Professional Guide for Annual PCT Exam | Learning
Workbook Featuring Applied Questions, Explanations, and
Study Strategies
Your immediate intervention for a patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction is: - correct
answer ⬛
⬛Stop the blood pump, discontinue treatment, do not return the blood
✓
In what position should a patient with a suspected air embolus be placed? -
correct answer ⬛
✓
⬛ T r e n d e l e n b u r g on the left side
A patient wants to terminate his treatment 10 min early to meet a friend for lunch. What is the
PCT's correct response? - correct answer ⬛
✓ I n f o r m the licensed nurse of the request prior to
rinse back.
Policy states the pre-pump arterial pressure must not exceed negative 260mmHg. What are the
possible consequences of excessively negative pre- pump arterial pressures? - correct answer
⬛
✓H e mo lys is , access damage, and decreased quality of delivered blood
The foot rest of a patient chair is torn and the inner foam is exposed. Can it still be used for
patient treatments? - correct answer ⬛
✓ No, because the surface can no longer allow for effective
,cleaning and provides a potential for microbial growth.
, Annual PCT Exam Q&As Latest Update 2023/2024(with Correct answers Verified) guaranteed
success
After you initiated your patient's rinseback, you notice you forgot to bring a glove for the patient
to wear when holding his needle sites. What should you do? - correct answer ⬛
✓ C o m p l e t e the
rinseback procedure, then go and get the glove.
What needle size should be used for a new AVF with a BFR (blood pump speed) prescription of
250 - 350 ml/min? - correct answer ⬛
✓16 gauge
Your patient is complaining of cramps and you have already administered 100ml of saline bolus,
but the patient is still cramping. What is NOT an
Workbook Featuring Applied Questions, Explanations, and
Study Strategies
Your immediate intervention for a patient experiencing an anaphylactic reaction is: - correct
answer ⬛
⬛Stop the blood pump, discontinue treatment, do not return the blood
✓
In what position should a patient with a suspected air embolus be placed? -
correct answer ⬛
✓
⬛ T r e n d e l e n b u r g on the left side
A patient wants to terminate his treatment 10 min early to meet a friend for lunch. What is the
PCT's correct response? - correct answer ⬛
✓ I n f o r m the licensed nurse of the request prior to
rinse back.
Policy states the pre-pump arterial pressure must not exceed negative 260mmHg. What are the
possible consequences of excessively negative pre- pump arterial pressures? - correct answer
⬛
✓H e mo lys is , access damage, and decreased quality of delivered blood
The foot rest of a patient chair is torn and the inner foam is exposed. Can it still be used for
patient treatments? - correct answer ⬛
✓ No, because the surface can no longer allow for effective
,cleaning and provides a potential for microbial growth.
, Annual PCT Exam Q&As Latest Update 2023/2024(with Correct answers Verified) guaranteed
success
After you initiated your patient's rinseback, you notice you forgot to bring a glove for the patient
to wear when holding his needle sites. What should you do? - correct answer ⬛
✓ C o m p l e t e the
rinseback procedure, then go and get the glove.
What needle size should be used for a new AVF with a BFR (blood pump speed) prescription of
250 - 350 ml/min? - correct answer ⬛
✓16 gauge
Your patient is complaining of cramps and you have already administered 100ml of saline bolus,
but the patient is still cramping. What is NOT an
