Patient Care
Which of the following cardiovascular disorders results in the heart being unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to meet the needs of the body?
Heart failure
A PCT enters a patients room just as the patient falls and lands on their side on the floor. The tech should report the fall immediately to which of the following staff members?
Nurse
what is infection control?
preventing the spread of infection
A PCT is preparing to collect a stool specimen from a patient. Which of the following actions should the tech take?
Prevent contaminating the specimen with urine
when should you disinfect a electrocardiogram?
after each patient
When performing oral hygiene care for a patient who is unable to do it, which of the following actions should you take?
Brush from the back of the mouth to the front
A PCT enters a patients room just as the patient falls and lands on their side on the floor. The tech should report the fall immediately to which of the following staff members?
Log off the computer
keeping the door closed and wearing a mask is necessary for which category of isolation?
Respitory
What is the correct angle for a dorsal hand blood collection?
10o
a pct is performing ekg on patient whom becomes unreposnsive , stops breathing, no pulse what is the appropriate step to take?
tap them and ask if they are you okay & check for a pulse
You are taking the hospital gown off a patient who has an IV line in the right arm. Which arm should you take out the gown first?
Left arm
A PCT enters a patient's room and observes a small fire in the wastebasket. Which of the following actions should the tech take first?
Transport patient away from the fire
a pct is opening a sterile package. Which of the following actions should the technician take to maintain sterile technique?
Keep the hands above the waist to avoid contaminating the sterile field
What's the first choice for a vein?
Median Cubital vein
a pct is obtaning ekg from patient whom reports chest pain which waveformshould the technician recognize as an indication of a. myocardial infraction and report to the nurse immediately.
ST SEGMENT ELEVATION
When a patient is receiving continuous enteral feedings at what degree of elevation should you keep the head of the bed?
45o
A PCT is experiencing an ethical dilemma concerning a patient. The technician should visit the website of which of the following organizations to find information about the codes of ethics?
The Joint Commission (TJC)
a pct is assisting a patient onto a bedpan. Which of the following actions by the technician indicates an understanig of standard precautions?
Perform hand hygiene and dons a clean pair of gloves
What tube contains EDTA, test type hematology?
Lavender Tube
a pct should identify that which of the following parts of the ekg machine regulates the height of the wave forms on the tracing?
gain control
After wrapping a sequential compression device sleeve around a patients leg, how many fingers should fit between the sleeve and the patients skin?
Two fingers
If there is an active shooter, what does the US department of homeland security suggest? (3 things)
Run, Hide, Fight
a pct is preparing to open a sterile package. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?
Place the item flat in the center of the work surface
Which agency mandates two identifiers to verify each patient's identity before performing any procedure on a patient?
TJC (the joint commission)
a pct is performing a 12 - lead ekg. for which of the following conditions will a provider request aright-sided ekg?
dextrocardia