PCT Duties and Responsibilities Quiz

What does ADL stand for?

• Activities of Daily Living

• Advanced Diagnostic Lab

• Acute Disease List

• Adult Development Learning

Why is bathing important?

• Essential for maintaining personal hygiene

• To entertain the patient

• To pass time

• To make the patient sleepy

What temperature should routine baths be?

• 105-110 F

• 90-95 F

• 115-120 F

• 80-85 F

How do you wash the patient?

• From the cleanest area to the dirtiest

• From the dirtiest area to the cleanest

• In any order

• Starting with the feet

What do you do if a patient has a catheter in place?

• Ensure that there is enough slack in the catheter's tubing and that the bag is secured to the side of the bed

• Secure the catheter to the bed rail

• Remove the catheter before bathing

• Ignore the catheter during the bath

When do you offer oral care?

• Only in the morning

• Only at night

• When patients awaken, after meals, and prior to bedtime

• Only after meals

How do you clean natural teeth?

• Up and down motion

• Side to side motion

• Gently in a circular motion at a 45-degree angle to the gums

• No specific method

What is essential in oral care?

• Brushing only

• Flossing

• Using mouthwash

• Chewing gum

What is the first step in cleaning dentures?

• Place a washcloth in the sink

• Rinse with water

• Apply toothpaste

• Use a toothbrush

How do you position an unconscious patient who needs oral care?

• On their side facing you with a towel under their head and an emesis bin under their chin

• Lying flat on their back

• Sitting upright

• On their stomach