PCA TEST QUESTIONS WITH ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS
being ccresponsible ccfor ccone's ccactions ccand ccthe ccactions ccof ccothers.
A) ccresponsibility cc
B) cctaking ccaction cc
C) ccaccountability cc- ccAnswer ccAccountability
a ccpatient ccshould ccbe ccencourage ccby ccthe ccPCA ccto ccTCDB ccevery
cc_______________ cchours ccpostoperatively
A) ccone
B) cctwo
C) ccfour cc- ccAnswer cctwo
dirty cclinens ccare ccplaced ccin ccwhat cccolor ccbags
A) ccblack
B) ccgreen
C) ccred cc- ccAnswer ccgreen
urine cccollected ccfrom ccpatient ccin ccthe ccmiddle ccof ccurination.
A) cccollection cc
B) ccmidstream
C) ccurinating cc- ccAnswer ccmidstream
a cclow ccsodium ccdiet ccis cca ccrestriction ccin cc__________ ccintake
A) ccsalt
B) ccwater
C) ccfood cc- ccAnswer ccsalt
abuse ccinvolving cchitting, ccslapping, ccor cckicking ccanother ccperson
A) ccpersonal cc
B) ccphysical
C) ccfight cc- ccAnswer ccphysical
sudden ccdrop ccin ccblood ccpressure ccwhen ccpatient ccstands ccfrom cclying ccor
ccsitting ccposition
A) ccorthostatic
B) ccfainting cc
C) ccstoke cc- ccAnswer ccorthostatic
,blood ccvessels cc____________ ccwhen ccheat ccapplication ccis ccapplied ccto ccthe
ccskin
A) ccexpand
B) cccontract cc
C) ccbind cc- ccAnswer ccContract
when cca ccpatient ccis ccrestrained, ccthe ccPCA's ccrole ccis ccmaking ccsure ccthe
ccpatient's cc____________ ccare ccbeing ccmet cc- ccAnswer ccbasic ccneeds
the ccPCA ccshould ccbe ccaware ccof ccthe ccrate, ccrhythm, ccand cc__________ ccwhen
cctaking cca ccradial ccpulse
A) ccstrength cc
B) ccbeat cc
C) ccquality cc- ccAnswer ccquality
what ccdoes cca ccred ccarm ccband ccstand ccfor
A) ccallergy cc
B) ccleave ccthem ccalone cc
C) cchigh ccfall ccrisk cc- ccAnswer ccallergy
A cc_____________ ccconsists ccof ccproteins, cccarbohydrates, ccfats ccand ccfluids
A) ccbad ccdiet
B) cchealthy ccdiet
C) ccmeal cc- ccAnswer cchealthy ccdiet
when ccfood ccand ccfluids ccare ccbreathed ccinto ccthe cclungs
A) cchypotension cc
B) ccaspiration cc
C) ccasthma cc- ccAnswer ccaspiration
a cctype ccof ccdata ccobtained ccfrom ccthe ccpatient ccdescribing ccsymptoms ccsuch
ccas ccnausea, ccpain ccor ccdizziness cc- ccAnswer ccsubjective
a ccpatient ccin ccrestraints ccmay ccshow ccsigns ccof ccpoor cc_______________ ccwith
ccblue ccdiscoloration ccto ccnail ccbeds, cccool ccskin, ccnumbness ccand/or ccpain ccto
ccextremity
A) cccirculation cc
B) ccattitude cc
C) ccnone ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccAnswer cccirculation
postoperatively, ccthe ccPCA's ccrole ccis ccto ccprevent cc________________
A) cccomplications cc
B) ccfalls
C) ccinfection cc- ccAnswer cccomplications
, what cccolor ccof ccarm ccband ccthat ccmeans ccdo ccnot cctake ccblood ccpressure ccin
cca ccspecific ccarm?
A) ccred
B) ccyellow cc
C) ccpink cc- ccAnswer ccpink
always ccuse ccprotective ccequipment, ccsuch ccas ccgown, ccgloves ccand ccmask,
ccwhen ccin ccan cc_________ ccroom
A) ccpatient cc
B) cchospital cc
C) ccisolation cc- ccAnswer ccisolation
a ccterm ccmeaning cctoward ccthe ccfront ccof ccthe ccbody
A) ccposterior cc
B) ccfront cc
C) ccanterior cc- ccAnswer ccanterior
always ccuse cctwo ccidentifiers ccwhich ccare ccthe ccpatient's cc_____________ ccand
cc____________ ccto ccproperly ccidentify cca ccpatient
A) ccname ccand ccDOB cc
B) ccword ccand ccpicture
C) ccnumber ccand ccname cc- ccAnswer ccname, ccDOB
one ccof ccthe cc5 ccrights ccof ccdelegation. ccthe ccright cc________________ cc-
ccAnswer ccTask
characteristics ccof cca ccgroup ccof ccpeople ccbased ccon cctheir cclanguage, ccbeliefs,
ccand ccvalues ccpassed ccon ccfrom ccone ccgeneration ccto ccthe ccnext cc- ccAnswer
ccculture
a ccconcept ccthat ccconsiders ccthe ccwhole ccperson ccwith ccphysical, ccsocial,
ccpsychological ccand ccspiritual ccparts ccthat ccis ccwoven cctogether ccand cccan ccnot
ccbe ccseparated
A) ccrespect cc
B) ccnormal cc
C) ccholism cc- ccAnswer ccholism
type ccof cccommunication ccthat ccdoes ccnot ccuse ccwords ccand ccmore ccaccurately
ccreflects cchow cca ccperson ccfeels cc- ccAnswer ccnonverbal
difficulty ccbreathing
A) ccasthma cc
B) ccdyspnea cc
C) ccamnesia cc- ccAnswer ccdyspnea
who ccis ccprimary ccfocus ccof ccthe cchealthcare ccteam ccin ccthe cchealthcare ccsetting
SOLUTIONS
being ccresponsible ccfor ccone's ccactions ccand ccthe ccactions ccof ccothers.
