Patient Care Technician Question:

☛ Imagine that one of the patients is rude and uncooperative. How would you handle this?
☛ If a PCT of the next shift called in sick when you’re about to leave, what would you do?
☛ What would you do differently when caring for different age groups?
☛ What are the vital signs?
☛ How often should you monitor vital signs? How would you know if there’s something wrong?
☛ What tools and equipment should a PCT know how to use?
☛ The PCT’s work is often demanding. How do you stay motivated?
☛ How would you go about performing an EKG test?
☛ What’s your experience preparing patients for surgery?
☛ Have you used any software as part of your job?
☛ What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced in the past as PCT?
☛ Are you trained in phlebotomy/dialysis?
☛ Tell me about a time you discovered a safety hazard in your job. What did you do?
☛ Recall a time when you had to take care of a difficult patient. How did you manage?
☛ Have you ever received orders from nurse you didn’t agree with? What did you do?
☛ Describe a time when one of your patient’s condition suddenly took a turn for the worse. What did you do? Where you emotionally involved?
☛ Give me an example of a time you educated a patient in a health or safety matter