UPMC NA/PCT Exam with Accurate
Solutions
NA/PCT Roles and Responsibilities - ANS-Role: Provide holistic care to patients
Role: To ensure patient receives the highest level of care with the resources available
Responsibilities: Assist the nurse, physical needs of the patient, emotional needs of the
patient, observe and communicate, maintains environment conducive to patient safety,
documents, transports, applies restraints, etc.
NA/PCT Role - ANS-Assessment (inspecting skin, abnormal vital signs, level of
assistance to complete basic needs)
Implementation (performing preventative skin care measures, measuring and applying
elastic stockings)
Evaluation (reporting effectiveness of interventions)
Neglect vs Abuse - ANS-Neglect: A person that causes harm or injury to another person
or that person's property by accident ex. NA forgets to check the bed linen for personal
belongings and the residents dentures are damage in the laundry
Abuse: actively doing something to another person, or failing to do something for
another person
BID - ANS-Twice a day
TID - ANS-Three times a day
QID - ANS-Four times a day
ac - ANS-before meals
pc - ANS-after meals
hs - ANS-hours of sleep, bedtime
QH - ANS-every hour
OOB - ANS-out of bed
BR - ANS-bed rest
BRP - ANS-bathroom privileges
, BSC - ANS-bedside commode
HOB - ANS-head of bed
Ad lib - ANS-As desired
ADL's - ANS-Activities a daily living
CBS - ANS-Capillary blood sugar
BGM - ANS-Blood glucose monitor
TPR - ANS-Temp., pulse, respirations
BP - ANS-blood pressure
NPO - ANS-nothing per oral
SCD - ANS-sequential Compression Device
DNR - ANS-Do not resuscitate
DNI - ANS-Do not intubate
UA - ANS-urinalysis
NKA - ANS-no known allergies
C&S - ANS-Culture and sensitivity
inc - ANS-Incontinent
AKA - ANS-Above knee amputation
BKA - ANS-Below knee amputation
Wgt - ANS-Weight
Hgt - ANS-Height
O2 - ANS-oxygen
NC - ANS-Nasal cannula
FM - ANS-face mask
Solutions
NA/PCT Roles and Responsibilities - ANS-Role: Provide holistic care to patients
Role: To ensure patient receives the highest level of care with the resources available
Responsibilities: Assist the nurse, physical needs of the patient, emotional needs of the
patient, observe and communicate, maintains environment conducive to patient safety,
documents, transports, applies restraints, etc.
NA/PCT Role - ANS-Assessment (inspecting skin, abnormal vital signs, level of
assistance to complete basic needs)
Implementation (performing preventative skin care measures, measuring and applying
elastic stockings)
Evaluation (reporting effectiveness of interventions)
Neglect vs Abuse - ANS-Neglect: A person that causes harm or injury to another person
or that person's property by accident ex. NA forgets to check the bed linen for personal
belongings and the residents dentures are damage in the laundry
Abuse: actively doing something to another person, or failing to do something for
another person
BID - ANS-Twice a day
TID - ANS-Three times a day
QID - ANS-Four times a day
ac - ANS-before meals
pc - ANS-after meals
hs - ANS-hours of sleep, bedtime
QH - ANS-every hour
OOB - ANS-out of bed
BR - ANS-bed rest
BRP - ANS-bathroom privileges
, BSC - ANS-bedside commode
HOB - ANS-head of bed
Ad lib - ANS-As desired
ADL's - ANS-Activities a daily living
CBS - ANS-Capillary blood sugar
BGM - ANS-Blood glucose monitor
TPR - ANS-Temp., pulse, respirations
BP - ANS-blood pressure
NPO - ANS-nothing per oral
SCD - ANS-sequential Compression Device
DNR - ANS-Do not resuscitate
DNI - ANS-Do not intubate
UA - ANS-urinalysis
NKA - ANS-no known allergies
C&S - ANS-Culture and sensitivity
inc - ANS-Incontinent
AKA - ANS-Above knee amputation
BKA - ANS-Below knee amputation
Wgt - ANS-Weight
Hgt - ANS-Height
O2 - ANS-oxygen
NC - ANS-Nasal cannula
FM - ANS-face mask
