Anti-embolitic stockings are used to

Prevent blood clots from forming in legs

Which is within your scope of practice

Helping patient open their medication

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

If the patient's O2 sat is reading 92%, before altering the physician, you should

Check patient for nail polish or artificial nails

When will the PCT use sterile technique?

when inserting a Foley Catheter

In regards to CPR, CAB stands for

compressions, airway, breathing

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1
Which is not 1 of the 5 rights of delegation?
Right Task
Right Directions
Right Circumstance
Right Medication
2
Asepsis means
without life
absence of contamination
fluid build up in body tissues
without septic tanks
3
A normal pulse rate is
60-100 bpm
12-20 bpm
30-60 bpm
110-140 bpm
4
Anti-embolitic stockings are used to
Prevent blood from flowing in legs
Prevent blood clots from forming in legs
Prevent bones from breaking in legs
Prevent bed sores from forming on legs
5
After positioning the Hoyer lift, you will need to do what first?
Turn the machine off
Tell the patient to get out of bed
Feed the patient
Spread and lock the lift base
6
What is the normal range for blood pressure?
90/60 - 140/90 mm/hg
50/80 - 80/110 mm/hg
60/90 - 90/140 mm/hg
80/50 - 110/80 mm/hg
7
PCTs are allowed to change what type of dressings?
Sanitized
Sterile
Both sterile and aseptic
Aseptic
8
Sterile means
absence of contamination
disinfected
without life
sanitized
9
Match: Biological Hazards
bunsen burner
x-ray
lab chemicals
infectious agents
10
You should not apply lotion to which patient's feet?
Anemic
Parkinson
Alzheimer
Diabetic
11
Match: Radiological Hazard
bunsen burner
lab chemicals
x-ray
infectious agent
12
In an emergency situation, which patients do you rescue first?
bed bound patients
ambulating patients
save yourself, someone else will save the rest
wheelchair bound patients
13
Match: Chemical Hazard
x-ray
infectious agent
lab chemicals
bunsen burner
14
How big is the border around a sterile field?
1 inch
4 inch
3 inch
2 inch
15
1 oz =
30 cc
30 lbs
30 mL
Both 30 mL & 30 cc
16
Match: Fire or Explosive Hazard
lab chemicals
bunsen burner
x-ray
infectious agent
17
Which is within your scope of practice
Helping patient open their medication
Administering subcutaneous insulin
Putting the medication in pudding and spoon feeding patient
Take the medication out of the package
18
What is not a task performed by the PCT
Taking vitals
Medication administration
Bed making
Bathing the patient
19
HIPAA stands for
Hospital Industry Prevention of All Activities
Health Issued Privacy Activation Act
Hospital Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
20
If the patient's O2 sat is reading 92%, before altering the physician, you should
Administer oxygen to the patient
Alert the nurse
Check patient for nail polish or artificial nails
Activate the emergency response team
21
Best way to break the chain of infection
always wear a N95 rspirator
use a hammer
burn infected items
perform hand hygiene
22
In blood pressure, the top number represents
systole
diastole
syncope
distal
23
A nasogastric tube is inserted where?
Through the nose
Through the mouth
Through the anus
Through the stomach
24
Report to the nurse immediately if the patient's emesis looks like
Ketchup
Orange syrup
Coffee grounds
Baby food
25
A normal respiration rate is ______ breaths per minute.
60-100
12-20
4-10
20-28
26
Match: Standard Precautions
all body fluid
tuberculosis
c-diff
influenza
27
Match: Droplet Precautions
all body fluid
tuberculosis
c-diff
influenza
28
Match: Contact Precautions
tuberculosis
all body fluids
c-diff
influenza
29
The Apical Pulse is taken where?
the wrist
the back of the knee
the top of the foot
over the heart
30
HIPAA was enacted to
protect private information
allow doctors to share confidential information with anyone
make staffs' lives harder
prevent surgical errors
31
When will the PCT use sterile technique?
when cleaning a room
when inserting a Foley Catheter
when performing surgery
when washing hands
32
In regards to CPR, CAB stands for
compressions, airway, breathing
consciousness, alertness, breathing
consciousness, alertness, bathing
compressions, AED, breathing
33
What is considered to be normal for oxygen saturation?
94-100%
90-95%
90-100%
95-105%
34
In blood pressure, the bottom number represents the heart in a state of
depression
relaxation
infarction
contraction
35
A sitz bath should be given for how long?
30-45 min
15-20 min
5-10 min
20-30 min
36
Match: Airborne Precautions
all body fluid
c-diff
influenza
tuberculosis
37
How often should you reposition an incapacitated patient?
Every 30 min
Every shift
Every 2 hours
Every hour
38
What is considered to be a PCT task?
Preparing patient rooms
All of these
Assisting with admissions
Taking vitals
39
When transferring a patient, you should stand with a wide base of support, feet spread apart,
and back slightly bent
and toes slightly bent
and ankles slightly bent
and knees slightly bent
40
The inappropriate accumulation of fluid in body tissue is known as
edema
TB
asepsis
CHF

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