PCT Study Guide

Question 1

What ways can a patient can increase their protein intake?

Answer 1

• Add powdered milk or protein powder to milkshakes, beverages, soups and puddings
  -Peanut Butter on crackers, fruit or celery
• Extra Meat, chicken, or fish

Question 2

What are the most common Pulse Sites?

Answer 2

Temporal
Carotid
Apical
Brachial
Radial
Popliteal
Dorsalis pedis

Question 3

An international non profit organization; a way for abstinent people to help other alcoholic people become sober

Answer 3

Alcoholics Anonymous

Question 4

Founded in 2010 by Barack Obama; providing healthcare coverage to those who can’t afford health insurance.

Answer 4

Affordable Care Act

Question 5

Inner antecubital of the elbow?

Answer 5

Brachial

Question 6

Counting pulse rate; thumb of the wrist?

Answer 6

Radial

Question 7

Artery that passes through the groin?

Answer 7

Femoral

Question 8

Back of the leg behind the knee?

Answer 8

Popliteal

Question 9

Arch of foot.

Answer 9

Dorsalis pedis

Question 10

Cold produces; narrowing of blood vessels is called?

Answer 10

Vasoconstriction

Question 11

Heat produces; dilation of the blood vessels is called?

Answer 11

Vasodilation

Question 12

Monitoring the safety and supervision of a patient is called?

Answer 12

Sitter

Question 13

What is the normal rate for SA Node?

Answer 13

60-100 BPM

Question 14

The Pacemaker of the heart; located in the right atrium.

Answer 14

Sinoatrial Node

Question 15

Resting state of the myocardial wall is what?

Answer 15

Polarization

Question 16

Electrical system of the heart stimulates a myocardial cell is called?

Answer 16

Depolarization

Question 17

The process when the heart muscles return to a resting state before they can electrically stimulated again is called?

Answer 17

Repolarization

Question 18

What does R A C E stand for?

Answer 18

Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish
Evacuate

Question 19

What does P A S S stand for?

Answer 19

Pull the pin
Aim low
Squeeze Handle
Sweep the unit

Question 20

HIPAA stands for?

Answer 20

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

Question 21

Intense and short duration last less than 6 months

Answer 21

Acute Pain

Question 22

Pain lasting longer than 6 months

Answer 22

Chronic Pain

Question 23

What is the difference between Medical Asepsis and Surgical Asepsis?

Answer 23

Medical Asepsis-“Clean Technique”, growth and transmission of pathogenic microorganisms.

Surgical Asepsis-“Sterile Technique”, designed to destroy all microorganism and their spore.

Question 24

Feeling dizzy or faint when standing up too quickly?

Answer 24

Orthostatic Hypotension
(Postural Hypotension)

Question 25

What are the two phases during the Cardiac Cycle?

Answer 25

Systole and Diastole

Question 26

Type A:

Answer 26

Paper Wood Cloth

Question 27

Type B:

Answer 27

Liquids

Question 28

Type C:

Answer 28

Electrical

Question 29

Type ABC:

Answer 29

Can be used on all Types of fire until help arrives.

Question 30

What does a Patient Care Tech do in regards to nasogastric tube care?

Answer 30

Properly positioning the patient and ensuring skin is intact.

Question 31

How much percentage of water is in the adult body weight and infant weight?

Answer 31

60%-80%

Question 32

Thick, yellow, green, tan or brown describes what type of drainage?

Answer 32

Purulent

Question 33

Pale, red, watery describes what drainage?

Answer 33

Serosanguineous

Question 34

Bright red; indicates active bleeding describes what drainage?

Answer 34

Sanguineous

Question 35

Most frequent used site for counting the pulse rate is called?

Answer 35

Radial Artery

Question 36

Normal pulse rate for an adult is what?

Answer 36

60 to 100 BPM

Question 37

Newborn pulse rates range from?

Answer 37

120 to 160 BPM

Question 38

Normal adult respiration range is? What is the average per minute?

Answer 38

12 to 20 BPM 16

Question 39

Normal SPO2 is?

Answer 39

Greater than 95%

Question 40

What would be considered a clinical emergency for SPO2?

Answer 40

Less than 90%

Question 41

Culture and Sensitivity testing should be performed within how many hours?

Answer 41

72 hours

Question 42

When collecting a Sputum specimen, what position does the patient need to be in?

Answer 42

Fowler's position

Question 43

What's another name for Chest Leads?

Answer 43

Precordial Leads

Question 44

Heart rate below 60 BPM is called?

Answer 44

Sinus Bradycardia

Question 45

Heart rate the exceeds 100 BPM is called?

Answer 45

Sinus Tachycardia

Question 46

What is the proper way to cleanse a female perineal area?

Answer 46

Cleanse from the pubis toward the rectum.

Question 47

What is the proper way to cleanse a male perineal area?

