sterile gauze
-Continue the procedure
-Rinse the catheter with povidone iodine
-Obtain another sterile kit
-Wipe the catheter with sterile gauze: The technician should discard the catheter
because it touched a nonsterile surface.
-Continue the procedure: The technician should discard the catheter because it
touched a nonsterile surface.
-Rinse the catheter with povidone iodine: The technician should discard the
catheter because it touched a nonsterile surface.
-Obtain another sterile kit: The technician should obtain another sterile kit and
discard the catheter because it touched a nonsterile surface.
, A pct is caring for a pt receiving oxygen at 2L/min nasal cannula. The tech notes
that the pts pulse ox is at 91%, what action should the tech take?
Report the pulse oximetry level to a nurse.
Turn the pulse oximetry machine off.
Instruct the patient to take deep breaths.
Increase the patient's oxygen level to 3 L/min.
Report the pulse oximetry level to a nurse. The technician should recognize that a
patient's oxygen level should be above 95%. A pulse oximetry reading of less than
95% should be reported to a nurse immediately.
Turn the pulse oximetry machine off. The technician should recognize that a pulse
oximetry reading of 91% is below the expected reference range; therefore, the
patient's oxygen level should be continuously monitored.
Instruct the patient to take deep breaths. A nurse or provider might instruct the
patient to breathe normally. However, it is outside the technician's scope of practice
to instruct the patient without directions from a nurse. The technician should report
the patient's oximetry level to a nurse.
Increase the patient's oxygen level to 3 L/min. It is outside the technician's scope
of practice to increase the patient's oxygen level without an order from the
provider. The technician should notify a nurse of the patient's oximetry level.
GUIDE NEWEST 2026 -2027 ACTUAL COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A pct in a clinic receives a urine sample form a pt who completed a 24 hr
urine collection. The tech should ensure that the following condition has
been met?
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final
collection. The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned.
The specimen was allowed to stand for 8 hr following the final collection. The
patient should bring the specimen to the clinic as soon as possible after completion
of the 24-hr collection.
The final voiding of the 24-hr period was discarded. The patient should ensure that
every void during the 24-period is included in the specimen.
The patient cleaned the meatus prior to each void. The patient should perform
this step when collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. However, it is not necessary
to complete this step for a 24-hr urine collection.
The specimen was refrigerated prior to being returned. The patient should keep the
specimen cool for the entire collection period to preserve the integrity of the
specimen.
,A pct is teaching a pt about HIPAA regulations, which of the following client
statements indicate an understanding of the teaching?
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with
my family members
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information
-I do not need to give my provider permission to share my health info with my
family members: HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in
order for the provider to give a third party access to the patient's protected health
information. This also applies to family members.
-My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis: HIPAA regulations
require providers to report instances of communicable diseases,
including tuberculosis, to prevent an outbreak in the community.
-If I require an interpreter, my provider cannot share my health info with them:
HIPAA regulations require that a patient's protected health information is kept
confidential. However, sharing a patient's information with a medical interpreter is
necessary to provide effective care and is therefore allowed by HIPAA regulations.
-If I am injured at work my employer has a right to see my health information:
HIPAA regulations require the patient to sign a consent form in order for the
provider to give a third party access to the patient's protected health information.
This applies to the patient's employer, even if the patient sustained an injury at work.
,A pct is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a pt. After
setting up a sterile field, the tech drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the tech take?
-Wipe the catheter with sterile gauze
-Continue the procedure
-Rinse the catheter with povidone iodine
-Obtain another sterile kit
-Wipe the catheter with sterile gauze: The technician should discard the catheter
because it touched a nonsterile surface.
-Continue the procedure: The technician should discard the catheter because it
touched a nonsterile surface.
-Rinse the catheter with povidone iodine: The technician should discard the
catheter because it touched a nonsterile surface.
-Obtain another sterile kit: The technician should obtain another sterile kit and
discard the catheter because it touched a nonsterile surface.
, A pct is caring for a pt receiving oxygen at 2L/min nasal cannula. The tech notes
that the pts pulse ox is at 91%, what action should the tech take?
Report the pulse oximetry level to a nurse.
Turn the pulse oximetry machine off.
Instruct the patient to take deep breaths.
Increase the patient's oxygen level to 3 L/min.
Report the pulse oximetry level to a nurse. The technician should recognize that a
patient's oxygen level should be above 95%. A pulse oximetry reading of less than
95% should be reported to a nurse immediately.
Turn the pulse oximetry machine off. The technician should recognize that a pulse
oximetry reading of 91% is below the expected reference range; therefore, the
patient's oxygen level should be continuously monitored.
Instruct the patient to take deep breaths. A nurse or provider might instruct the
patient to breathe normally. However, it is outside the technician's scope of practice
to instruct the patient without directions from a nurse. The technician should report
the patient's oximetry level to a nurse.
Increase the patient's oxygen level to 3 L/min. It is outside the technician's scope
of practice to increase the patient's oxygen level without an order from the
provider. The technician should notify a nurse of the patient's oximetry level.
