CPCT/A Patient Care Exam Test Prep - Question List

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121. If a client comes to you with poor balance issues, then they are probably having issues with what system?
  1. Vestibular
  2. Brain
  3. Feet
  4. Respiratory
122. Which of the following is a correct statement about binders?
  1. A breast binder can be applied for breastfeeding mothers to relieve discomfort.
  2. Straight abdominal binders are applied while the client is sitting on a chair.
  3. The double T-binder is specifically used for male clients.
  4. When securing a straight abdominal binder, help the client in a side-lying position to close it at the back using safety pins.
123. Mr. Kleine, age 57, was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. Andrea, the patient care technician assigned to him, knows that all of the following are appropriate interventions to promote adequate respiratory function, except:
  1. Adequate fluid intake.
  2. Minimizing cigarette smoking.
  3. Deep breathing and coughing exercises.
  4. Frequent change of position among bedridden clients.
124.

The patient care technician is caring for a client with delirium when the client says, "Look at the spiders on the wall."

What should the patient care technician say to the client?

  1. "You're having hallucinations. There are no spiders in this room at all."
  2. "I can see the spiders on the wall, but they are not going to hurt you."
  3. "Would you like me to kill the spiders?"
  4. "I know you are frightened, but I do not see spiders on the wall."
125. The first stage of pressure ulcer formation is:
  1. A non blan chable, erythematic area of intact skin
  2. Partial thickness skin loss involving epidermis and/or dermis
  3. Full thickness skin loss involving damage or necrosis of subcutaneous tissue
  4. Full thickness skin loss, tissue necrosis or damage to muscle

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