PCT exam Question and
Answers 2023.
CMS is a regulating agency for healthcare. What do the letters CMS stand for? Answer - Centers for medicare
and medicaid services
For a clean catch sample, the following supplies are given Answer - Specimen cup, soap towelettes
when to hand hygiene is not possible, gloves should be worn instead Answer - False
When placing a blood pressure cuff on the patient arm, the ARTERY marker on the cuff should be placed
where? Answer - Over the brachial artery, at the antecubital fossa
How do you know how much blood goes in each tube? Answer - Each tube has this listed on the side
On ECG graph paper how many large boxes equal one second of time Answer - 5 boxes
Bradycardia is defines as ? Answer - Low heart rate
Shower chairs can be ——— or ——— Answer - Stationary or mobile
The patient has order to ambulate 3 x per day. What is to occur? Answer - Assist the patient with walking in the
hallways three times per day
, If the blood pressure cuff is to small to Velcro tightly around the arm, then it is okay to attach two blood
pressure cuffs together Answer - False
A vacutainer is sued to transfer blood from the inserted needle to the blood collection tubes Answer - True
What landmark on the body indicate pressure points that are prone to pressure injury Answer - Bony
prominences
A patient has a history of VT. This means? Answer - Ventricular tachycardia
For a female to obtain a clean, catch urine sample, she should wipe with the towellet from back to front
Answer - True
Where can you find your faculties emergency preparedness plan and fire extinguisher instructions Answer -
Policies and procedures
When a patient is using the bedside commode. The PCT should do the following. Answer - Provide privacy and
leave the call light within reach
You notice a thick clear liquid on the floor outside the medicine room you decide to clean it with the usual floor
cleaning solution. What should you have done instead? Answer - This could be a chemical spill and should be
handled with a chemical spill kit
Bedsores, or decubitus ulcers are more commonly called Answer - Pressure injury
Some examples of assessment data for the PCT shift report are Answer - Vital sign, dietary restrictions
One blood vessels are narrowed from muscular contractions of the vessel walls. This is called. Answer -
Vasoconstriction
Answers 2023.
CMS is a regulating agency for healthcare. What do the letters CMS stand for? Answer - Centers for medicare
and medicaid services
For a clean catch sample, the following supplies are given Answer - Specimen cup, soap towelettes
when to hand hygiene is not possible, gloves should be worn instead Answer - False
When placing a blood pressure cuff on the patient arm, the ARTERY marker on the cuff should be placed
where? Answer - Over the brachial artery, at the antecubital fossa
How do you know how much blood goes in each tube? Answer - Each tube has this listed on the side
On ECG graph paper how many large boxes equal one second of time Answer - 5 boxes
Bradycardia is defines as ? Answer - Low heart rate
Shower chairs can be ——— or ——— Answer - Stationary or mobile
The patient has order to ambulate 3 x per day. What is to occur? Answer - Assist the patient with walking in the
hallways three times per day
, If the blood pressure cuff is to small to Velcro tightly around the arm, then it is okay to attach two blood
pressure cuffs together Answer - False
A vacutainer is sued to transfer blood from the inserted needle to the blood collection tubes Answer - True
What landmark on the body indicate pressure points that are prone to pressure injury Answer - Bony
prominences
A patient has a history of VT. This means? Answer - Ventricular tachycardia
For a female to obtain a clean, catch urine sample, she should wipe with the towellet from back to front
Answer - True
Where can you find your faculties emergency preparedness plan and fire extinguisher instructions Answer -
Policies and procedures
When a patient is using the bedside commode. The PCT should do the following. Answer - Provide privacy and
leave the call light within reach
You notice a thick clear liquid on the floor outside the medicine room you decide to clean it with the usual floor
cleaning solution. What should you have done instead? Answer - This could be a chemical spill and should be
handled with a chemical spill kit
Bedsores, or decubitus ulcers are more commonly called Answer - Pressure injury
Some examples of assessment data for the PCT shift report are Answer - Vital sign, dietary restrictions
One blood vessels are narrowed from muscular contractions of the vessel walls. This is called. Answer -
Vasoconstriction
