Patient Care Technician Study Guide

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Topical Breakdown

Use the following topical guide to help you prepare for the exam:

I.  Role of a PCT (1%)

II.  Charting (2%)

• Subjective Information
• Objective Information
• Corrections

III.  Law and Ethics (7%)

• HIPAA Regulations
• OSHA Regulations
• Empathy
• Sympathy
• Compassion
• Competence
• Neglect
• Malpractice
• Stages of Grief
• Tort
• Tact
• Ethics
• Morals
• Professionalism
• Communication
• Defamation of Character (Libel and Slander)
• Felony
• Assault and Battery
• False Imprisonment

IV.  Safety and Infection Control (7%)

• Hand Hygiene
• Clean/Sterile Technique
• Asepsis
• Surgical Asepsis
• Autoclaving
• Nosocomial
• solation Technique
• CDC
• Pathogens and Modes of Transportation (Airborne, Droplet, Vector, and Fomite)

V.  Basic Anatomy and Physiology (13%)

VI.  Medical Terminology (33%)

• Abbreviations
• Root Words
• Prefixes
• Suffixes

VII.  Pathology (7%)

• Embolism
• Rotavirus
• DVT
• Pressure Sores
• Decubitis Ulcer
• Shock
• Septic
• Necrotic Tissue
• Pneumonia
• Malaise
• Cyanosis
• Ecchymosis
• Seizures
• Hemothorax
• Pneumothorax
• Petechiae
• Renal Calculi
• Fractures
• Syncope
• Edema
• Brady/Tachycardia
• Dyspnea
• Hypo/Hypertension
• Local/Systemic Infections
• Para/Quadriplegia

VIII.  Procedures and Treatments (30%)

• PCT Role in Performing Procedures
• Performing Procedure and Treatment
• Equipment Required
• Complications
• Dressings
• Wound Care
• Sitz Bath
• Cytotoxic Solution
• Hemodialysis
• Throat Swabs
• Chest Tubes
• GI Tubes (Nasogastric, Gastric, and Jejunum)
• Suppositories
• Enemas
• Ostomy
• ECG
• Catheterization of the Urinary Bladder (Indwelling and In and Out)
• Venipuncture
• IV
• UA (Random, Clean Catch, and 24 hour)
• Type and Cross
• Diabetic Testing
• Ventilator
• Crash Cart and AED
• Ports
• Chemotherapy (Side Effects Only)
• Pulse Ox
• Cold and Heat Therapy
• Tracheotomy
• Traction

 

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