PCT NHA 2021 Review Questions & Answers, Graded A. Proven pass rate.

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PCT NHA 2021 Review Questions & Answers, Graded A. Proven pass rate. What can be used to clean inanimate objects? - ✔✔-Disinfectants What should you do when transferring a patient from a bed t... o a wheelchair? - ✔✔-Move patient to side of bed Where is urine Intake and Output documented? - ✔✔-Flow sheet Which is a noninvasive method of monitoring the percentage of hemoglobin and hematocrit in tissue? - ✔✔-Pulse oximetry After a patient was given pain meds she tells you she is still having pain. What would be a therapeutic response? - ✔✔-Ask the patient to describe the pain. Name one piece of information that is included on a patient's identification band: - ✔✔-Age How long does it take rigor mortis to occur? - ✔✔-2-4 hours after death Which is the most commonly requested urine test? - ✔✔-Routine U/A Which body mechanics should a patient care technician use when transferring a patient from a stretcher to a bed? - ✔✔-Having a wide base support (feet wide apart). After completing rounds on patients which action must the patient care technician take for patient safety measures? - ✔✔-Place the call light within patient's reach When drawing a CBC and Blood Cultures which color tube would you draw first? - ✔✔-Yellow What is an example of implied consent? - ✔✔-The patient extends their arm for the draw How much of a sterile field is not considered sterile? - ✔✔-1 inch border (make sure nothing touches it) What does OSHA require to be included on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)? - ✔✔-First Aid Measures What should you do if you notice suspicious bruising on a patient? - ✔✔-Notify the nurse What type of isolation precautions would you use if a patient has scabies? - ✔✔-Contact Where would the green electrode go for a Holter monitor? - ✔✔-Right chest below the rib cage What term would you use to describe thick green drainage? - ✔✔-Purulent What is the normal BP range for an adult? - ✔✔-90/60 TO 120/80 Which form requires a witness signatures and detailed tracking of a specimen? - ✔✔-Chain of Custody What does electrical interference look like on a rhythm strip? - ✔✔-Thick, even squiggely lines Can you do a BP or blood draw on an arm with fistula or shunt? - ✔✔-No (if notice shunt on bp arm, use the other arm) What type of precautions should you use when caring for a patient with MRSA? - ✔✔-Contact What should a female patient who is post-op hysterectomy be given to splint her abdomen with when coughing and deep breathing? - ✔✔-A pillow An stoma should be pink what observation should you report to the nurse regarding this? - ✔✔-If stoma is pale, This could mean it is ischemic What should a patient with dementia who wonders be given? - ✔✔-A safe place to wonder What should you do when weighing a patient who uses a walker or has balance issues? - ✔✔-Place the walker over the scale What is a term used to describe moving a part of the body away from the body? - ✔✔-Abduction What is a term used to describe moving part of the body toward the body? - ✔✔-Adduction When removing dentures for care which dentures do you remove first? - ✔✔-Upper dentures What should you do if a patient reports sharp pain going up the arm while you are performing a venipuncture? - ✔✔-Release tourniquet, remove needle, apply pressure When should baseline vital signs be taken on a patient? - ✔✔-when a patient is admitted to a facility Describe IV infiltration: - ✔✔-is when the IV catheter has migrated out of the vein and the fluid is going into the interstitial tissues causing swelling at the IV site. Why would a patient with congestive heart failure be put on a sodium and fluid restriction? - ✔✔-Due to Edema What are cardiac stress tests used to determine? - ✔✔-If the heart receives adequate blood flow during exercise What is aphasia? - ✔✔-Inability to speak. What pain scale would you use on a patient who has aphasia? - ✔✔-Visual analog/Nonverbal pain scale When removing an indwelling catheter why must you make sure that all of the water is out of the balloon before removing? - ✔✔-To prevent injury to the urethra What is an example of a prosthetic device? - ✔✔-Dentures What should you do if a patient goes into ventricular fibrillation while you are doing an EKG? - ✔✔-Alert the physician/provider (emergency response system) Name one procedure that requires using sterile technique: - ✔✔-Inserting an indwelling catheter What is a contraindication for capillary puncture on fingers/hands? - ✔ [Show More]

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