PCT: Chapter 1: The Patient Care Technician in Long-Term Care

1. A surveyor may cite a facility for.........

• (A)Providing needed counseling to a resident

• (B)Making sure a resident has access to the religious services he/she prefers

• (C)Failing to provide a resident with the proper amount of daily calories

• (D)Making sure a resident's social and emotional needs are being met

2. which of the following is part of a person's activities of daily living ?

• (A)Mending torn clothing items as needed

• (B)Removing soiled bed linens and replacing them with clean linens

• (C)eating and drinking

• (D)emptying the trash

3. Adaptive devices are used to.......

• (A)Help residents with handwashing

• (B)Help residents to perform activities of daily living

• (C)Help residents learn to adapt to new roommates

• (D)Help residends to use wheelchairs

4. Which of the following statement is true fo adult day services?

• (A)This type of care is given to people who are not seriously ill and who do not live a the facility where care is provided

• (B)This type of care offers families a way to care for a dying loved one

• (C)This type of care provides a teenage care-giver for each elderly resident

• (D)This type of care offers short-term skilled care for illnesses or injuries

5. Which of the following statements best describes the care team?

• (A)THe care team is a group of people who specialize in psychiatric care

• (B)The care team is a team of caregivers who are not licensed

• (C)The care team is a group of medical professionals who provide care for each other

• (D) The care team is a group of people with different kinds of educational backgrounds who give resident care

6. Which of the following is commonly included in a facility’s procedure manual?

• (A) Vacation rules for facility staff

• (B) Guidelines for maternity and paternity leave

• (C) Instructions for making a surgical bed

• (D) Proper visiting hours for residents

7. The concept of continuity of care is based on...

• (A) Giving caregivers regular breaks during daily care of residents

• (B) Assigning resident care to a wide variety of people who are not able to communicate with each other regularly

• (C) Coordinating resident care on an ongoing basis

• (D) Including family members in daily resident care

8. To delegate in a nursing facility means to.......

• (A) Transfer the care of a resident to a physician

• (B) Transfer the responsibility for a task to another team member

• (C) Inform a nurse that a caregiver is unable to complete a task

• (D) Communicate to a nurse that a complaint has been filed against a staff member

9. The identification of a disease by its signs and symptoms, as well as testing, is called.....

• (A) Differential

• (B) Didactic

• (C) Disability

• (D) Diagnosis

10. ________ care involves the whole person, including his or her physical, social, emotional, and spiritual need

• (A) Hieroglyphic

• (B) Holistic

• (C) Holographic

• (D) Histrionic