HCA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔A client is feeling very weak today but wants to take a tub bath. The HCA is
concerned about the client's risk of falling in tub. What is the best response by the
HCA? - ✔✔Explain the HCA's concerns to client and offer alternatives
✔✔When reporting suspected abuse to DSHS, the HCA must: - ✔✔describe the facts
about what has been observed
✔✔A client's family member has taken several valuable items from the client's home
without permission. This could be a sign of: - ✔✔financial exploitation
✔✔A client's care plan is important because it helps the HCA: - ✔✔identify what
personal care tasks the client needs
✔✔The HCA should wear gloves when - ✔✔providing care with chapped hands
✔✔You are a mandatory reporter of abuse for any vulnerable adult - ✔✔True
✔✔You need to know if your client has advanced directives and where they are located
- ✔✔True
✔✔A restraint can be used if the client says he or she is afraid of falling - ✔✔False
✔✔A client's right to decide what care he or she receives is protected by law - ✔✔True
✔✔Self-directed care tasks, done by an Individual Provider must be listed in their care
plan - ✔✔True
✔✔A client's care plan is important because it helps you to - ✔✔Know what personal
care tasks to do
✔✔It is important to understand a client's cultural background because - ✔✔it affects
how you need to provide care
✔✔When cleaning up blood, wear gloves only if a client has a blood borne disease -
✔✔False
✔✔A client complaining of having a headache and feeling dizzy could be dehydration -
✔✔True
✔✔The HIV virus is hard to kill on household surfaces - ✔✔False
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔A client is feeling very weak today but wants to take a tub bath. The HCA is
concerned about the client's risk of falling in tub. What is the best response by the
HCA? - ✔✔Explain the HCA's concerns to client and offer alternatives
✔✔When reporting suspected abuse to DSHS, the HCA must: - ✔✔describe the facts
about what has been observed
✔✔A client's family member has taken several valuable items from the client's home
without permission. This could be a sign of: - ✔✔financial exploitation
✔✔A client's care plan is important because it helps the HCA: - ✔✔identify what
personal care tasks the client needs
✔✔The HCA should wear gloves when - ✔✔providing care with chapped hands
✔✔You are a mandatory reporter of abuse for any vulnerable adult - ✔✔True
✔✔You need to know if your client has advanced directives and where they are located
- ✔✔True
✔✔A restraint can be used if the client says he or she is afraid of falling - ✔✔False
✔✔A client's right to decide what care he or she receives is protected by law - ✔✔True
✔✔Self-directed care tasks, done by an Individual Provider must be listed in their care
plan - ✔✔True
✔✔A client's care plan is important because it helps you to - ✔✔Know what personal
care tasks to do
✔✔It is important to understand a client's cultural background because - ✔✔it affects
how you need to provide care
✔✔When cleaning up blood, wear gloves only if a client has a blood borne disease -
✔✔False
✔✔A client complaining of having a headache and feeling dizzy could be dehydration -
✔✔True
✔✔The HIV virus is hard to kill on household surfaces - ✔✔False
