In regards to CPR, CAB stands for

compressions, airway, breathing

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

When will the PCT use sterile technique?

when inserting a Foley Catheter

Which is within your scope of practice

Helping patient open their medication

If the patient's O2 sat is reading 92%, before alerting nurse, you should

Check patient for nail polish or artificial nails

Anti-embolitic stockings are used to

Prevent blood clots from forming in legs

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

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