NHA PCT Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A patient care technician is preparing a patient to receive an enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting on their side in bed. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answer Raise the head of the patient's bed to a semi-upright position To prevent regurgitation and aspiration during an enteral feeding, the technician should should the head of the patient's bed to an upright position or semi-upright position. A patient care technician is pe...

What are phlebotomist job tasks? - Answer equipment assembly keep track of supplies follow safety rules verify & record patient information assist patients before, during, and after procedures cleansing & disinfecting area before puncture collect blood & other specimens label & store blood collection devices report potential hazards What is the hub/tube holder part of the needle? - Answer plastic sleeve that the needle hilt screws into, also holds the tube What are the four maj...

A patient care technician is taking a patient's pulse oximetry reading. The technician cannot get the reading to appear on the monitor. Which of the following could be the cause? A. the patient is running a fever B. the patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm Hg with cold hands and fingers C. the patient was elevated in semi-fowlers D. the patient's skin was flushed - Answer B. the patient has a blood pressure of 84/62 mm Hg with cold hands and fingers A PCT is caring for a patient ...

notify nurse immediately - Answer A PCT is caring for a patient w COPD and is receiving oxygen therapy. The technician notes that the patient appears restless and is short of breath. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Apply 100 to 120 compressions per minute, followed by two slow breaths - Answer The patient care technician attended an in-service about performing CPR on a patient. When performing CPR, which of the following actions should the technician take? Me...

Which of the following manifestations is the first sign of skin breakdown in a patient? - Answer Discoloration A PCT should identify that a capillary puncture is contraindicated for which of the following patients? - Answer A patient who has edema in the hands A PCT has an order to collect a specimen for urine culture.Which of the following methods of collection should the PCT use? - Answer Clean- catch midstream A PCT is caring for a patient who has a prescription for restraints....

1st in order of draw - Answer Yellow Tubes Which tube is sterile? - Answer Yellow Topped Tubes Additive for Yellow Tubes - Answer SPS, ACD Common Test for Yellow Tubes - Answer Blood Cultures Department: Yellow Tubes - Answer Microbiology Inversion: Yellow Tubes - Answer 8-10 times Specimen: Yellow Tubes - Answer Whole Blood 2nd in order of draw - Answer Light Blue Tubes Additive: Light Blue Tubes - Answer Sodium Citrate Common Test: Light Blue Tubes ...

aspiration - Answer inadvertent inhalation of fluid or other substances into the lungs; also, the withdrawal or removal, via a syringe or other apparatus, of a substance or material from the body atherosclerosis - Answer a disease resulting from the buildup of plaque from fat and cholesterol inside the arteries, thus partially or fully blocking circulation to vital organs bile - Answer a fluid the liver produces and stores in the gallbladder to help digest fats biohazard - Answer ...

A patient care technician should identify that OSHA guidelines require technicians to take which of the following actions to prevent needlestick injuries during venipuncture? - Answer Dispose of needles in a sharps container A patient care technician should identify that which of the following incidents should be reported to The Joint Commission? - Answer sentinel event A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has a developmental disability. Which of the following actions ...

patient care technician is teaching about HIPAA regulations. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Answer My provider is required to report if I receive a diagnosis of tuberculosis A patient care technician is assisting a nurse to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a patient. After setting up a sterile field, the technician drops the catheter on clean sheets. Which of the following action should the technician take? - Answer Obtain a...

A patient care technician is making an open bed for a patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - Answer Fanfold the top linens at the foot of the bed (exp. this allows for easy access to the bed without the technician or patient needing to pull back the linens A patient care technician is observing a patient who is ambulating using a walker. Which of the following actions by the patient demonstrates correct technique? - Answer The patient advances the walker 24....