PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)
Reinforce a dressing.
True
Apply a hot pack.
False
Give an enema.
False
Administer medication.
False
Change a sterile dressing.
False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag.
True
Give a rectal suppository.
False
Give a tubal feeding.
False
give insulin
False
Cut Nails
False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you
work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be:
working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to:
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
, Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure.
True
You only communicate through words.
False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is:
a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
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?
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?
Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
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.
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.
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you do?
Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation to drug
administration?
Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant do first?
Reinforce a dressing.
True
Apply a hot pack.
False
Give an enema.
False
Administer medication.
False
Change a sterile dressing.
False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag.
True
Give a rectal suppository.
False
Give a tubal feeding.
False
give insulin
False
Cut Nails
False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you
work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be:
working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to:
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
, Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure.
True
You only communicate through words.
False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is:
a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
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?
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?
Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
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.
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.
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you do?
Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation to drug
administration?
Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant do first?
