PRACTICE EXAM - HCA/CAN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Allhofhthehfollowingharehconsideredhhealthyhliftinghpracticeshexcepth-hans-
Squathashlowhashpossiblehtohpickhuphanhobject
Whichhofhthehfollowinghwordshwouldhnothbehconsideredhageh-happropriate?h-
hans-Diapers
TruehorhFalse:hFredhhashfallenhfourhtimeshthishmonth,hwhichhishunusualhforhhim
.hHowever,htherehishnohneedhtohnotifyhhishphysicianhbecausehthishishahnormalh
parthofhagingh-hans-False
Ahgrouphofholderhadultshthathishathincreasedhriskhofhdehydrationhish-hans-
Olderhadultshwithhdementia
TruehorhFalse:hSheetshthathfithtoohtighthandhreclinershthathclientsharehunablehto
hgethouthofharehconsideredhrestraintsh-hans-True
Whathstepshshouldhyouhtakehifhyouhsuspecthyourhclienthishbeinghabused?h-
hans-
Ensurehyouhandhyourhclientharehsafe,hcallhlawhenforcementhifhnecessary,hreport
htohAPS,hdocument
ReferringhtohMrs.hTerryhashah"strokehvictim"h-hans-
Ishnothahgoodhexamplehofhperson-centeredhlanguage
WhathdoeshthehacronymhRACEhstandhforhinhthehcontexthofhahfire?h-hans-
Rescue,hAlert,hContain,hExtinguish
Whichhofhthehfollowinghcommunicationhmethodsharehlikelyhtohresulthinhmisinterpr
etationhofhintendedhcommunication?h-hans-
Highhpitch,hloudhvolume,handhfasthspeedhofhspeech
Ifhahclient'shlasthdayshcomehbeforehahperson-
centeredhcarehplanhcanhbehcompletedhthehcarehfacilityhshouldh-hans-
Ashthehclient'shrepresentativehwhaththehclienthwouldhwant
WhathdoeshPPEhstandhfor?h-hans-PersonalhProtectivehEquipment
Ahmeaningfulhlifehforhahclienthishdeterminedhbyh-hans-Thehclient
, Ifhahclienthstartshtohfallhduringhassistancehwithhambulation,hthehbesththinghahcar
ehteamhmemberhcanhdohishtoh-hans-
Bendhherhkneeshandhlowerhthehclienthtohthehfloor
Whathishthehfirsthstephinhassistinghwithhselfhadministrationhofhmedications?h-
hans-LookhaththehMARhtohidentifyhthehmedicationhtohbehadministered
Thehpresencehforhmalnutritionhcanhincreasehthehriskhforh-hans-Dying
OnehofhthehbarriershinhdiagnosinghHIVhish-hans-
Ithcanhbehyearshbeforehthehserioushsymptomshappear
TruehorhFalse:hCarehmusthbehprovidedhinhahmannerhthathprotectshthehperson'sh
privacyh-hans-True
Whenhassistinghahclienthwithhdementiahwithheating,hyourhgoalhishtoh-hans-
Usehtechniqueshtohassisththehpersonhtoheathandhdrinkhindependently
Whenhahchangehofhconditionhishnoticed,hithishimportanthtoh-hans-
Notifyhthehsupervisorhorhnurse
Garyhishahmanhwhohweighsh250hpoundshandhyouharehah130-
poundhcarehteamhmember.hHehusuallyhcanhwalkhandhtransferhtohthehtoilethindep
endently,hbuthtodayhhehdoesn'thfeelhwellhandhishcomplaininghabouthfeelinghdizzy.
