A pct should collect - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient care technician is manually transferring a patient who has right sided weakness from the bed to the wheelchair. Which of the following methods should the technician use to promote proper body mechanics? Correct answer grasp the back of the transfer belt and have the patient stand using stronger side while lifting with legs and keeping back straight. A patient care technician is caring for several adult patients what findings should the technician report to the nurse first? Correct a...

PCT Missed Questions and answers Which of the following abnormalities is associated with large U waves on the EKG? Decreased potassium level A PCT has been monitoring a patient's intake & output for the past 24 hours. Which of the following findings should the pct report to the nurse immediately? Urine input 500 mL A pct should identify that which of the following settings adjust the height of the EKG waveform on a tracing? Gain control Which of the following findings ...

During a routing venipuncture the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Which condition is most like to occur in the patient. - ANSWER Syncope Syncope means - ANSWER fainting diaphoretic means - ANSWER sweaty Which action should the PCT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher - ANSWER Elevate the bed at a position Equal to the hieght of the stretcher A PCT should collect patient sputum when - ANSWER Early in the morning A PCT should collect this amount ...

PCT TEST QUESTION NHA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, GRADED A+ During a routing venipuncture the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Which condition is most like to occur in the patient. - -Syncope Syncope means - -fainting diaphoretic means - -sweaty Which action should the PCT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher - - Elevate the bed at a position Equal to the hieght of the stretcher A PCT should collect patient sputum when - -Early in the morning ...

PCT NHA-2 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ What should you do 1st if a patient experiences SYNCOPE during blood collection..... - -Remove the tourniquet and needle, place pressure on the Veni puncture site and protect patient from injury by assisting them to the floor or in a prone position. If you miss a patient's vein twice what should you do next..... - -Another phlebotomist should draw To whom should the phlebotomist report a critical value for point of care t...

During a routing venipuncture the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Which condition is most like to occur in the patient. - Answer- Syncope Syncope means - Answer- fainting diaphoretic means - Answer- sweaty Which action should the PCT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher - Answer- Elevate the bed at a position Equal to the hieght of the stretcher A PCT should collect patient sputum when - Answer- Early in the morning A PCT should collect this am...

PCT test question NHA practice test questions and answers During a routing venipuncture the patient becomes pale and diaphoretic. Which condition is most like to occur in the patient. Syncope Syncope means fainting diaphoretic means sweaty Which action should the PCT take when preparing to transfer a patient from a bed to a stretcher Elevate the bed at a position Equal to the hieght of the stretcher A PCT should collect patient sputum when Early in the morning A PC...

NHA PCT exam practice a patient care technician is manually transferring a patient who has right sided weakness from the bed to the wheelchair. which of the following methods should the technician use to promote proper body mechanics? - grasp the back of the transfer belt and have the patient stand using stronger side while lifting with legs and keeping back straight. a patient care technician is caring for several adult patients what findings should the technician report to the nurse firs...

PCT Certification Exam Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to change a dressing on a surgical wound. The wound should not have contact with air or oxygen. Which of the following types of dressing should the technician expect the nurse to use? Occlusive A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has significant hearing loss. Which of the following actions should the technician take to communicate with the patient? Use a pictur...

PCT NCCT EXAM REVIEW with complete solutions If the RA - LA sensors are reversed on a patient, the ECG will record a downward deflection in Lead I. When reading the results of an HCT the patient care technician should read starting at the top of the packed cells. Which of the following are appropriate actions for the patient care technician to take when placing electrodes on a patient's skin for a 24-hour Holter monitor? (Select the three (3) correct answers.) Avoid scars and inci...