Patient Care
Moving patient from bed to stretcher
What is transferring?
Giving the right care to right person
What is identifying the patient?
Wash site with antimicrobial soap and water
What is first action for needlestick injury?
Blood Culture, Light Blue, Red, Gray
What is order of draw?
25 mm/sec
What is standard speed for 12 lead EKG?
Patient receives improved coordination of care
What is a benefit of an Electronic Health Record?
A PCT considers if this task if within their scope of practice
What is the right task?
Don in gowns and gloves
What is the correct PPE for patient with C. Diff?
Apply label immediately following venipuncture
When should label be placed on evacuated tube?
The Fifth intercostal at the midclavicular line
Where should the V4 lead be placed?
Patients full name and their date of birth
What are the 2 most common patient identifiers?
Face the patient while labeling the tube
How should PCT label the tube specimen?
The gloves
What PPE should be removed first?
The technician should identify that which of the following errors could cause specimen hemolysis?
transporting the tubes horizontally
A patient experiencing a seizure during an EKG
What is an somatic interferences?
To reduce risk of deep vein thrombosis
What are anti-embolism stockings for?
A PCT has conflict with another technician. Which of the following actions should the technician take first?
Discuss these concerns with the other technician in private
An autoclave
What do you sterilize equipment in?
Ensure the blood specimen transport bag has a liquid-tight closure
How should blood specimens be handled?
which of the following structures of the heart is immediately affected if a sinoatrial (SA) node fails?
AV node
Blister like appearence
A PCT should identify that which of the following provides residents in long-term care facilities with the right to be free of physical or psychological abuse?
omnibus budget reconciliation act
A PCT should identify that which of the following represents the first link in chain of infection?
Infectious Agent
A PCT must invert anticoagulant tubes to prevent which of the following?
Clotting
A PCT is preparing to determine the pulse rate of a patient who has atrial fibrillation. Which of the following methods should the technician use?
Manually using apical pulse/area