PCT VERIFIED ANSWERS
When listening to a patient, what action by the PCT demonstrates disinterest and coldness?
A. Tightly crossing her arms
The role that is considered to be a nursing assistant with advanced skills is
Patient care technician
Health promotion is known as which of the following
Strategies to try to prevent an illness from occurring
An ombudsman is a person who
Is a legal advocate for resident and helps protect their right.
HIPAA was put into place in an effort to do what?
Protect person's rights to privacy of protected information
An example of a secondary prevention strategy is
Teaching diabetic patients on good nutrition
Which of the following factors has a negative impact on healthcare for the underserved
Poverty rates increasing
Which is known to be a benefit of the Affordable Care Act
Members are no longer denied coverage if they have a preexisting condition
When a person can work in multiple areas and in multiple roles, the person is said to be cross- trained
True
To be able to take the certification exam for PCT, one must have
A high school diploma
If one does not pass the second certification exam, how soon can they retake the third certification
exam?
30 days
How many hours of continuing education is required before one can renew the PCT certification
20 hours
At which point can the PCT give test results to the patient's family members?
If the patient has signed a release indicating which family members are allowed to receive the patient
info
To say something that is obviously harmful is called
,Detrimental
Documentation on the patients record should be which of the following
Neat and able to read
If a patient care technician uses jargon to describe what the specimen looks like with a patient, the
patient should know what that means
False
The card system that is used to consolidate patient orders and care needs is often kept in one central
location known as
Kardex
When a teacher gives a lecture to a large classroom of students, this is known as
One way communication
Which of the following PCT recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system
The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare
Workplace politics
Can be positive
Which of the following is not expected of the PCT
Read and interpret xrays
An obstruction of professionalism would be
Bringing personal problems into the office
What is one of the most common places that confidentiality is breached
Elevators
Which of the following is true regarding continuing education units
CEU are required to renew certifications, 20 hours of CEU, 10 credits
Is it appropriate to use a family member such as a child as an interpreter in the hospital setting
False
A Muslim patient visiting the healthcare providers office was told that she had to remove her clothes
and put on an examination gown. The patient became upset and refused to do so. Why should the
PCT allow the patient to remain with her clothes on
As a Muslim, the patient must keep as much of her body covered as possible
The PCT tells her instructor that she does not understand why a Chinese American family is not
grieving for their dying father. What behaviors are being demonstrated
,Ethnocentric
A male PCT is assigned to care for a female Muslim patient, when the nurse enters the room the
patient and her husband become upset. Her husband tells the nurse that the PCT cannot care for his
wife. What statement provides the patient's spouse's position?
The patient is a Muslim, so only women should be assigned to care for her
What term describes a person who is aware of her or his cultural beliefs, the beliefs and practices of
other cultures, and has the ability to interact effectively with people from other cultures?
Culturally competent
The decision to remove someone's legal competency, or ability to make his or her own healthcare
decisions is determined by who?
Judge
Informed consent may be obtained by which of the following persons?
The persons family
The trachea, heart, and blood vessels are located in which body cavity?
Ventral
What process occurs when the patient inhales oxygen and it passes through the lungs and into the
bloodstream (higher concentration to lower concentration)
Diffusion
What type of tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the Brain to the
spinal cord
Muscle
The student nurse demonstrated knowledge of Basic human anatomy and physiology with which
statement
Mucous membranes lines many organs, open to the outside environment, and are part of the body's
defense mechanism against invasion of microorganisms
When the body recognizes foreign body invasion and responds by engulfing or surrounding the
foreign material and digesting it, the nurse is accurate in identifying the process as
Phagocytosis
When a group of several different kinds of tissues is arranged to perform special function, the pct
correctly used which term to describe it?
Organ
What are the two major cavities ofthe body?
Ventral and dorsal
, what structure divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
The PCT is aware that the first socializing agent for the child is
Family
A 4 year old child is working on which of Erikson's developmental tasks?
Trust versus mistrust
Which statement most accurately describes growth during the school-age period?
Growth is slow and consistent
An 8 year old loves to draw and do craft projects. Her need for praise and encouragement for her
work efforts demonstrates her development of which it Erikson's tasks?
Industry
Peak physical strength and endurance occurs during which period of life?
Early adulthood
What term accurately described the principle that growth begins at the head and moved toward
lower extremities
Cephalocaudal
To counteract the effect of aging, ____ helps to increase the flow of ______
Exercise, oxygen
Which of the following can contribute to the person's discomfort?
Fear
Which of the following treatments can the patient care technician assist with in order to provide
patient comfort
Giving the patient a back rub
What is one way the pct can assist the person with getting a good nights rest
Closing the curtains on the window and turning down the lights
Which phase of sleep is more important for the body?
Both equally important
Acute pain is pain that is not new in onset and has been going on for at least 6 months
False
When a mother asks a PCT about introducing solid foods into into the child's diet, what would be the
best answer?
