NHA PCT EXAM PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS. LATEST 2024. WELL
RESEARCHED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS / VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. A PCT is teaching a patient about HIPAA regulations. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "My provider is required to report
if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis."
(HIPAA regulations require providers to report instances of communicable diseases, including
tuberculosis, to prevent an outbreak in the community.)
2. A PCT is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a patient. After
setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?: Obtain another sterile kit.
(The PCT should obtain another sterile kit and discard the catheter because it touched
a non-sterile surface.)
3. A PCT is recording a patient's output and notes that the patient voided a small
amount of dark yellow urine. The patient is flushed and reports dry
mouth. The technician should identify that these findings indicate which of the following?:
Dehydration.
(With dehydration, urine output decreases, and the urine is concentrated, taking on a dark
yellow color. The PCT should report this finding and the amount of urine output over the
past 4 hr to the nurse.)
4. A PCT overhears the son of a patient who is terminally ill asking a nurse to keep the
diagnosis secret from his father, and the nurse agrees. The techni- cian should recognize
that the nurse's action is a violation of which of the following parts of the Patients' Bill of
Rights?: The right to information about one's condition.
(The PCT should recognize that, according to the Patients' Bill of Rights, a patient's health
care team is required to share information with patients about their diagnoses and
treatment. By agreeing to keep this patient's diagnosis a secret, the nurse is violating the
patient's right to information about his condition.)
5. A PCT is assisting with the admission of a patient who has hearing loss. Which of the
following actions should the technician take when communicat- ing with this patient?:
Write questions and instructions on a notepad for the patient.
(The PCT should use a notepad to communicate important questions and instruc- tions to a
patient who has hearing loss so that the patient can read the information.)
A PCT is caring for a 6-year-old child. Which of the following findings should the technician
identify as a potential indication of child maltreatment?: Malnutrition.
, (Malnutrition, poor hygiene, bruising, and other injuries are potential indications of child
maltreatment.)
6. A PCT is preparing to transfer a nonambulatory patient from a bed to a wheelchair.
Which of the following steps should the technician take?: Lock the wheels of the wheelchair
and the bed.
(Moving dependent patients can result in injury if the wheels on the bed and transfer
devices are not locked.)
7. A PCT is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechan- ical lift
with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the technician should place him in which
of the following positions?: Fowler's.
(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.)
8. A PCT is caring for a patient whose has a stage III pressure ulcer. Which of the
following manifestations should the technician expect?: The subcutaneous fat is visible, and
there is drainage from the wound.
(The technician should identify these as manifestations of a stage III pressure ulcer.)
9. A PCT is caring for a patient who is on bedrest. Which of the following actions should
the technician take to prevent a pressure ulcer from forming?-
: Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr.
(The PCT should reposition the patient at least every 2 hr to prevent a pressure ulcer from
forming.)
10. A PCT is assisting a nurse to perform an aseptic wound dressing change for a patient
who has a stage IV pressure ulcer. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?: Don new gloves after removing the soiled dressing.
11. Identify the rhythm in the tracing below. (ECG/EKG): Atrial fibrillation.
(Characterized by the absence of P waves, an irregular rhythm, and a ventricular rate of 60
to 100/min.)
A PCT is preparing to ambulate a patient who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks
the technician, "Why do you have to place a belt around me?" Which of the following
responses should the technician make?: "Gait belts are an added safety feature when
assisting patients to walk."
(The PCT should explain to the patient that gait belts are used to assist with safe
ambulation.)
RESEARCHED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS / VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+
1. A PCT is teaching a patient about HIPAA regulations. Which of the following client
statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "My provider is required to report
if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis."
(HIPAA regulations require providers to report instances of communicable diseases, including
tuberculosis, to prevent an outbreak in the community.)
2. A PCT is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a patient. After
setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the
following actions should the technician take?: Obtain another sterile kit.
(The PCT should obtain another sterile kit and discard the catheter because it touched
a non-sterile surface.)
3. A PCT is recording a patient's output and notes that the patient voided a small
amount of dark yellow urine. The patient is flushed and reports dry
mouth. The technician should identify that these findings indicate which of the following?:
Dehydration.
(With dehydration, urine output decreases, and the urine is concentrated, taking on a dark
yellow color. The PCT should report this finding and the amount of urine output over the
past 4 hr to the nurse.)
4. A PCT overhears the son of a patient who is terminally ill asking a nurse to keep the
diagnosis secret from his father, and the nurse agrees. The techni- cian should recognize
that the nurse's action is a violation of which of the following parts of the Patients' Bill of
Rights?: The right to information about one's condition.
(The PCT should recognize that, according to the Patients' Bill of Rights, a patient's health
care team is required to share information with patients about their diagnoses and
treatment. By agreeing to keep this patient's diagnosis a secret, the nurse is violating the
patient's right to information about his condition.)
5. A PCT is assisting with the admission of a patient who has hearing loss. Which of the
following actions should the technician take when communicat- ing with this patient?:
Write questions and instructions on a notepad for the patient.
(The PCT should use a notepad to communicate important questions and instruc- tions to a
patient who has hearing loss so that the patient can read the information.)
A PCT is caring for a 6-year-old child. Which of the following findings should the technician
identify as a potential indication of child maltreatment?: Malnutrition.
, (Malnutrition, poor hygiene, bruising, and other injuries are potential indications of child
maltreatment.)
6. A PCT is preparing to transfer a nonambulatory patient from a bed to a wheelchair.
Which of the following steps should the technician take?: Lock the wheels of the wheelchair
and the bed.
(Moving dependent patients can result in injury if the wheels on the bed and transfer
devices are not locked.)
7. A PCT is transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair using a mechan- ical lift
with a sling. As the patient is being transferred, the technician should place him in which
of the following positions?: Fowler's.
(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.)
8. A PCT is caring for a patient whose has a stage III pressure ulcer. Which of the
following manifestations should the technician expect?: The subcutaneous fat is visible, and
there is drainage from the wound.
(The technician should identify these as manifestations of a stage III pressure ulcer.)
9. A PCT is caring for a patient who is on bedrest. Which of the following actions should
the technician take to prevent a pressure ulcer from forming?-
: Reposition the patient at least every 2 hr.
(The PCT should reposition the patient at least every 2 hr to prevent a pressure ulcer from
forming.)
10. A PCT is assisting a nurse to perform an aseptic wound dressing change for a patient
who has a stage IV pressure ulcer. Which of the following actions should the technician
take?: Don new gloves after removing the soiled dressing.
11. Identify the rhythm in the tracing below. (ECG/EKG): Atrial fibrillation.
(Characterized by the absence of P waves, an irregular rhythm, and a ventricular rate of 60
to 100/min.)
A PCT is preparing to ambulate a patient who is at increased risk for falls. The patient asks
the technician, "Why do you have to place a belt around me?" Which of the following
responses should the technician make?: "Gait belts are an added safety feature when
assisting patients to walk."
(The PCT should explain to the patient that gait belts are used to assist with safe
ambulation.)
