PCA COMPETENCY TEST STUDY GUIDE 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ Apply a hot pack . Answer: False
◉ Give an enema . Answer: False
◉ Administer Meds. . Answer: False
◉ Change a dressing . Answer: False
◉ Assist with a 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 a part of the
health care team
◉ When you work in the home, you will be: . Answer: working under
the supervision of of professional supervisor
◉ As a Personal Care Assistant, it is you 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 ( all of the above )
◉ Body language is: . Answer: a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT
◉ Apply a hot pack . Answer: False
◉ Give an enema . Answer: False
◉ Administer Meds. . Answer: False
◉ Change a dressing . Answer: False
◉ Assist with a 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 a part of the
health care team
◉ When you work in the home, you will be: . Answer: working under
the supervision of of professional supervisor
◉ As a Personal Care Assistant, it is you 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 ( all of the above )
◉ Body language is: . Answer: a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.