NHA PCT FINAL EXAM|QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|VERIFIED
UPDATE 2026|GRADED A+
Denial - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of advanced
lung cancer. The patient tells the technician, "I know I'll be fine because I've never smoked." The
technician should identify that the patient is experiencing which of the following stages of grief?
Remove the denture by turning it sideways and lifting it up. - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring
for a patient who has a lower denture and requires assistance with oral hygiene. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
Heart rate of 124/min - ANSWER A patient care technician is measuring an adult patient's vital signs.
Which of the following findings should the technician report to the nurse?
Stage III - ANSWER A patient care technician is observing a pressure ulcer on a patient's heel . The
technician notes that the skin layers are worn away and the subcutaneous fat is visible. The technician
should identify that the pressure ulcer is in which of the following stages?
"You seem to be feeling sad. What are your thoughts right now?" - ANSWER A patient care technician
enters the room of a patient who has a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying. Which of
the following statements should the technician make?
When going down a curb, back the larger rear wheels off the curb and roll them down the curb. -
ANSWER A patient care technician is transporting a patient in a wheelchair. When coming to a curb,
which of the following actions should the technician take?
"Try to raise the indicator inside the spirometer by inhaling." - ANSWER A patient care technician is
assisting a patient who is postoperative to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following
statements should the technician make?
Slide the stocking up over the foot and heel. - ANSWER A patient care technician is applying
antiembolism stockings for a patient who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
, Place cotton between the cannula's tubing and the patients ears. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Place a pillow over the patient's incision site. - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring or a patient
who is 1-day postoperative following abdominal surgery. When assisting the patient to preform
coughing and deep breathing exercises, which of the following actions should the technician take?
FACES - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a 6-year-old child who reports abdominal pain.
Which of the following pain rating scales should the technician use to determine the child's level of
pain?
"Do you need to use the restroom?" - ANSWER A patient care Technician is performing hourly checks for
several patients. To help anticipate and prevent falls, which of the following questions should the
technician routinely include?
Lock the wheels on the bed, wheelchair, and lift. - ANSWER A patient care technician is using a
mechanical lift to transfer a patient who is non-weight-bearing from a bed to a wheelchair. which of the
following actions should the technician take?
Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting on
their side in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Edema in the legs - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has heart failure.
Which of the following manifestations should the technician take?
The patient does not respond when shaken and asked, "Are you all right?" - ANSWER A patient care
technician enters a patient's room and finds the patient motionless on the floor. Which of the following
findings indicate that the patient requires CPR?
Move the roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
UPDATE 2026|GRADED A+
Denial - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a new diagnosis of advanced
lung cancer. The patient tells the technician, "I know I'll be fine because I've never smoked." The
technician should identify that the patient is experiencing which of the following stages of grief?
Remove the denture by turning it sideways and lifting it up. - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring
for a patient who has a lower denture and requires assistance with oral hygiene. Which of the following
actions should the technician take?
Heart rate of 124/min - ANSWER A patient care technician is measuring an adult patient's vital signs.
Which of the following findings should the technician report to the nurse?
Stage III - ANSWER A patient care technician is observing a pressure ulcer on a patient's heel . The
technician notes that the skin layers are worn away and the subcutaneous fat is visible. The technician
should identify that the pressure ulcer is in which of the following stages?
"You seem to be feeling sad. What are your thoughts right now?" - ANSWER A patient care technician
enters the room of a patient who has a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying. Which of
the following statements should the technician make?
When going down a curb, back the larger rear wheels off the curb and roll them down the curb. -
ANSWER A patient care technician is transporting a patient in a wheelchair. When coming to a curb,
which of the following actions should the technician take?
"Try to raise the indicator inside the spirometer by inhaling." - ANSWER A patient care technician is
assisting a patient who is postoperative to use an incentive spirometer. Which of the following
statements should the technician make?
Slide the stocking up over the foot and heel. - ANSWER A patient care technician is applying
antiembolism stockings for a patient who is postoperative. Which of the following actions should the
technician take?
, Place cotton between the cannula's tubing and the patients ears. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of the following actions
should the technician take?
Place a pillow over the patient's incision site. - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring or a patient
who is 1-day postoperative following abdominal surgery. When assisting the patient to preform
coughing and deep breathing exercises, which of the following actions should the technician take?
FACES - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a 6-year-old child who reports abdominal pain.
Which of the following pain rating scales should the technician use to determine the child's level of
pain?
"Do you need to use the restroom?" - ANSWER A patient care Technician is performing hourly checks for
several patients. To help anticipate and prevent falls, which of the following questions should the
technician routinely include?
Lock the wheels on the bed, wheelchair, and lift. - ANSWER A patient care technician is using a
mechanical lift to transfer a patient who is non-weight-bearing from a bed to a wheelchair. which of the
following actions should the technician take?
Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting on
their side in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
Edema in the legs - ANSWER A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has heart failure.
Which of the following manifestations should the technician take?
The patient does not respond when shaken and asked, "Are you all right?" - ANSWER A patient care
technician enters a patient's room and finds the patient motionless on the floor. Which of the following
findings indicate that the patient requires CPR?
Move the roller clamp on the tubing to the closed position. - ANSWER A patient care technician is
removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
