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PATIENT CARE TECH. EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -167 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert- Explanation Question 1: If the Apical-radial deficit exceeds how many beats per minute, it needs to be reported to the nurse?
Answer:
If the apical-radial deficit exceeds 8 to 10 beats per minute, the findings should be reported to the nurse.
Question 2: White lead placement
Answer:
Right shoulder/clavicle
Question 3: What are lavendar topped tubes used for in blood draws?
Answer:
CBC, sedimentation rate.
Question 4: Syncope is a sign of what?
Answer:
Cardiopulmonary Distress
Question 5: What is deteriorating personal appearance a sign of?
Answer:
Substance abuse
Question 6: What is the first choice for ABGs?
Answer:
Radial artery.Question 7: What are the steps to collecting a sterile urine sample from a female?
Answer:
*Wait until urine has been in the bladder for 2-3 hrs *Wash hands with soap and water *Separate labia and use sterile wipe *Clean urethra with sterile wipe *Urinate for several seconds before urinating in cup
Question 8: What are the additives for grey topped tubes?
Answer:
Antiglycotic agent or sodium fluoride.
Question 9: Where do leads V7 and V9 look in reference to the heart?
Answer:
Posterior wall
Question 10: What is a QRS complex?
Answer:
Ventricle contraction
Question 11: What are pink topped tubes used for in blood draws?
Answer:
Antibody screening, compatibility test.
Question 12: What are the additives for glass red topped tubes?
Answer:
None.
Question 13: What is melena?
Answer:
Black, tarry stool caused by digested blood in the GI tract
Question 14: Black lead placement
Answer:
Left shoulder/clavicle
Question 15: What is an Allen test?
Answer:
Tests for collateral circulation.
Question 16: Cyanosis is a sign of what?
Answer:
Cardiopulmonary Distress
Question 17: What are unexplained errands during work hours a sign of?
Answer:
Substance abuse
Question 18: What is percussion?
Answer:
Tapping a body part
Question 19: What is vasodilation?
Answer:
The act of opening a blood vessel
Question 20: What are the five rights of delegation?
Answer:
The five rights of delegation:
The right task
The right circumstances
The right person
The right directions
The right supervisor
Question 21: In Einthoven's triangle, what connects Lead I?
Answer:
Right arm and Left arm
Question 22: Where do leads V5 and V6 look in reference to the heart?
Answer:
Lateral wall- low
Question 23: What is excessive absenteeism a sign of?
Answer:
Substance abuse
Question 24: What is asystole?
Answer:
The absence of any electrical activity in the heart
Question 25: What is tachypnea?
Answer:
Rapid breathing
Question 26: What is orthopnea?
Answer:
Labored breathing that occurs while lying flat and improves when standing or sitting up
Question 27: What are yellow topped tubes used for in blood draws?
Answer:
Blood cultures.
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