Answer 47

Cleanse urethra, move towards scrotum and anus.

Question 48

The inability to control urine and or bowel elimination is called?

Answer 48

Incontinence

Question 49

Secretion or discharge of tears is called?

Answer 49

Lacrimation

Question 50

Double vision is referred to as

Answer 50

Diplopia

Question 51

What are the types of Enemas and what the purpose for each.

Answer 51

Cleansing- stimulates peristalsis. Oil Retention- Soften the stool and lubricate the bowel to make defecation easier.

Question 52

What is the top number called on BP and its meaning.

Answer 52

Systolic and when the heart contracts

Question 53

What is the bottom number called on BP and its meaning.

Answer 53

Diastolic and when the heart is relaxed

Question 54

Horizontal axis on the EKG paper represents?

Answer 54

Time

Question 55

Vertical axis on the EKG paper represents?

Answer 55

Amplitude

Question 56

When is the postprandial specimen collected?

Answer 56

Two hours after a meal commonly used for Diabetic Screening

Question 57

Amber color urine indicates.

Answer 57

Dehydration

Question 58

Acidity urine

Answer 58

ph less than 7

Question 59

Alkalinity urine

Answer 59

ph greater than 7

Question 60

Neutrality urine

Answer 60

ph of 7

Question 61

SRD stands for

Answer 61

Safety Reminder Device

Question 62

White foam in urine indicates?

Answer 62

Protein

Question 63

Green foam in urine indicates?

Answer 63

Infection

Question 64

The minimum amount of urine needed for a routine urinalysis is?

Answer 64

12mL

Question 65

Risk factors associate with Osteoporosis

Answer 65

Female Small-boned frame, thin Aging

Question 66

Cloudy or opaque areas in the lenses of the patient's eyes is called?

Answer 66

Cataracts

Question 67

Protein that forms the inelastic fibers or tendons, ligaments, and fascia.

Answer 67

Collagen

Question 68

Vague feeling of apprehension perceived threat to self, although the source is unknown.

Answer 68

Anxiety

Question 69

Difficulty in being able to focus on detailed objects close at hand

Answer 69

Presbyopia

Question 70

Fourth leading cause of death in America' most of those deaths related to smoking

Answer 70

COPD- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Question 71

Which disease is the peak flow meter used to determine respiratory status?

Answer 71

Asthma

Question 72

A period of relief from responsibilities of caring for a patient is known as

Answer 72

Respite Care

Question 73

How long is a Sitz Bath?

Answer 73

20-30 minutes

Question 74

Any substance that is harmful to your body when ingested, inhaled injected or absorbed through the skin is known as

Answer 74

Poison

Question 75

What three drugs have the potential risk of falls in a patient.

Answer 75

Anesthesia Sedatives Narcotics

Question 76

Awareness of one's own cultural beliefs and practices.

Answer 76

Cultural Competence

Question 77

Federal Agency responsible for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for employees

Answer 77

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 78

An agency that provides facilities with and services for investigation, prevention, and control of disease.

Answer 78

CDC Centers for Disease Control

Question 79

Professional negligence

Answer 79

Malpractice

Question 80

Advanced Directives are

Answer 80

Living will and Durable power of attorney

Question 81

Proper location for V1

Answer 81

The fourth intercostal space, right of the sternum

Question 82

Proper location for V2

Answer 82

The fourth intercostal space, left of the sternum

Question 83

Proper location for V3

Answer 83

Placed midway between v2 & v4

Question 84

Proper location for V4

Answer 84

Placed in the fifth intercostal space; left midclavicular line

Question 85

Proper location for V5

Answer 85

Horizontal to V4; left anterior axillary line

Question 86

Proper location for V6

Answer 86

Horizontal of V4; left mid-axillary line

Question 87

Referred to as "third-world" beliefs and practices.

Answer 87

Folk health belief system

Question 88

A period of mourning or an expression of grief in reaction to the death of someone close.

Answer 88

Bereavement

Question 89

Total patient care in which physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the patient are considered.

Answer 89

Holistic

Question 90

A facility or program designed to provide caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill.

Answer 90

Hospice

Question 91

Shifts away from the center of the paper; slight movement of the patient is called what?

Answer 91

Wandering Baseline

Question 92

What two items are required to be readily available when using laster beam?

Answer 92

Water and halon fire extinguisher

Question 93

Millimeters of merucy

Answer 93

mmhg

Question 94

High Blood Pressure

Answer 94

Hypertension

Question 95

Below normal Blood Pressure

Answer 95

Hypotension

Question 96

Elevated Blood Pressure no apparent reason

Answer 96

Essential Hypertension

Question 97

Elevated Blood pressure resulting from another condition

Answer 97

Secondary Hypertension

Question 98

How many chambers does the heart have and what are they?

Answer 98

4 Chambers Right Atrium Left Atrium Right Ventricles Left Ventricles