PCA COMPETENCY TEST 2025 UPDATED ACTUAL EXA
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
M WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
./ ./ ./
co./worker./safety./tips./for./one./on./one./-./correct./answer./ stay./alert
sit./facing./the./patient
no./cell./phone./usage
use./the./restrictive./restraints./for./managing./the./patients./behavior./if./ordered
validation./therapy./-
./correct./answer./ when./you./try./to./understand./what./is./"real"./for./the./person./with./dementia./and./re
spond./accordingly.
six./factors./that./could./affect./a./persons./vital./signs./-./correct./answer./ injury./or./illness
exercise
emotions
medical./conditions
age
gender
normal./BP./-./correct./answer./ systolic:./90-140
diastolic:./60-90
Normal./oral./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 97.6-99.6
Normal./axillary./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 96.6-98.6
axillary./temperature./is./taken./where./-./correct./answer./ armpit
normal./rectal./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 98.6-100.6
, Normal./pulse./range./-./correct./answer./ 66-100./beats./per./minute
Normal./respiration./range./-./correct./answer./ 12-20./per./minute
normal./pulse./oximetry./-./correct./answer./ >./or./equal./to./95%
report./vital./sign./measurements./immediately./to./the./nurse./if./they./are./abnormally./_____./or./_____../-
./correct./answer./ High/Low
besides./the./rate./when./taking./a./pulse,./what./do./you./need./to./be./aware./of?./-
./correct./answer./ Rhythm./and./Quality
6./reasons./a./patient./may./be./at./risk./to./fall./-./correct./answer./ history./of./a./fall
aged./over./65
taking./3-4./medications./daily
problems./with./the./bladder./or./bowel
poor./mobility
sensory./imparement
male./gender
what./is./the./number./one./reason./patients./fall?./-./correct./answer./ They./need./to./use./the./restroom
what./agency./issues./the./standards./reguarding./the./use./of./restraints?./-
./correct./answer./ The./joint./commission./and./CMS
Name./a./reason./a./patient./may./need./to./be./restrained../-
./correct./answer./ if./they./are./at./risk./for./harming./themselves./or./others.
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
M WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
./ ./ ./
co./worker./safety./tips./for./one./on./one./-./correct./answer./ stay./alert
sit./facing./the./patient
no./cell./phone./usage
use./the./restrictive./restraints./for./managing./the./patients./behavior./if./ordered
validation./therapy./-
./correct./answer./ when./you./try./to./understand./what./is./"real"./for./the./person./with./dementia./and./re
spond./accordingly.
six./factors./that./could./affect./a./persons./vital./signs./-./correct./answer./ injury./or./illness
exercise
emotions
medical./conditions
age
gender
normal./BP./-./correct./answer./ systolic:./90-140
diastolic:./60-90
Normal./oral./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 97.6-99.6
Normal./axillary./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 96.6-98.6
axillary./temperature./is./taken./where./-./correct./answer./ armpit
normal./rectal./temperature./-./correct./answer./ 98.6-100.6
, Normal./pulse./range./-./correct./answer./ 66-100./beats./per./minute
Normal./respiration./range./-./correct./answer./ 12-20./per./minute
normal./pulse./oximetry./-./correct./answer./ >./or./equal./to./95%
report./vital./sign./measurements./immediately./to./the./nurse./if./they./are./abnormally./_____./or./_____../-
./correct./answer./ High/Low
besides./the./rate./when./taking./a./pulse,./what./do./you./need./to./be./aware./of?./-
./correct./answer./ Rhythm./and./Quality
6./reasons./a./patient./may./be./at./risk./to./fall./-./correct./answer./ history./of./a./fall
aged./over./65
taking./3-4./medications./daily
problems./with./the./bladder./or./bowel
poor./mobility
sensory./imparement
male./gender
what./is./the./number./one./reason./patients./fall?./-./correct./answer./ They./need./to./use./the./restroom
what./agency./issues./the./standards./reguarding./the./use./of./restraints?./-
./correct./answer./ The./joint./commission./and./CMS
Name./a./reason./a./patient./may./need./to./be./restrained../-
./correct./answer./ if./they./are./at./risk./for./harming./themselves./or./others.
