Abbreviations
Vital Signs
Patient Etiquette
PCT Role
Opening/Closing
100

The abbreviation for twice a day.

BID

100

Is 123/86 a normal BP?

No

100

You do this before entering a patient's room.

Knock

100

PCTs are the what for the patient

Hands and Feet

100

Name the 6 C's. 

Clean Environment

Comfort

Call Light

Curtain

Clean you hands

Charting

200

The abbreviation for diagnosis.

DX

200

The normal range for pulse.

60-100

200

Use these two patient Identifiers to identify your patient.

Name and DOB

200

Is it in your scope of care to put in a foley?

No

200

You do this before Charting

Wash your hands

300

What does Amb stand for?

Ambulate

300

A HR of 140 would be considered what?

Tachy

300

You should get the patient's _________ before doing anything.

Permission

300

How often do PCTs make safety rounds?

Every two hours

300

When your skill is done, what do you open

Curtain.

400

What does NOC stand for?

Nocturnal, Night

400

What would you do if the patient had an O2 Sat of 88%?

Notify nurse

400

Always _______ your patient when finished with your skill.

Thank them

400

When getting a patient out of bed, what should you do before standing them?

Dangle on side of bed

400

A PCT follows the ______ ______ always.

Careplan

500

Blood in the urine

Hematuria

500
Normal range for respirations.

12-20

500

What is the one thing you can ask your patient to cut down on call lights.

Is there anything else I can do for you.

500

Can a PCT call a Rapid or a Code?

Yes

500

Use a ______ _____ when bathing a patient for his/her privacy.

Privacy blanket