Patient Care Technician Responsibilities

Front

 The tracing below is an example of which of the following?

Back

Atrial fibrillation

Front

What action should a patient care technician take when meeting a new patient for the first time?

Back

Ask the patient what they would like to be called

Front

Action to take when a shunt is noticed under a patient's skin before applying a blood pressure cuff.

Back

Put the blood pressure cuff on the right arm.

Front

Which patients may require adaptive devices to perform ADIS?

Back

A patient who has the cerebrovascular accident

Front

Which of the following causes hemolysis?

Back

Vigorously in the collection tube

Front

What should a patient care technician do after obtaining a stool specimen for parasites?

Back

Label the specimen and send a note to laboratory to come to retrieve it

Front

What should the patient care technician do if a patient begins to twitch and shake, and her eyes roll back in her head after a blood draw?

Back

Observe the patient and help protect against injury

Front

Where should a patient care technician dispose of a safety razor after assisting a patient to shave?

Back

A sharps container

Front

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is at risk for skin breakdown. Which action should the technician take to prevent this breakdown?

Back

Reposition the patient every 2 hr

Front

The tracing below is an example of the following?

Back

Premature ventricular contraction