When listening to a patient, what action by the PCT demonstrates disinterest and coldness?
A. Tightly crossing her arms
The role that is considered to be a nursing assistant with advanced skills is
Patient care technician
Health promotion is known as which of the following
Strategies to try to prevent an illness from occurring
An ombudsman is a person who
Is a legal advocate for resident and helps protect their right.
HIPAA was put into place in an effort to do what?
Protect person's rights to privacy of protected information
An example of a secondary prevention strategy is
Teaching diabetic patients on good nutrition
Which of the following factors has a negative impact on healthcare for the underserved
Poverty rates increasing
Which is known to be a benefit of the Affordable Care Act
Members are no longer denied coverage if they have a preexisting condition
When a person can work in multiple areas and in multiple roles, the person is said to be cross- trained
True
To be able to take the certification exam for PCT, one must have
A high school diploma
If one does not pass the second certification exam, how soon can they retake the third certification
exam?
30 days
How many hours of continuing education is required before one can renew the PCT certification
20 hours
At which point can the PCT give test results to the patient's family members?
If the patient has signed a release indicating which family members are allowed to receive the patient
info
To say something that is obviously harmful is called
,Detrimental
Documentation on the patients record should be which of the following
Neat and able to read
If a patient care technician uses jargon to describe what the specimen looks like with a patient, the
patient should know what that means
False
The card system that is used to consolidate patient orders and care needs is often kept in one central
location known as
Kardex
When a teacher gives a lecture to a large classroom of students, this is known as
One way communication
Which of the following PCT recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system
The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare
Workplace politics
Can be positive
Which of the following is not expected of the PCT
Read and interpret xrays
An obstruction of professionalism would be
Bringing personal problems into the office
What is one of the most common places that confidentiality is breached
Elevators
Which of the following is true regarding continuing education units
CEU are required to renew certifications, 20 hours of CEU, 10 credits
Is it appropriate to use a family member such as a child as an interpreter in the hospital setting
False
A Muslim patient visiting the healthcare providers office was told that she had to remove her clothes
and put on an examination gown. The patient became upset and refused to do so. Why should the
PCT allow the patient to remain with her clothes on
As a Muslim, the patient must keep as much of her body covered as possible
The PCT tells her instructor that she does not understand why a Chinese American family is not
grieving for their dying father. What behaviors are being demonstrated
,Ethnocentric
A male PCT is assigned to care for a female Muslim patient, when the nurse enters the room the
patient and her husband become upset. Her husband tells the nurse that the PCT cannot care for his
wife. What statement provides the patient's spouse's position?
The patient is a Muslim, so only women should be assigned to care for her
What term describes a person who is aware of her or his cultural beliefs, the beliefs and practices of
other cultures, and has the ability to interact effectively with people from other cultures?
Culturally competent
The decision to remove someone's legal competency, or ability to make his or her own healthcare
decisions is determined by who?
Judge
Informed consent may be obtained by which of the following persons?
The persons family
The trachea, heart, and blood vessels are located in which body cavity?
Ventral
What process occurs when the patient inhales oxygen and it passes through the lungs and into the
bloodstream (higher concentration to lower concentration)
Diffusion
What type of tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the Brain to the
spinal cord
Muscle
The student nurse demonstrated knowledge of Basic human anatomy and physiology with which
statement
Mucous membranes lines many organs, open to the outside environment, and are part of the body's
defense mechanism against invasion of microorganisms
When the body recognizes foreign body invasion and responds by engulfing or surrounding the
foreign material and digesting it, the nurse is accurate in identifying the process as
Phagocytosis
When a group of several different kinds of tissues is arranged to perform special function, the pct
correctly used which term to describe it?
Organ
What are the two major cavities ofthe body?
Ventral and dorsal
, what structure divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
The PCT is aware that the first socializing agent for the child is
Family
A 4 year old child is working on which of Erikson's developmental tasks?
Trust versus mistrust
Which statement most accurately describes growth during the school-age period?
Growth is slow and consistent
An 8 year old loves to draw and do craft projects. Her need for praise and encouragement for her
work efforts demonstrates her development of which it Erikson's tasks?
Industry
Peak physical strength and endurance occurs during which period of life?
Early adulthood
What term accurately described the principle that growth begins at the head and moved toward
lower extremities
Cephalocaudal
To counteract the effect of aging, ____ helps to increase the flow of ______
Exercise, oxygen
Which of the following can contribute to the person's discomfort?
Fear
Which of the following treatments can the patient care technician assist with in order to provide
patient comfort
Giving the patient a back rub
What is one way the pct can assist the person with getting a good nights rest
Closing the curtains on the window and turning down the lights
Which phase of sleep is more important for the body?
Both equally important
Acute pain is pain that is not new in onset and has been going on for at least 6 months
False
When a mother asks a PCT about introducing solid foods into into the child's diet, what would be the
best answer?
