PCA COMPETENCY (GEORGIA) ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Reinforce a dressing. True Apply a hot pack. False Give an enema. False Administer medication. False Change a sterile dressing. False Assist with change of a colostomy bag. True Give a rectal suppository. False Give a tubal feeding. False give insulin False Cut Nails False As a Personal Care Assistant, you work as part of the health care team. When you work in the home, you will be: working under the supervision of a professional supervisor. As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you In the home, it is important to be a good listener. True Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. True You only communicate through words. False Which of the following is important in communicating with people: Courtesy, Tact , listening Body language is: a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the eyes PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: giving an explanation of what is going to be done Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned 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. A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has not taken the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA do? Notify the agency supervisor. If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. True If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. False A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse. False The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you do? Report it to the nursing supervisor. Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation to drug administration? Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication. When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant do first? Ask the patient to describe the pain. A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home health 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." Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the Personal Care Assistant that she feels very nervous and jittery. What should the PCA do immediately? Give her a glass of orange juice Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over 100 True The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since they are not moving about. False Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long as you remember what they were. False For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal temperature? Rectum When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: one full minute. When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the patient: not be aware that the respirations are being counted Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of pathogens. True Gloves should be worn when handling items soiled by body fluids. True The catheter drainage bag must be lower than the bladder, but not on the floor. True