hWhenhyouharrive,hhehaskshyouhtohhelphhimhgethtohthehbathroom.hYouhshould
h-hans-
GethanotherhdirecthcarehstaffhpersonhtohassisthyouhsohGaryhwillhhavehtwohpeop
lehinhcasehhehgetshdizzy
Ashahcarehteamhmember,hyouharehalwayshonhtimehandhcompletehallhdutieshand
htaskshashassigned.hYouhkeephyourhobligationshandhpromises.hThishqualityhishc
alledh-hans-Dependability
TruehorhFalse:hAuthorizedhstaffharehstaffhwhohhavehcompletedhthehrequiredhtrain
inghtohassisthclientshwithhself-administrationh-hans-True
Ahveryhimportanthparthofhassistinghahpersonhtohbathehish-hans-
Makinghsurehthehpersonhishdrapedhwithhahtowel
Ambulationhishanotherhwordhforh-hans-Walking
Verbalhcuesharehhelpfulhforhahclienthwhohhashdifficultyhremembering.hYouhcanhg
ivehverbalhcueshonehathahtime.hWhenhassistinghahclienthwithhmealshithishgoodh
toh-hans-
Waithuntilhthehclienthhashfinishedhonehtaskhbeforehaskinghhimhtohdohanother
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Allhofhthehfollowingharehconsideredhhealthyhliftinghpracticeshexcepth-hans-
Squathashlowhashpossiblehtohpickhuphanhobject
Whichhofhthehfollowinghwordshwouldhnothbehconsideredhageh-happropriate?h-
hans-Diapers
TruehorhFalse:hFredhhashfallenhfourhtimeshthishmonth,hwhichhishunusualhforhhim
.hHowever,htherehishnohneedhtohnotifyhhishphysicianhbecausehthishishahnormalh
parthofhagingh-hans-False
Ahgrouphofholderhadultshthathishathincreasedhriskhofhdehydrationhish-hans-
Olderhadultshwithhdementia
TruehorhFalse:hSheetshthathfithtoohtighthandhreclinershthathclientsharehunablehto
hgethouthofharehconsideredhrestraintsh-hans-True
Whathstepshshouldhyouhtakehifhyouhsuspecthyourhclienthishbeinghabused?h-
hans-
Ensurehyouhandhyourhclientharehsafe,hcallhlawhenforcementhifhnecessary,hreport
htohAPS,hdocument
ReferringhtohMrs.hTerryhashah"strokehvictim"h-hans-
Ishnothahgoodhexamplehofhperson-centeredhlanguage
WhathdoeshthehacronymhRACEhstandhforhinhthehcontexthofhahfire?h-hans-
Rescue,hAlert,hContain,hExtinguish
Whichhofhthehfollowinghcommunicationhmethodsharehlikelyhtohresulthinhmisinterpr
etationhofhintendedhcommunication?h-hans-
Highhpitch,hloudhvolume,handhfasthspeedhofhspeech
Ifhahclient'shlasthdayshcomehbeforehahperson-
centeredhcarehplanhcanhbehcompletedhthehcarehfacilityhshouldh-hans-
Ashthehclient'shrepresentativehwhaththehclienthwouldhwant
WhathdoeshPPEhstandhfor?h-hans-PersonalhProtectivehEquipment
Ahmeaningfulhlifehforhahclienthishdeterminedhbyh-hans-Thehclient
, Ifhahclienthstartshtohfallhduringhassistancehwithhambulation,hthehbesththinghahcar
ehteamhmemberhcanhdohishtoh-hans-
Bendhherhkneeshandhlowerhthehclienthtohthehfloor
Whathishthehfirsthstephinhassistinghwithhselfhadministrationhofhmedications?h-
hans-LookhaththehMARhtohidentifyhthehmedicationhtohbehadministered
Thehpresencehforhmalnutritionhcanhincreasehthehriskhforh-hans-Dying
OnehofhthehbarriershinhdiagnosinghHIVhish-hans-
Ithcanhbehyearshbeforehthehserioushsymptomshappear
TruehorhFalse:hCarehmusthbehprovidedhinhahmannerhthathprotectshthehperson'sh
privacyh-hans-True
Whenhassistinghahclienthwithhdementiahwithheating,hyourhgoalhishtoh-hans-
Usehtechniqueshtohassisththehpersonhtoheathandhdrinkhindependently
Whenhahchangehofhconditionhishnoticed,hithishimportanthtoh-hans-
Notifyhthehsupervisorhorhnurse
Garyhishahmanhwhohweighsh250hpoundshandhyouharehah130-
poundhcarehteamhmember.hHehusuallyhcanhwalkhandhtransferhtohthehtoilethindep
endently,hbuthtodayhhehdoesn'thfeelhwellhandhishcomplaininghabouthfeelinghdizzy.
hWhenhyouharrive,hhehaskshyouhtohhelphhimhgethtohthehbathroom.hYouhshould
h-hans-
GethanotherhdirecthcarehstaffhpersonhtohassisthyouhsohGaryhwillhhavehtwohpeop
lehinhcasehhehgetshdizzy
Ashahcarehteamhmember,hyouharehalwayshonhtimehandhcompletehallhdutieshand
htaskshashassigned.hYouhkeephyourhobligationshandhpromises.hThishqualityhishc
alledh-hans-Dependability
TruehorhFalse:hAuthorizedhstaffharehstaffhwhohhavehcompletedhthehrequiredhtrain
inghtohassisthclientshwithhself-administrationh-hans-True
Ahveryhimportanthparthofhassistinghahpersonhtohbathehish-hans-
Makinghsurehthehpersonhishdrapedhwithhahtowel
Ambulationhishanotherhwordhforh-hans-Walking
Verbalhcuesharehhelpfulhforhahclienthwhohhashdifficultyhremembering.hYouhcanhg
ivehverbalhcueshonehathahtime.hWhenhassistinghahclienthwithhmealshithishgoodh
toh-hans-
Waithuntilhthehclienthhashfinishedhonehtaskhbeforehaskinghhimhtohdohanother