CPCT FINAL EXAM / ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED ANSWERS,
2025 / 2026.
Quiz____?Which of the following manifestations is the first sign of skin breakdown in a patient? - Answer✓✓ Discoloration or redness Quiz____?A PCT should identify that a capillary puncture is contraindicated for which of the following patients? - Answer✓✓ A patient who has edema in the hands Quiz____?A PCT has an order to collect a specimen for urine culture.Which of the following methods of collection should the PCT use? - Answer✓✓ Clean- catch midstream or catheterized specimen Quiz____?A PCT is caring for a patient who has a prescription for restraints. Which of the following actions should the PCT take? - Answer✓✓ Check on the patient every 15 minutes Quiz____?Page 1 of 28 1 / 3
Which of the following is the primary function of a pulse oximeter? - Answer✓✓ Measure a patient's heart rate and oxygen percentage Quiz____?A PCT assists a patient to shave using a safety razor. In which of the following should the PCT dispose of the razor? - Answer✓✓ A sharps container Quiz____?A patient who has dementia consistently wanders away from their room in a long- term care facility.Which of the following actions should the PCT take? - Answer✓✓ Provide a secure environment for the patient to wander Quiz____?A PCT is providing palliative care (comfort) to an unconscious patient.The PCT should recognize that which of the following senses is the last to leave a dying patient? - Answer✓✓ Hearing Quiz____?A PCT has a prescription to collect a routine , clean- catch urine specimen from a patient. Which of the following instructions should the PCT include?- Answer✓✓ Clean the genital area with the provided towelette and urinate a small amount into the toilet. Then, collect 1 to 2 ounces of urine midstream.Page 2 of 28 2 / 3
Quiz____?Which of the following identifiers can be used to correctly identify a patient in accordance with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals? - Answer✓✓ Assigned ID number Quiz____?A PCT is caring for a patient who requires the application of anti-embolic stockings each morning.Which of the following should the PCT recognize as the reason for this procedure? - Answer✓✓ Are applied to keep blood circulating and reduce the risk of deep-vein thrombosis Quiz____?A PCT is caring for a patient who has received a dose of pain medicine.The patient tells the PCT that she is still feeling pain. Which of the following responses by the PCT is therapeutic? - Answer✓✓ "How would you describe the pain?" Quiz____?Which of the following is indicated by an ST segment? - Answer✓✓ Time interval between ventricular contraction and the beginning of ventricular recovery Quiz____?Which of the following factors determines whether a child should have his capillary collection by heel stick or finger stick method? - Answer✓✓ Page 3 of 28
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