PCT EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

A pct is removing a bedpan from a patient after defecation. which of the following characteristics of
stool should the technician observe for a report to the nurse?
A. dark brown stool
B. stool with mild odor
C. soft, moist stool
D. Liquid stool - ANSWERS,D. Liquid stool
A pct is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. which of the following actions should a
technician take?
A. Peel off the use ostomy appliance from the bottom.
B. wipe away any feces around the stoma with a antiseptic wipe.
C. press the wafer against the patient's skin for 30 seconds.
D. wash the skin around the stoma with warm water. - ANSWERS,D. wash the skin around the stoma
with warm water.
A pct is assisting a nurse to replace aq patient's ileostomy pouch for the first time following surgery.
After cutting the skin protective wafer, the technician should expect the opening to have which of
the following characteristics?
A. the opening matches the circumference of the stoma.
B. the opening is 1/16 inch larger than the stoma.
C. the opening is 1/2 inch larger than the stoma.
D. the opening is 1 inch larger than the stoma. - ANSWERS,B. the opening is 1/16 inch larger than the
stoma.
A pct is calculating a patient's fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient's had 50mL IV fluid, 6oz
tea, 6oz Chicken broth, and 8oz water. which of the following amounts should the technician
document?
A. 410 mL
B. 470 mL
C. 600 mL
D. 650 mL - ANSWERS,D. 650 mL
A pct is performing passive range of motion exercise for a patient. Which of the following techniques
should the technician use to hyperextend the patient's shoulder? - ANSWERS,A. With the patient's
elbow straight, move their arm backwards, behind their body.
a pct is obsevring a patient who is using crutches. Which of the following is proper technique when
using crutches? - ANSWERS,A. the patient uses the hand grips to support their body weight.
A pct is performing hourly checks for several patients. To help anticipate and prevent falls, which of
the following questions should the technician routinely include. - ANSWERS,A. " do you have to use
the restroom?"
A pct is removing a patient's peripheral IV catheter. Which of the following actions should the
technician take? - ANSWERS,A. move the roller clamp on the tubing to closed position.
while changing a dry-gauze dressing, a pct finds that the gauze is adhering the pt's skin. which of the
following actions should the technician take? - ANSWERS,B. apply sterile water to the gauze.
a pct is using a gait belt to assist a pt who had a stroke to ambulate. which is of the following actions