Patient Care Technician Knowledge Assessment

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A patient care technician is teaching a patient how to use a Holter monitor. Which of the following statements should the technician include? "Record all activities and symptoms in a diary only if you are having chest pain." "metal detectors should bẹ avoid when wearing the monitor." "stop using prescribed medications while the monitor is in use" "showering is allowed while wearing the monitor"

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metal detectors should bẹ avoid when wearing the monitor.

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A patient has difficulty understanding why she needs an ambulatory monitor after having an EKG 48 hr prior. Which of the following is an appropriate explanation by the patient care technician?

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Your doctor wants to study your heart over a longer period of time.

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A patient care technician is collecting a blood culture specimen from a patient who has an allergy to shellfish. Which antiseptic should the technician use to cleanse the patient's skin prior to the venipuncture?

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Chlorhexidine gluconate

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A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is postoperative and has been prescribed incentive spirometry. The technician should recognize that the provider prescribed this therapy for which of the following reasons?

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to prevent respiratory complications

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A patient care technician is recording a patient's output and notes that the patient voided a small amount of dark yellow urine. The patient is flushed and reports dry mouth. The technician should identify that these findings indicate which of the following?

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Dehydration

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A patient care technician is caring for a patient who has an ileostomy. Which type of stool should the technician expect to observe in the ostomy pouch?

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liquid

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Which of the following actions is appropriate when labeling specimens?
- Labeling specimens at the time of collection in front of the patient
- Specifying the patient's room number, last name, and date of birth on the label
- Keeping the specimens in the tray and labeling them in the laboratory
- writing the technicians’s initials and the time in the label prior to collection

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Labeling specimens at the time of collection in front of the patient

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A patient care technician observes a nurse administering an influenza vaccine to a patient. The technician should identify that receiving an influenza vaccine breaks which of the following links in the chain of infection? Susceptible host, portal of entry, infectious, method of transmission

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Susceptible host

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A patient care technician is performing CPR for an adult patient. Which of the following actions should the technician take? Depress 5 cm (2 in ) into the patient chest while performing compression

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Depress 5 cm (2 in ) into the patient chest while performing compression

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A patient care technician is attending a seminar about recognizing workplace violence. The technician should identify which of the following as an example of workplace violence? Emotional maltreatment, A violation of HIPAA, Loss of independence, Failure to delegate properly

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Emotional maltreatment