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CPCT/A Patient Care Exam Test Prep - Question List

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131. Situation: Judy Montgomery, an 85-year-old client with Alzheimer’s disease, developed a serious complication of pneumonia and is now attached to a respirator. Knowing that for a comatose client, hearing is the last sense to be lost. As Judy’s patient care technician all through her stay in the hospice, what should you do?
  1. Tell her family that probably she can’t hear them.
  2. Talk loudly so that Judy can hear you.
  3. Tell her family who are in the room not to talk.
  4. Speak softly then hold her hands gently.
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132. A new patient care technician is on an orientation tour with the supervisor. A client approaches her and says, "I don't belong here. Please try to get me out." The patient care technician’s best response would be:
  1. "What would you do if you were out of the hospital?"
  2. "I am a new staff member, and I'm on a tour. I'll come back and talk with you
  3. "I think you should talk to the head nurse about that.'
  4. "I can't do anything about that."
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133. Mrs. Sawyer has been a resident in the facility for three months and was having difficulty feeding herself due to her paralysis of the left arm. Danielle, the new licensed patient care technician is helping her to eat. Which statement about feeding a person is not correct?
  1. Ask if she wants to pray before eating.
  2. Use a fork to feed the client.
  3. Ask the client the order in which to serve foods.
  4. Engage the client in a pleasant conversation.
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134. Which action is incorrect when flossing a client’s teeth?
  1. Hold the floss between the middle fingers of each hand.
  2. Start at the upper back tooth and work down between the teeth.
  3. Move the floss gently up and down between the teeth.
  4. Use a new piece of floss for each tooth.
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135. Rehabilitation and restorative care focus on:
  1. What the person cannot do.
  2. What the person can do.
  3. The whole person.
  4. The person’s rights.
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