PCT TEST 2024 Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Updated to score A+
A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a standard 12-lead EKG. The technician should identify
that which of the following is the standard EKG paper speed?
25 mm / second
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift
with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the technician should place him in which of the
following positions?
Fowler's Position
( to transfer a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift with a sling, the technician
should place the patient in Fowler's position. This helps to properly align the patient with the
wheelchair)
a patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a gait belt. Which
actions should the technician take?
Secure the gait belt around the patient's waist
what EKG finding differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm?
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes
A patient care technician should identify that the patients' Bill of Rights guarantees patients which of
the following things?
Involvement in making decisions about their care
A patient care technician is performing ostomy care for a patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take first?
Cleanse the skin around the stoma with warm water
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear on a slide.What action should the
technician take?
Verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of the slide
A patient care technician has just collected a blood specimen from a patient. For which of the
following reasons should the technician invert the collection tubes that contain anticoagulants
immediately following a blood collection?
To prevent clotting of the blood
A patient care technician is teaching a patient about HIPPA regulations.Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"my provider is required to prept if i receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis"
A patient care technician is collecting five tubes of blood.During which of the following times should
the technician release the tourniquet?
Within 1 min
, A patient care technician is performing an EKG for a patient who is 1 day postoperative following a
right leg above the knee amputation. In which of the following places should the technician place the
right lower limb electrode?
RIght lower abdomen
A patient care technician has just washed their hands and left the room of a patient when he hears
another patient when he hears another patient calling for help.The technician notes that the patient
calling for help is in contact isolation. Which of the following actions should the technician take next?
Put on a gown and gloves
Which of the following tasks is within the scope of practice for a patient care technician ?
Reinforcing teaching about a wound care technique taught to the patient by the nurse
A patient care technician is attending a class about fire safety. Which acronym should the technician
use to remember how to operate a fire extinguisher?
PASS
A patient care technician is observing a newly hired technician who is disinfecting items. In which of
the following situations is the newly hired technician making an object medically aseptic?
The technician uses a chemical cleanser to prepare a shower chair for reuse
Which of the following findings on the tracing below should the patient care technician be most
concerned with?
The irregular rhythm
A patient care technician is making an open bed for a patient. Which of the following actions should
the technician take ?
Fanfold the top linens at the foot of the bed
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing moderate epistaxis. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
Apply constant pressure to the nose for 10 to 15 min
A patient care technician receives orders to collect an infant screen card 02 levels,bilirubin, and DNA.
Which of the following should be collected first?
02 levels
Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when discharging a patient
Escort the patient using a wheelchair
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has an ileostomy. Which of the following types of
stool should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch?
Liquid
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following is the minimum preferred volume
of urine for a routine urinalysis?
Answers | Updated to score A+
A patient care technician is preparing to obtain a standard 12-lead EKG. The technician should identify
that which of the following is the standard EKG paper speed?
25 mm / second
A patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift
with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the technician should place him in which of the
following positions?
Fowler's Position
( to transfer a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechanical lift with a sling, the technician
should place the patient in Fowler's position. This helps to properly align the patient with the
wheelchair)
a patient care technician is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a gait belt. Which
actions should the technician take?
Secure the gait belt around the patient's waist
what EKG finding differentiates accelerated idioventricular rhythm from junctional rhythm?
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm has wide QRS complexes
A patient care technician should identify that the patients' Bill of Rights guarantees patients which of
the following things?
Involvement in making decisions about their care
A patient care technician is performing ostomy care for a patient. Which of the following actions
should the technician take first?
Cleanse the skin around the stoma with warm water
A patient care technician is preparing a peripheral blood smear on a slide.What action should the
technician take?
Verify that the smear covers about three-quarters of the slide
A patient care technician has just collected a blood specimen from a patient. For which of the
following reasons should the technician invert the collection tubes that contain anticoagulants
immediately following a blood collection?
To prevent clotting of the blood
A patient care technician is teaching a patient about HIPPA regulations.Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"my provider is required to prept if i receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis"
A patient care technician is collecting five tubes of blood.During which of the following times should
the technician release the tourniquet?
Within 1 min
, A patient care technician is performing an EKG for a patient who is 1 day postoperative following a
right leg above the knee amputation. In which of the following places should the technician place the
right lower limb electrode?
RIght lower abdomen
A patient care technician has just washed their hands and left the room of a patient when he hears
another patient when he hears another patient calling for help.The technician notes that the patient
calling for help is in contact isolation. Which of the following actions should the technician take next?
Put on a gown and gloves
Which of the following tasks is within the scope of practice for a patient care technician ?
Reinforcing teaching about a wound care technique taught to the patient by the nurse
A patient care technician is attending a class about fire safety. Which acronym should the technician
use to remember how to operate a fire extinguisher?
PASS
A patient care technician is observing a newly hired technician who is disinfecting items. In which of
the following situations is the newly hired technician making an object medically aseptic?
The technician uses a chemical cleanser to prepare a shower chair for reuse
Which of the following findings on the tracing below should the patient care technician be most
concerned with?
The irregular rhythm
A patient care technician is making an open bed for a patient. Which of the following actions should
the technician take ?
Fanfold the top linens at the foot of the bed
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing moderate epistaxis. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?
Apply constant pressure to the nose for 10 to 15 min
A patient care technician receives orders to collect an infant screen card 02 levels,bilirubin, and DNA.
Which of the following should be collected first?
02 levels
Which of the following actions should a patient care technician take when discharging a patient
Escort the patient using a wheelchair
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has an ileostomy. Which of the following types of
stool should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch?
Liquid
A patient care technician should identify that which of the following is the minimum preferred volume
of urine for a routine urinalysis?
