Compliance, Safety, & Professional Responsibility:PCT #3(Safety)

Which of the following can a patient care technician

do if poisoning is suspected?      

• (A) Suggest the resident put his finger down

  his throat to induce vomiting.

• (B) Feed the resident crackers or bread to soak

  up the poison.

• (C) Give the resident medication and then call

  poison control.

• (D) Look for a container that will help him

  find out what the resident took or ate.

During code team procedures, a patient care technician might be asked to....     

• (A) Give a resident oxygen

• (B) Call the resident’s family

• (C) Work with the suction machine

• (D) Give chest compressions during CPR

Shearing is rubbing or friction that can be prevented by ....

• (A) A rubber sheet

• (B) A blanket

• (C) A top sheet

• (D) A draw sheet

Which of the following is an effect of regular

ambulation?      

• (A) Decreased sleep

• (B) Improved circulation

• (C) Reduced oxygen level

• (D) Slower elimination

A patient care technician is transferring a resident

from her bed into a wheelchair. The resident

has a weaker right leg. Where should the NA

place the wheelchair?    

• (A) On the resident’s left side

• (B) On the resident’s weaker side

• (C) On the resident’s right side

• (D) On the resident’s affected side

What is one responsibility of the Occupational

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?

• (A) To make rules to protect workers from

  hazards on the job

• (B) To help resolve conflicts between residents

  and staff members

• (C) To provide PPE for employees, visitors,

  and residents of facilities

• (D) To provide training on cultural tolerance

Which of the following is the best way for a

patient care technician to keep residents’ health

information confidential?

• (A) Discuss a resident’s information away

  from the facility so that other residents

  cannot hear it

• (B) Bring family and friends to the facility to

  meet the residents

• (C) Return charts to their proper place after

  use

• (D) Post updates about favorite residents on

  her Facebook page to avoid being

  overheard

The term scope of practice relates to.....

• (A) The tasks a family member can perform

  for a resident

• (B) The duties that a clergyperson is allowed to

  provide to a resident

• (C) The tasks a healthcare provider can legally

  perform

• (D) The responsibilities an administrative

  assistant can carry out during a shift

A legal document that allows a person to

decide what kind of medical care he wishes to

have if he is unable to make those decisions

himself is called a(n)

• (A) Will

• (B) Advance directive

• (C) CPR

• (D) Power of attorney

A potential complication of restraint use is...          

• (A) Incontinence

• (B) Decreased agitation

• (C) Increased appetite

• (D) Diarrhea