PCT Certification Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

PCT Certification Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAassistingAaAnurseAtoAchangeAaAdressingAonAaAsurgicalAwound.ATh
eAwoundAshouldAnotAhaveAcontactAwithAairAorAoxygen.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAdressi
ngAshouldAtheAtechnicianAexpectAtheAnurseAtoAuse?A-AAnswerAOcclusive


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAsignificantAhearingAloss.AWhichAofA
theAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAtoAcommunicateAwithAtheApatient?A-
AAnswerAUseAaApictureAboardAtoAprovideAinstructions


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAtakingAaApatient'sAoximetryAreading.ATheAtechnicianAcannotAgetAth
eAreadingAtoAappearAonAtheAmonitor.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAcouldAbeAtheAcause?A-
AAnswerATheApatientAhasAaAbloodApressureAofA84/62AmmAHgAwithAcoldAfingerAandAhands


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoseAdaughterAisAvisiting.ATheAdaughterAas
ksAaboutAtheAhealthAofAtheApatient'sAroommate.AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbyAtheAtec
hnicianAisAanAappropriateAresponse?A-AAnswerA"YouAcanAaskAtheApatientAaboutAhisAcondition"


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAprovidingAinstructionsAtoAaAnew;yAhiredAtechnicianAaboutAtransporti
ngAandAhandlingAbloodAspecimens.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAin
clude?A-AAnswerAEnsureAtheAbloodAspecimenAtransportAbagAhasAaAliquid-tightAclosure


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAmonitoringAaApatientAwhoAhasAsevereAhypertension.AWhichAofAthe
AfollowingAfindingsArelatedAtoAtheApatient'sAconditionAshouldAtheAtechnicianAreportAtoAtheAnurs
eAimmediately?A-AAnswerATheApatient'sAlowerAlimbsAshowApittingAedema


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAsuddenlyAbecomesAunresponsive.AWhichA
ofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAfirst?A-
AAnswerATapAtheApatient'sAshouldersAandAaskA"areAyouAok?"


AApatientAcareAtechnicianAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAofAtheAheartAi
sAimmediatelyAaffectedAifAaAsinoatrialA(SA)AnodeAfails?A-AAnswerAAtrioventricularA(AV)Anode


AAPCTAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAaAstageAIIApressureAulcer.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAfi
ndingsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAexpect?A-AAnswerABlister-likeAappearance

, AAPCTAusAassistingAwithAtheAphysicalAexaminationAofAanAolderAadultApatient.AWhichAofAtheAfo
llowingAstatementsAbyAtheApatientAindicatedAaAriskAofAelderAabuse?A-
AAnswerA"IAliveAaloneAandAIAdon'tAgetAmanyAvisitors"


AAPCTAisApreparingAtoAtransportAaApatientAviaAaAstretcher.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAsh
ouldAtheAtechnicianAtakeAwhenAtransferringAtheApatientAfromAaAbedAtoAtheAstretcher?A-
AAnswerARaiseAtheApatient'sAbedAtoAtheAsameAheightAasAtheAstretcher


AAPCTAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAmostAcommonlyAusedApaperAspeedsA
forAanAEKGAmachine?A-AAnswerA25Amm/sec


AAPCTAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoAhasAanAostomy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAth
eAtechnicianAtakeAwhenAprovidingAostomyAcare?A-
AAnswerAUseAtoiletApaperAtoAwipeAaroundAtheAstoma


AAPCTAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwhoArequiresAoralAsuctioning.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAs
houldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A-AAnswerALimitAsuctioningAtoAnorAmoreAthanA15AsecAatAaAtime


AAPCTAentersAtheAroomAofAaApatientAwhoAisAreceivingAoxygenAandAfindsAtheAnasalAcannulaAo
nAtheAfloor.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAtake?A-
AAnswerAObtainAaAnewAcannula,AconnectAit,AandAplaceAitAonAtheApatient


AAPCTAisApreparingAtoAdetermineAtheApulseArateAofAaApatientAwhoAhasAatrialAfibrillation.AWhi
chAofAtheAfollowingAmethodsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAuse?A-
AAnswerAManually,AusingAtheAapicalAarea


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAassistiveAdevicesAshouldAaApatientAcareAtechnicianAuseAtoAimproveAverte
bralAalignmentAinAaApatientAwhoAisAimmobile?A-AAnswerAbedAboard


AAPCTAisAassistingAduringAmealtimeAwithAaApatientAwhoAisAatAriskAofAdysphagia.ATheAtechnici
anAshouldAidentifyAthatAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAfoodsAshouldAbeAcalculatedAasAintakeAforAtheA
intakeAandAoutputArecord?A-AAnswerAchocolateApudding


AAPCTAisAreinforcingAteachingAaboutAusingAanAincentiveAspirometerAwithAaApatient.AWhichAofAt
heAfollowingAinstructionsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAinclude?A-
AAnswerA"TheAgoalAisAtoAgetAtheAballAtoAriseAinAtheAchamberAofAtheAincentiveAspirometer"


AAPCTAisApreparingAtoAassistAaApatientAtoAambulateAusingAaAgaitAbelt.AWhichAofAtheAfollowin
gAstatementsAshouldAtheAtechnicianAmake?A-
AAnswerA"YouAcanAsupportAyourselfAbyAholdingAontoAmyAarms"