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CPCT/A Patient Care Exam Test Prep - Question List

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86. Mrs. Lippett, age 66, is experiencing sensory and perceptual problems that affect her right visual field (right homonymous hemianopia) because of stroke. When placing a meal tray in front of Mrs. Lippett, the patient care technician should:
  1. Place all the food on the right side of the tray.
  2. Before leaving the room, remind the client to look all over the tray.
  3. Place food and utensils within the client's left visual field.
  4. Stay with the client & periodically draw her attention to the food on the right side of the tray to prevent unilateral neglect.
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87. Mrs. Gershwin has a deep vein thrombosis and was ordered by the doctor to apply elastic stockings. Which of the following actions indicates that the patient care technician is applying the stockings correctly?
  1. Applying the stockings while the client is on the bed
  2. Applying the stockings while the client is sitting in a chair
  3. Applying the stockings while the client is sitting on the bed and dangling her feet
  4. Applying the stockings while the client is standing
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88. Older persons are prone to stomachaches and bloating. Which of the following foods are avoided, since they are gas-forming?
  1. Prunes
  2. Cauliflower
  3. Colas and sodas
  4. Protein-rich foods
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89. The patient care technician is helping a hemiplegic client get dressed. Which of the following is a correct way to help this client get dressed?
  1. Undress the client's weak or involved extremity first.
  2. Undress the upper extremity first, then the lower extremity.
  3. Undress the client's non-involved extremity last.
  4. Dress the weak or most involved extremity first.
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90. A client is admitted to the unit with an order for hourly monitoring of blood pressure. The patient care technician finds that the cuff is too small. This will cause the blood pressure reading to be:
  1. Inconsistent.
  2. Low systolic and high diastolic.
  3. Higher than what the reading should be.
  4. Lower than what the reading should be.
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