PCT NCCT EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
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If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward
deflection in - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead I.
When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at
the - Correct Answer ✔✔ top of the packed cells.
Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take
when placing electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
Avoid scars and incisions.
Tape the electrodes to the patient pointing toward the ankles.
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
Place limb leads with tabs facing up. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Avoid scars and incisions.,
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.,
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, the patient care
technician should pull the pinna of an adult patient gently - Correct Answer ✔✔ up and
back.
A pulse oximetry monitor measures which of the following? - Correct Answer ✔✔
oxygen saturation
Which of the following pieces of equipment should the patient care technician anticipate
using when taking a patient's blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔
sphygmomanometer
Which of the following conditions is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ hemiplegia
A patient has a pulse oximetry reading of 88% on room air. Which of the following
conditions does this reading indicate? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hypoxia
The patient care technician arrives at an inpatient room to collect a blood sample. There
is an isolation cart located outside the room. The patient care technician washes her
hands and puts on the following personal protective equipment: gown, gloves, and
mask. Which of the following types of precautions are being used for this patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Contact Droplet
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE ANSWERS
RATED 100% COMPLETE
If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward
deflection in - Correct Answer ✔✔ Lead I.
When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at
the - Correct Answer ✔✔ top of the packed cells.
Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take
when placing electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the
three (3) correct answers.)
Avoid scars and incisions.
Tape the electrodes to the patient pointing toward the ankles.
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
Place limb leads with tabs facing up. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Avoid scars and incisions.,
Tape the lead wires to the patient's skin.,
Abrade the skin with an alcohol pad or dry 4x4.
When obtaining a temperature reading using a tympanic thermometer, the patient care
technician should pull the pinna of an adult patient gently - Correct Answer ✔✔ up and
back.
A pulse oximetry monitor measures which of the following? - Correct Answer ✔✔
oxygen saturation
Which of the following pieces of equipment should the patient care technician anticipate
using when taking a patient's blood pressure? - Correct Answer ✔✔
sphygmomanometer
Which of the following conditions is exhibited by paralysis on one side of the body? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ hemiplegia
A patient has a pulse oximetry reading of 88% on room air. Which of the following
conditions does this reading indicate? - Correct Answer ✔✔ hypoxia
The patient care technician arrives at an inpatient room to collect a blood sample. There
is an isolation cart located outside the room. The patient care technician washes her
hands and puts on the following personal protective equipment: gown, gloves, and
mask. Which of the following types of precautions are being used for this patient? -
Correct Answer ✔✔ Contact Droplet
