NHA PCT STUDY BOOK 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+| latest update 2024/25|
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NHA PCT STUDY BOOK 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS, GRADED A+
Which of the following body systems protects the body by filtering blood and lymph, and removing
toxins that can cause infections and disease? - -Lymphatic
Which of the following cardiovascular results in the heart being unable...
1 NHA PCT STUDY BOOK 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS, GRADED A+
Which of the following body systems protects the body by filtering blood and lymph, and removing
toxins that can cause infections and disease? - ✅✅-Lymphatic
Which of the following cardiovascular results in the heart being unable to pump an adequate amount of
blood to meet the needs of the body? - ✅✅-Heart failure
You are performing a bed bath for a patient who is immobile. Which of the following actions should you
take during the bath? - ✅✅-Wash from the cleanest area to the dirtiest area
When performing the oral hygiene care for a patient who is unable to do it, which of the following
actions should you take? - ✅✅-Brush from the back of the mouth to the front
You are taking the hospital gown off a patient who has a IV line in the right arm. Which arm should you
take out the gown first? - ✅✅-Left arm
Which of the following are indications of active listening? - ✅✅-Smile, eye contact, erect posture,
attention to what the speaker is saying
When a patient is receiving continuous enteral feedings, at what degree of elevation should you keep
the head of the bed? - ✅✅-45
A patient care technician is measuring an adult patient's vital signs. Which of the following findings
should the technician report to the nurse? - ✅✅-Heart rate 124/min
A patient care technician is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula.
Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ✅✅-Place cotton between the cannula's
tubing and the patient's ears.
, A patient care technician is removing a bedpan after a patient has defecated. Which of the following
characteristics of the stool should the technician observe for and report to the nurse? - ✅✅-liquid stool
A patient care technician is caring for who has a lower denture and requires assistance with oral
hygiene. What actions should the technician take? - ✅✅-Remove the denture by turning it sideways
and lifting it up
A patient care technician is assisting a patient who is postoperative to use an incentive spirometer.
Which of the following actions should the technicians make? - ✅✅-Try to raise the indicator inside the
spirometer by inhaling
A PCT enters the room of a patient who has a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying.
Which of the following statements should the PCT make? - ✅✅-You seem to be feeling sad. What are
your thoughts right now?
A PCT is preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. Which of the
following actions should the PCT take? - ✅✅-Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright
position
A PCT is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. Which of the following actions
should the PCT take? - ✅✅-Use the numbers of a clock to describe the food on the plate to a patient
A PCT enters a patient's room and finds the patient sitting on the floor. The patient's states, "I was
getting out of bed when I felt dizzy and slid to the floor." Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ✅✅-Notify the nurse
A PCT is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ✅✅-Wash the skin around the stoma with warm water
A PCT is assisting a nurse to replace a patient's ileostomy pouch for the first time following surgery. After
cutting the skin protective wafer, the technician should expect the opening to have which of the
following characteristics? - ✅✅-The opening is 1/16 inch larger than the stoma
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