When listening to a patient, what action by the PCT demonstrates disinterest and coldness?
A. Tightly crossing her arms
The role that is
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Patient care technician
Health promotion is known as which of the following
Strategies to try to prevent an illness from occurring
An ombudsman is a person who
Is a legal advocate for resident and helps protect their right.
HIPAA was put into place in an effort to do what?
Protect person's rights to privacy of protected information
An example of a secondary prevention strategy is
Teaching diabetic patients on good nutrition
Which of the following factors has a negative impact on healthcare for the underserved
Poverty rates increasing
Which is known to be a benefit of the Affordable Care Act
Members are no longer denied coverage if they have a preexisting condition
When a person can work in multiple areas and in multiple roles, the person is said to be cross- trained
True
To be able to take the certification exam for PCT, one must have
A high school diploma
If one does not pass the second certification exam, how soon can they retake the third certification exam?
30 days
How many hours of continuing education is required before one can renew the PCT certification
20 hours
At which point can the PCT give test results to the patient's family members?
If the patient has signed a release indicating which family members are allowed to receive the patient info
To say something that is obviously harmful is called
Detrimental
Documentation on the patients record should be which of the following
Neat and able to read
If a patient care technician uses jargon to describe what the specimen looks like with a patient, the patient should know what that means
False
The card system that is used to consolidate patient orders and care needs is often kept in one central location known as
Kardex
When a teacher gives a lecture to a large classroom of students, this is known as
One way communication
Which of the following PCT recognize regarding the healthcare delivery system
The major goal is to achieve optimal levels of healthcare
Workplace politics
Can be positive
Which of the following is not expected of the PCT
Read and interpret xrays
An obstruction of professionalism would be
Bringing personal problems into the office
What is one of the most common places that confidentiality is breached
Elevators
Which of the following is true regarding continuing education units
CEU are required to renew certifications, 20 hours of CEU, 10 credits
Is it appropriate to use a family member such as a child as an interpreter in the hospital setting
False
A Muslim patient visiting the healthcare providers office was told that she had to remove her clothes and put on an examination gown. The patient became upset and refused to do so. Why should the PCT allow the patient to remain with her clothes on
As a Muslim, the patient must keep as much of her body covered as possible
The PCT tells her instructor that she does not understand why a Chinese American family is not grieving for their dying father. What behaviors are being demonstrated
Ethnocentric
A male PCT is assigned to care for a female Muslim patient, when the nurse enters the room the patient and her husband become upset. Her husband tells the nurse that the PCT cannot care for his wife. What statement provides the patient's spouse's position?
The patient is a Muslim, so only women should be assigned to care for her
What term describes a person who is aware of her or his cultural beliefs, the beliefs and practices of other cultures, and has the ability to interact effectively with people from other cultures?
Culturally competent
The decision to remove someone's legal competency, or ability to make his or her own healthcare decisions is determined by who?
Judge
Informed consent may be obtained by which of the following persons?
The persons family
The trachea, heart, and blood vessels are located in which body cavity?
Ventral
What process occurs when the patient inhales oxygen and it passes through the lungs and into the bloodstream (higher concentration to lower concentration)
Diffusion
What type of tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the Brain to the spinal cord
Muscle
The student nurse demonstrated knowledge of Basic human anatomy and physiology with which statement
Mucous membranes lines many organs, open to the outside environment, and are part of the body's defense mechanism against invasion of microorganisms
When the body recognizes foreign body invasion and responds by engulfing or surrounding the foreign material and digesting it, the nurse is accurate in identifying the process as
Phagocytosis
When a group of several different kinds of tissues is arranged to perform special function, the pct correctly used which term to describe it?
Organ
What are the two major cavities ofthe body?
Ventral and dorsal
what structure divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
The PCT is aware that the first socializing agent for the child is
Family
A 4 year old child is working on which of Erikson's developmental tasks?
Trust versus mistrust
Which statement most accurately describes growth during the school-age period?
Growth is slow and consistent [Show Less]