Competency Test
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1. Reinforce a dressing: True
2. Apply a hot pack: False
3. Give an enema: False
4. Administer Meds.: False
5. Change a dressing: False
6. Assist with a change of a colostomy bag: True
7. Give a Rectal Suppository: False
8. Give a tubal feeding: False
9. Give insulin: False
10. cut nails: False
11. As a Personal Care Assistant, you:: work as a part of the health care team
12. When you work in the home, you will be:: working under the supervision of of professional
supervisor
13. As a Personal Care Assistant, it is you responsibility to:: do only the tasks that the
registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
14. In the home, it is important to be a good listener.: True
15. Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure-
: True
16. You only communicate through words: False
17. Which of the following is important in communicating with people:: courtesy,
tact, listening ( all of the above )
18. Body language is:: a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
19. PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:: Giving an explanation of what
is going to be done.
20. Miss Harris. a PCA, is assigns 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
21. A patient accuses a PCA of stealing five dollars. The PCA has not taken the
patients money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA
do?: Notify the agency supervisor
22. If you don not chart a task, leagally, it was not done.: True
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23. If the patient has a new area of skin breakdown, and the nurse is coming in
two days, you do not need to report the skin break down to your supervisor.: False
24. A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicate the patient
is excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse.: False
25. The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days. What should
you do?: Report it to the nursing supervisor
26. Which of these actions is the PCA permitted to take in relation to drug
administration?: Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medications.
27. When a patient complains of pain, what should the PCA do first?: Ask the patient
to describe the pain.
28. A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed . The PCA
should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of
these comments?: "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
29. Mrs.Rand who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the PCA that she
feels very nervous and jittery. What should the PCA do immediately?: Give her a
glass of orange juice
30. Always report a pulse rate if the bpm are under 60 or over 100: True
31. The temp. of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are
not moving about: False
32. Recording a Patient's TPR or Vitals is not important as long as you remember
what they were: False
33. For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F a normal temp.
normal?: Rectum
34. When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: one full minute
35. When a patient's respiration are being counted, it is best: the patient not be aware
that the respiration are being counted
36. Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of pathogens-
: True
37. Gloves should be worn when handling items soiled by body fluids: True
38. The catheter drainage bag must be lower than the bladder, but not on the
floor: True
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1. Reinforce a dressing: True
2. Apply a hot pack: False
3. Give an enema: False
4. Administer Meds.: False
5. Change a dressing: False
6. Assist with a change of a colostomy bag: True
7. Give a Rectal Suppository: False
8. Give a tubal feeding: False
9. Give insulin: False
10. cut nails: False
11. As a Personal Care Assistant, you:: work as a part of the health care team
12. When you work in the home, you will be:: working under the supervision of of professional
supervisor
13. As a Personal Care Assistant, it is you responsibility to:: do only the tasks that the
registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
14. In the home, it is important to be a good listener.: True
15. Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure-
: True
16. You only communicate through words: False
17. Which of the following is important in communicating with people:: courtesy,
tact, listening ( all of the above )
18. Body language is:: a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes.
19. PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:: Giving an explanation of what
is going to be done.
20. Miss Harris. a PCA, is assigns 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
21. A patient accuses a PCA of stealing five dollars. The PCA has not taken the
patients money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA
do?: Notify the agency supervisor
22. If you don not chart a task, leagally, it was not done.: True
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23. If the patient has a new area of skin breakdown, and the nurse is coming in
two days, you do not need to report the skin break down to your supervisor.: False
24. A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicate the patient
is excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse.: False
25. The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days. What should
you do?: Report it to the nursing supervisor
26. Which of these actions is the PCA permitted to take in relation to drug
administration?: Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medications.
27. When a patient complains of pain, what should the PCA do first?: Ask the patient
to describe the pain.
28. A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed . The PCA
should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes which of
these comments?: "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
29. Mrs.Rand who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the PCA that she
feels very nervous and jittery. What should the PCA do immediately?: Give her a
glass of orange juice
30. Always report a pulse rate if the bpm are under 60 or over 100: True
31. The temp. of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are
not moving about: False
32. Recording a Patient's TPR or Vitals is not important as long as you remember
what they were: False
33. For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F a normal temp.
normal?: Rectum
34. When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: one full minute
35. When a patient's respiration are being counted, it is best: the patient not be aware
that the respiration are being counted
36. Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of pathogens-
: True
37. Gloves should be worn when handling items soiled by body fluids: True
38. The catheter drainage bag must be lower than the bladder, but not on the
floor: True
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