A patient care technicia - 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? a) Have the patient wrap her arms around his neck, bend at the waist, and lift using muscles. b) Have the patient hold his hands, stand using weak side first, while he supports the patient's strong side. c) Ask the patient to lean backward in the bed, grasp the front of the transfer be...

Shutting down dangerous machines and keeping them turned off until maintenance of service work is completed is an OSHA standard known as. ut/tagout electrical procedures uarding equipment ol of hazardous energy Lockout/tagout A nursing facility has opted to decentralize the nurse/car team work area. Which of the following statements about the resident call system is true. 1.The chosen electronic system must provide direct communication between the resident and the caregivers 2.A wirel...

PCT CERTIFICATION REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+ 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? PCT CERTIFICATION REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+ A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to change a dressing on a surgical wound. The wound should not have contact with...