PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN NATIONAL TEST / STUDY GUIDE
/ EXPERT STRATEGIES, REVIEW OF KEY QUIZZES, AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GUARANTEED SUCCESS!! 2025/2026.
Which of the following is a contributing factor to impotence?
A. Psychological disorders
B. Drugs
C. Infertility
D. Both A and B - ANSWER-D. Both A and D
Narrowing of the airways takes place in patients with
______________.
A. Crohn's disease
B. Bronchial asthma
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Pneumonia - ANSWER-B. Bronchial asthma
What is the most common cause of pneumonia?
A. Drugs
B. Excessive drinking
C. Bacteria
D. Going out in the cold with wet hair - ANSWER-C. Bacteria
,The highest incidence of tuberculosis occurs between the ages
of ___________.
A. 1 and 5
B. 15 and 30
C. 50 and 60
D. 75 and 80 - ANSWER-B. 15 and 30
The leading causes of kidney disease are _________________
and high blood pressure.
A. Infertility
B. Asthma
C. Low blood pressure
D. Diabetes - ANSWER-D. Diabetes
True or False: Men are more likely to have problems with
incontinence that women. - ANSWER-False
Causes for urinary retention include which of the following?
A. Bladder stones
B. Leukemia
C. Glaucoma
D. Nerve damage - ANSWER-A. Bladder stones
Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for "before
meals"?
, A. p.c
B. b.i.d
C. a.c
D. t.i.d - ANSWER-C. a.c
When admitting a patient, which of the following should the
PCT NOT observe and record?
A. Color of stool and amount of urine voided
B. How much the patient has eaten or drank
C. Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
D. Insurance information - ANSWER-D. insurance information
A hot water bottle is an example of ____________________.
A. Local dry heat application
B. Generalized dry heat application
C. Local moist heat application
D. Generalized moist heat application - ANSWER-A. Local dry
heat
When caring for a confused elderly patient, it is important to
remember to ___________________.
A. Keep the bedrails up except when you are right at the
bedside
B. Close the door to the room so other patients are not
disturbed
/ EXPERT STRATEGIES, REVIEW OF KEY QUIZZES, AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GUARANTEED SUCCESS!! 2025/2026.
Which of the following is a contributing factor to impotence?
A. Psychological disorders
B. Drugs
C. Infertility
D. Both A and B - ANSWER-D. Both A and D
Narrowing of the airways takes place in patients with
______________.
A. Crohn's disease
B. Bronchial asthma
C. Alzheimer's disease
D. Pneumonia - ANSWER-B. Bronchial asthma
What is the most common cause of pneumonia?
A. Drugs
B. Excessive drinking
C. Bacteria
D. Going out in the cold with wet hair - ANSWER-C. Bacteria
,The highest incidence of tuberculosis occurs between the ages
of ___________.
A. 1 and 5
B. 15 and 30
C. 50 and 60
D. 75 and 80 - ANSWER-B. 15 and 30
The leading causes of kidney disease are _________________
and high blood pressure.
A. Infertility
B. Asthma
C. Low blood pressure
D. Diabetes - ANSWER-D. Diabetes
True or False: Men are more likely to have problems with
incontinence that women. - ANSWER-False
Causes for urinary retention include which of the following?
A. Bladder stones
B. Leukemia
C. Glaucoma
D. Nerve damage - ANSWER-A. Bladder stones
Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for "before
meals"?
, A. p.c
B. b.i.d
C. a.c
D. t.i.d - ANSWER-C. a.c
When admitting a patient, which of the following should the
PCT NOT observe and record?
A. Color of stool and amount of urine voided
B. How much the patient has eaten or drank
C. Bruises, marks, rashes, or broken skin
D. Insurance information - ANSWER-D. insurance information
A hot water bottle is an example of ____________________.
A. Local dry heat application
B. Generalized dry heat application
C. Local moist heat application
D. Generalized moist heat application - ANSWER-A. Local dry
heat
When caring for a confused elderly patient, it is important to
remember to ___________________.
A. Keep the bedrails up except when you are right at the
bedside
B. Close the door to the room so other patients are not
disturbed
