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PCT PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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PCT PRACTICE EXAMA PCT should identify that which of the following terms is used when referring to
infections that can be spread to patients?
A.) hospital-attained infections
B.) health care-associated infections
C.) health care-worker acquired infections
D.) occupational health care acquired infections - ANSWERS-B.) health care-
associated infections
A PCT is caring for a patient whose daughter is visiting. The daughter asks about
the health of the patients roomate. Which of the following statements by the
technician is an appropriate response?
A.) " i'll get the nurse"
B.) "you can ask the patient about his condition"
C.) "i'll send a request to the medical records department"
D.) "I need you to fax over a written request" - ANSWERS-B.) "you can ask the
patient about his condition"
A PCT is caring for a patient who has significant hearing loss. Which of the
following actions should the technician take to communicate with the patient?
A.) speak faster than usual when communicating
b.) use picture board to provide instructions
,C.) speak in a higher tone of voice
D.) avoid facing the patient when speaking - ANSWERS-b.) use picture board to
provide instructions
A PCT is obtaining a blood specimen from a patient. The technician should identify
that which of the following errors could cause specimen hemolysis?
A.) excessively massaging the antecubital space when locating a vein
B.) failing to release the tourniquet within 1 min
C.) redirecting the needle several times to locate a vein
D.) transporting the tubes horizontally - ANSWERS-D.) transporting the tubes
horizontally
Which of the following terms refer to the complete destruction of all forms of
micro-organisms when providing patient care?
A.) sterilization
B.) sanitization
C.) disinfection
D.) medical asepsis - ANSWERS-A.) sterilization
A PCT is to collect a 2 hr postprandial glucose by dermal puncture. Upon entering
the room, she seems the patient pushing away the overbed table with the lunch
tra still on it. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A.) Ask the patient if he has eaten within the past 2 hr
B.) mark the test as random instead of 2hr postprandial
, C.) contact the patients provider
D.) perform the test and mark as 2 hr postprandial - ANSWERS-A.) Ask the patient
if he has eaten within the past 2 hr
A PCT is caring for a 5 year old child who reports pain. Which of the following pain
scales should the technician use to measure the child's pain?
A.) visual analog
B.) numerical
C.) verbal descriptive
D.) wong-baker FACES - ANSWERS-D.) wong-baker FACES
A PCT is obtaining vital signs for a patient and notices the patient's temperature is
higher than normal. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
A.) apply a cold compress to the patients head
B.) administer acetaminophen to the patient
C.) elevate the head of the patients head
D.) notify the nurse about the patient's condition - ANSWERS-D.) notify the nurse
about the patient's condition
A PCT is preparing to place electrodes for an EKG on a patient who has large
breasts. In which of the following locations should the technician place the
electrodes for V4 and V5?
A.) in the closest position to normal. on top of the breast
B.) in the closest position possible to normal underneath the breast
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