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PCT Practice TEST 1 Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)
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PCT PRACTICE TEST #11. The patient care technician attended an in-service about performing CPR
on a patient. When performing CPR, which of the following actions should
the technician take?: A: apply 60-80 compressions per minute, followed
by two slow breaths
B: Apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by four short
breaths
***C: Apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two
slow breaths D: Apply 60 to 80 compressions per minute, followed
by four short breaths
2. A PCT is caring for a patient w COPD and is receiving oxygen therapy. The
technician notes that the patient appears restless and is short of breath.
Which of the following actions should the technician take?: A: increase flow
of oxygen to patient
,***B: notify nurse
immediately C: Assist
patient to ambulate D:
Lower head of bed
3. When collecting a venous sample, which of the following sites should
the PCT attempt to draw from first?: ***A: Median cubital
B: Basilic
C:
Cephalic
D: Radial
4. A PCT is caring for a patient who has end-stage pancreatic cancer. The
pa- tient's family expresses concern because the patient has refused
admission to the hospice program and is seeking additional medical
treatment. Which of the following actions should the technician take?: A:
encourage the patient to enter the hospice program
,B: tell the patient that further treatment is not an option
***C: acknowledge the family's concern and notify
the nurse D: recommend alternative treatment
options for the patient
5. A PCT is preparing to obtain a 12-lead EKG for a patient who had a left
arm amputation. In which of the following locations should the technician
attach the left arm lead?: A: right sternal border
B: on the amputation
site C: anterior
axillary line
***D: left deltoid
6. A PCT obtains a sputum specimen from a patient. The technician
should expect the specimen to have which of the following
characteristics?: A: pink-tinged color
B: yellow color
, ***C: watery
consistency D: thick
consistency
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