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Which of the following blood glucose levels should the tech report ?

The duties of a patient care technician include?

caring for a patient who is deaf & nonverable.patient appears to be in pain. The tech should evaluate patients pain?

A PCT is asigned to perform a bed bath for a patient who keeps his urinal on the overbed table.

A PCT discovers a fire in a hospital restroom. Which of the following actions should the tech take first?

to obtain blood cultures from a patient who is on contact precautions. Which should the tech don prior to entering

After completing patient rounds, which of the following actions should the PCT take to ensure the patients safety?

patient who has received a dose of pain medication. patient tells the tech that she is still feeling pain.

A PCT is asked to place a patient in prone position. Which of the following actions should the tech take?

A PCTs hand is accidentally exposed to a patients blood. Which of the following actions should the tech take?

Before putting a blood pressure cuff on a patients left arm, a PCT notices a shunt under the patients skinPCT should

A PCT is having difficulty communicating with a coworker. Which of the following actions should the PCT take?

caring for a patient who has an indwelling urinary catheter. The PCT finds the catheter bag lying on the patients bed.

a PCT assists a patient to shave using safety razor. Which of the following should the technician dispose of the razor.

PASS acronym for use of a fire exstinguisher in an emergency situation. The tech should identify the letter A is for

patient who has a respiratory rate of 30/min. Which of the following terms should the tech use to describe breathing?

caring for a newly admitted patient. Which of the following observations should the tech report the nurse immediately?

preparing to use a mechanical scale to weigh an adult patient who also uses a walker. Which action should the tech take?

documenting the vital signs: BP 88/58 mm/HG/ Heart rate 78/BPM, respiratory rate 20/min, and temp 37.2 C (99 degrees).

A member of the patients family asks, ¨When is my mother going to get better?¨

A PCT is caring for a patient who has MRSA. which of the following should the PCT take?

caring for a patient who is sweating? The technician should use which to communicate this finding?

caring for a patient who had a total abdominal hysterectomy who has returned from the recovery room to her room.

Which is an ex: of a sentinel event defined by the Joint Commission?

caring for a postoperative patient who has orders of non-weightbearing. The patient needs to void. What action?

caring for a patient who has a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. The patient has a fluid and sodium restriction.

patient who is experiencing cardiac arrest. An AED is being used and signals ¨No shock advised¨

Which tests is noninvasive method used to monitor percentage of hemoglobin carrying oxygen throughout tissues

transferring a patient from bed to stretcher. Which of the actions by the tech demonstrates proper body mechanics?

A PCT is entering the room of a patient who has influenza. Which of the following precautions should the PCT use.

a patient who has CVA & weakness in their dominant hand. The patient reports having some difficulty using utensils

A PCT should wear gloves when performing which of the following actions

patient who has scabies. Which of the following should the tech follow when providing care to this patient?

caring for a patient who has 2 types diabetes mellitus. The patient is sweating & reports a headache and blurry vision.

A PCT is having is caring for a patient who has tuberculosis. Which of the following guidelines should the PCT take?

Anithemolytic stockings are used to decrease the potential for which of the following?

removing a patients peripheral IV. To prevent a hematoma from forming, the tech should apply which?

A PCT notices new bruises on an older adult patient. Which of the following actions should the PCT take?

What patient identifiers can be used to correctly identify a patient accordance with the Joint Commissions safety goals?

Which actions should a PCT take to minimize friction when providing care to client who is at risk for skin breakdown?

A PCT finds a patient unconscious in the hospital restroom. Which of the following actions should the tech take first?

A PCT is preparing to empty a patients indwelling urinary catheter bag, which of the following is the correct procedure?

preparing to transfer- a non-weightbearing patient from a bed to a chair using a mechanical lift. Which action?

caring for an adult patient. Which of the following temperatures should the tech report to the nurse immediately

When caring for a patient who has an ostomy, which of the following observations should a PCT report to the nurse?

Which of the following should a PCT reference to find a patients intake and output?

which of the following techniques should a PCT use when using a gait belt to ambulate a patient?

providing palliative care to unconsciousness patient. Which of the following sense is the last to leave a dying patient?

u witness a chemical spill in a patients room.There is a strong odor of chemicals & visible smoke which 1st?

The patients coworker approaches the PCT and asks about the patients results.

which of the following is the primary function of a pulse oximeter?

A PCT is caring for a patient who has dentures. The tech should take which of the following actions?

patient who has left sided hemiplegia following a stroke. The tech should frequently reposition the patient to reduce?

A PCT should notify the nurse to conduct a safety reminder device assessment for which of the following patients?

Which of the following government provides guidelines for preventing and reporting injuries in the workplace?

Which of the following describes the purpose of using sequential compression devices after surgery?