PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)|
100 Questions| accurate Answers
Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER True
Apply a hot pack. - ANSWER False
Give an enema. - ANSWER False
Administer medication. - ANSWER False
Change a sterile dressing. - ANSWER False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - ANSWER True
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER False
Give a tubal feeding. - ANSWER False
give insulin - ANSWER False
Cut Nails - ANSWER False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - ANSWER work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - ANSWER working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - ANSWER do only the tasks that
the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - ANSWER True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. - ANSWER
True
You only communicate through words. - ANSWER False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - ANSWER Courtesy,
Tact , listening
, Body language is: - ANSWER a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial
expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - ANSWER giving an
explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should Miss
Harris do because she feels this way? - ANSWER Talk with the agency supervisor
about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has not
taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA do? -
ANSWER Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. - ANSWER
True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. - ANSWER
False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse. - ANSWER False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you do? -
ANSWER Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation to
drug
administration? - ANSWER Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the
medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant do first? -
ANSWER Ask the patient to describe the pain.
A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home health
PCA should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of
these comments? - ANSWER "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking
these pills."
Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the Personal Care
Assistant
100 Questions| accurate Answers
Reinforce a dressing. - ANSWER True
Apply a hot pack. - ANSWER False
Give an enema. - ANSWER False
Administer medication. - ANSWER False
Change a sterile dressing. - ANSWER False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - ANSWER True
Give a rectal suppository. - ANSWER False
Give a tubal feeding. - ANSWER False
give insulin - ANSWER False
Cut Nails - ANSWER False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - ANSWER work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - ANSWER working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - ANSWER do only the tasks that
the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - ANSWER True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. - ANSWER
True
You only communicate through words. - ANSWER False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - ANSWER Courtesy,
Tact , listening
, Body language is: - ANSWER a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial
expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - ANSWER giving an
explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should Miss
Harris do because she feels this way? - ANSWER Talk with the agency supervisor
about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has not
taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA do? -
ANSWER Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. - ANSWER
True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. - ANSWER
False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse. - ANSWER False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you do? -
ANSWER Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation to
drug
administration? - ANSWER Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the
medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant do first? -
ANSWER Ask the patient to describe the pain.
A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home health
PCA should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of
these comments? - ANSWER "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking
these pills."
Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the Personal Care
Assistant
