PCT Practice test 5

What is the standard paper speed of an EKG machine?

• 25 mm/second

• 50 mm/second

• 100 mm/second

• 5 mm/second

A specimen is placed onto a microscopic slide; then a drop of water is applied and covered with a coverslip. This is an example of which type of specimen collection?

• wet mount
• wound culture

• nasopharyngeal swab

• blood culture

Which of the following is a preservative used in specimen collection?

• hydrochloric acid

• boric acid

• citric acid

• nucleic acid

Which type of test does NOT need chain-of-custody documentation?

• blood alcohol concentration requested by law enforcement

• blood culture

• preemployment drug screening

• forensic DNA analysis

When caring for a client who is in rehabilitation after a stroke, the patient care technician SHOULD

• encourage the client to actively participate in their care.

• perform all activities of daily living for the client.

• ask the client's family to participate in care.

• force the client to learn new skills so they can be independent.

If not visibly soiled or wet, how often, at a minimum, should linens be changed in a long-term care facility?

• Twice daily

• Once daily

• Once per week

• Once per month

What must happen for patients' information to be shared?

• the patient must sign a release of information

• a staff person must ask for the information

• a doctor must write an order to allow the information to be shared

• the patient must be discharged

After phlebotomy using an evacuated tube system, the equipment should be disposed of by

• disconnecting the tube holder from the needle and placing the needle in the sharps container

• discarding the equipment in the hazardous waste bin

• leaving the tube holder connected to the needle and placing the unit in the sharps container

• discarding the tubing in the sharps container and the needle in the hazardous waste bin

Which venous order of draw is correct?

• serum, heparin, blood culture, sodium citrate, EDTA

• heparin, blood culture, serum, EDTA, sodium citrate

• EDTA, heparin, sodium citrate, blood culture, serum

• blood culture, sodium citrate, serum, heparin, EDTA

Which of the following should the patient care technician NOT do when performing an infant heel stick?

• Puncture the center of the heel with the lancet.

• Use a lancet blade that is at most 2 mm long.

• Use an alcohol-based antiseptic.

• Stabilize the heel with the thumb and index finger.