RR Test Review 1

A PCT enters a patient's room and finds a patient bleeding from the arm. There is blood on the floor and bed rails. The patient is awake and oriented. What should the PCT do first? 

• Focus on cleaning the blood

• Take immediate action to stop the bleeding

• Call a code blue

• Call the nurse and wait for help

A PCT is obtaining vital signs on a patient. The v/s are as follows, B/P- 148/88, Resp- 20, Temp-101.7, HR- 102. Which v/s should take priority when reporting to the nurse?

• Temp

• Pulse

• Resp

• B/P

A patient who has recently had a CVA is ambulating with assist and begins to feel increasingly weak. He tells the PCT who is ambulating with him, "I feel I may fall", then starts to lean. What should the PCT do to further assist the patient?

• Hold the patient up with the gait belt until the patient finds his balance

• Yell down the hall for help

• Stop and lean into the patient, sliding him to the floor if needed

• Tell the patient to wait while he finds a wheelchair

A 61 y/o male patient has recently had an eye surgery. Which of the following is contraindicated.

• compression stockings

• SCDs

• cough and deep breathing exercises

• ambulation within 4 hours post op

A patient care technician is caring for a 4-year-old patient who reports right arm pain. The technician should identify that which of the following methods should be used to measure pain intensity for this patient?

• Ask the child to rate the pain 1-10

• Wong-Baker FACES

• Ask the child to describe the pain

• Ask the parent to rate the child's pain

A patient care technician is assisting a patient who is postoperative following abdominal surgery and has a prescription for deep-breathing and coughing exercises. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Ask the patient to blow into the incentive spirometer forcefully

• Instruct the patient to forcefully cough and expectorate mucus into a specimen cup

• During the exercises, have the patient place their hands above their head

• During the exercises, have the patient place a pillow over the incisional area

A patient care technician is caring for a patient who is receiving oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula. The technician notes that the patient's pulse oximetry level is 91%. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Adjust the oxygen flow meter so that the patient receives more oxygen

• Report the pulse oximetry level to a nurse

• Ask the patient to take deep breaths

• Call a code, the SP02 is extremely low

A patient care technician is performing passive range-of-motion (ROM) exercises on a patient's ankle. Which of the following motions should the technician perform?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Dorsiflexion

• Extension

A patient care technician is providing palliative care to a patient. The patient's family expresses feelings of anger and hopelessness. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

• Call a religious service worker

• Listen when the family is ready to talk

• Tell the family "Everything will be ok"

• Call a social worker so they can explain their issues

A patient care technician is collecting a blood culture specimen from a patient who has an allergy to shellfish. Which of the following topical antiseptics should the technician use to cleanse the patient's skin prior to the venipuncture?

• 70% Alcohol

• Iodine

• Chlorhexidine Gluconate

• Antibacterial soap and water