QUIZ 1: PATIENT CARE -NHA STUDY GUIDE BOOK QUESTIONS Flashcards
A patient care technician is caring for a patient t who has a lower denture and requires assistance with oral hygiene. Which action should the tech take ?
Remove the denture by turning it sideways and lifting it up.
The tech should use a square graze pad to grasp the lower denture, than turn it sideways and lift it up to remove it from the patients mouth
A patient care technician enter the room of a patient who h a new diagnosis of cancer and finds the patient crying. Which statement should the tech make?
“You seem to be feeling sad, what are your thoughts right now?”
When providing emotional support to a patient, the tech should ask open-ended questions, which require more than a “yes” or “no” -answer. This invites patients to share their thoughts and feelings with someone who shows interest in listening
A patient care tech is caring for a patient who requires supplemental oxygen via nasal cannula. Which of these following actions should the tech take?
Place cotton between the cannulas tubing and the patients ears.
The tech should pad the area between the nasal cannulas tubing and the patients ears with gauze or cotton. This prevents skin breakdown due to friction and improves patient comfort
A patient tech is preparing a patient to receive a enteral feeding through a nasogastric tube. The patient is resting in their bed on their side . Which of the following actings should the tech take?
Raise the head of the patients bed to a semi upright position.
To prevent regurgitation and aspiration during a enteral feeding .
A PCT is preparing to serve a meal tray to a patient who has vision loss. Which actions should the tech take ?
Use the numbers on the clock to describe the food on the plate to the patient.
Patients who have vision loss can locate food imaging the face of the clocks face and using the techs descriptions of the foods location
A PCT enters a patients room and finds the patient sitting on the floor. The patient states “I was getting out of bed when I felt dizzy and slid to the floor” which action should the tech take first ?
Notify the nurse.
Notify nurse immediately for a thorough assessment of the patient
A PCT is removing a bedpan from a patient after defamation. Which of the following characteristics of the stool should the tech observe for and report to the nurse?
Report liquid stool.
Tech should report diarrhea to the nurse for assessment of the patient
A PCT is replacing a colostomy appliance for a patient. Which of the following action should a tech take ?
Wash the skin around the aroma with warm water.
Then they should pay dry
A PCT is assisting a nurse to replace a patients ileostomy pouch for the first time since surgery. After cutting the skin protective wafer, the tech should expect the opening to have which of the following characteristics ?
The opening is 1/16inch larger than a stoma.
This is the right amount of skin to leave inside the pouch around the stoma to minimize the risk for skin breakdown and constricting circulation to the stoma.
A PCT is calculating a patients fluid intake for the previous hour. The patient had 50mL IV fluid , 6oz of tea, 6oz of chicken broth and 8oz of water . What is the total amount.
650mL
Covert oz to milliliters. (1oz=30mL)
50mL IV fluid
6oz tea x 30= 180
6oz chicken broth x30= 180
8oz water x 30= 240
Add all together
50+180+180+240= 650mL
A PCT is performing passive range-of-motion exercises for a patient. Which technique should the tech use to hyperextend the patients shoulder
With the patients elbow straight , move their arm backwards , behind their body
A PCT is observing a patient who is using crutches. What is a proper technique when using crutches ? T
The patient uses the handgrips to support their body weight
