HCA Final Exam CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A)
If a family member questions you about their loved one's condition how should you respond - ANSWER
Answer it honestly
body language - ANSWER The use of body, facial expressions and eyes for communication
How should you deal with a client that has opinions/beliefs that conflict with yours - ANSWER Listen
respectfully and limit responses
How should you respond to dying client crying - ANSWER Allow them to talk about fears and concerns
How can you encourage communication with a depressed person that does not want to talk to you -
ANSWER Encourage small talk
Signs of substance abuse - ANSWER Unsteady gait, secretive, personality changes
What to do when a patient is on meds and develops a rash - ANSWER Stop use of the med and notify
your supervisor
What should you do if a baby continues to cry after care is given, has a fever and will not take in fluid -
ANSWER Notify your supervisor
Define Normal respirations in an adult - ANSWER 12-24/min, quiet and effortless, regular
Most common method of taking an adult's pulse - ANSWER Radial, with fingertips
Baby's pulse respirations in comparison to an adult's - ANSWER Faster
, Why is special leg and foot care necessary with diabetes - ANSWER Often develop circulatory problems
HCA duties - ANSWER Provide personal care, emotional support, and housekeeping services
What observations can be made when giving a client a bath - ANSWER Skin condition, ROM, nutrition
and hydration status
How is TB spread - ANSWER Coughing and sneezing
Environment needed for microorganism growth - ANSWER Warm, moist and dark
What does 1:10 bleach solution mean? - ANSWER 1 part bleach, 10 parts water
Direct transmission - ANSWER Kissing, direct contact
Indirect transmission - ANSWER Contact with items used by infected person
droplet transmission - ANSWER By sneeze or cough
airborne transmission - ANSWER Dust
Vector born disease - ANSWER Disease transmitted by animal
Why is there a greater risk for becoming infected with Hep B than AIDS - ANSWER Hep B lives on
environmental surfaces. Longer
S&S of hypoglycemia - ANSWER Pale, moist skin, anxious, headache
ANSWERS(RATED A)
If a family member questions you about their loved one's condition how should you respond - ANSWER
Answer it honestly
body language - ANSWER The use of body, facial expressions and eyes for communication
How should you deal with a client that has opinions/beliefs that conflict with yours - ANSWER Listen
respectfully and limit responses
How should you respond to dying client crying - ANSWER Allow them to talk about fears and concerns
How can you encourage communication with a depressed person that does not want to talk to you -
ANSWER Encourage small talk
Signs of substance abuse - ANSWER Unsteady gait, secretive, personality changes
What to do when a patient is on meds and develops a rash - ANSWER Stop use of the med and notify
your supervisor
What should you do if a baby continues to cry after care is given, has a fever and will not take in fluid -
ANSWER Notify your supervisor
Define Normal respirations in an adult - ANSWER 12-24/min, quiet and effortless, regular
Most common method of taking an adult's pulse - ANSWER Radial, with fingertips
Baby's pulse respirations in comparison to an adult's - ANSWER Faster
, Why is special leg and foot care necessary with diabetes - ANSWER Often develop circulatory problems
HCA duties - ANSWER Provide personal care, emotional support, and housekeeping services
What observations can be made when giving a client a bath - ANSWER Skin condition, ROM, nutrition
and hydration status
How is TB spread - ANSWER Coughing and sneezing
Environment needed for microorganism growth - ANSWER Warm, moist and dark
What does 1:10 bleach solution mean? - ANSWER 1 part bleach, 10 parts water
Direct transmission - ANSWER Kissing, direct contact
Indirect transmission - ANSWER Contact with items used by infected person
droplet transmission - ANSWER By sneeze or cough
airborne transmission - ANSWER Dust
Vector born disease - ANSWER Disease transmitted by animal
Why is there a greater risk for becoming infected with Hep B than AIDS - ANSWER Hep B lives on
environmental surfaces. Longer
S&S of hypoglycemia - ANSWER Pale, moist skin, anxious, headache