A) ccresponsibility cc
B) cctaking ccaction cc
C) ccaccountability cc- ccAnswer ccAccountability
a ccpatient ccshould ccbe ccencourage ccby ccthe ccPCA ccto ccTCDB ccevery
cc_______________ cchours ccpostoperatively
A) ccone
B) cctwo
C) ccfour cc- ccAnswer cctwo
dirty cclinens ccare ccplaced ccin ccwhat cccolor ccbags
A) ccblack
B) ccgreen
C) ccred cc- ccAnswer ccgreen
urine cccollected ccfrom ccpatient ccin ccthe ccmiddle ccof ccurination.
A) cccollection cc
B) ccmidstream
C) ccurinating cc- ccAnswer ccmidstream
a cclow ccsodium ccdiet ccis cca ccrestriction ccin cc__________ ccintake
A) ccsalt
B) ccwater
C) ccfood cc- ccAnswer ccsalt
abuse ccinvolving cchitting, ccslapping, ccor cckicking ccanother ccperson
A) ccpersonal cc
B) ccphysical
C) ccfight cc- ccAnswer ccphysical
sudden ccdrop ccin ccblood ccpressure ccwhen ccpatient ccstands ccfrom cclying ccor
ccsitting ccposition
A) ccorthostatic
B) ccfainting cc
C) ccstoke cc- ccAnswer ccorthostatic
,blood ccvessels cc____________ ccwhen ccheat ccapplication ccis ccapplied ccto ccthe
ccskin
A) ccexpand
B) cccontract cc
C) ccbind cc- ccAnswer ccContract
when cca ccpatient ccis ccrestrained, ccthe ccPCA's ccrole ccis ccmaking ccsure ccthe
ccpatient's cc____________ ccare ccbeing ccmet cc- ccAnswer ccbasic ccneeds
the ccPCA ccshould ccbe ccaware ccof ccthe ccrate, ccrhythm, ccand cc__________ ccwhen
cctaking cca ccradial ccpulse
A) ccstrength cc
B) ccbeat cc
C) ccquality cc- ccAnswer ccquality
what ccdoes cca ccred ccarm ccband ccstand ccfor
A) ccallergy cc
B) ccleave ccthem ccalone cc
C) cchigh ccfall ccrisk cc- ccAnswer ccallergy
A cc_____________ ccconsists ccof ccproteins, cccarbohydrates, ccfats ccand ccfluids
A) ccbad ccdiet
B) cchealthy ccdiet
C) ccmeal cc- ccAnswer cchealthy ccdiet
when ccfood ccand ccfluids ccare ccbreathed ccinto ccthe cclungs
A) cchypotension cc
B) ccaspiration cc
C) ccasthma cc- ccAnswer ccaspiration
a cctype ccof ccdata ccobtained ccfrom ccthe ccpatient ccdescribing ccsymptoms ccsuch
ccas ccnausea, ccpain ccor ccdizziness cc- ccAnswer ccsubjective
a ccpatient ccin ccrestraints ccmay ccshow ccsigns ccof ccpoor cc_______________ ccwith
ccblue ccdiscoloration ccto ccnail ccbeds, cccool ccskin, ccnumbness ccand/or ccpain ccto
ccextremity
A) cccirculation cc
B) ccattitude cc
C) ccnone ccof ccthe ccabove cc- ccAnswer cccirculation
postoperatively, ccthe ccPCA's ccrole ccis ccto ccprevent cc________________
A) cccomplications cc
B) ccfalls
C) ccinfection cc- ccAnswer cccomplications
, what cccolor ccof ccarm ccband ccthat ccmeans ccdo ccnot cctake ccblood ccpressure ccin
cca ccspecific ccarm?
A) ccred
B) ccyellow cc
C) ccpink cc- ccAnswer ccpink
always ccuse ccprotective ccequipment, ccsuch ccas ccgown, ccgloves ccand ccmask,
ccwhen ccin ccan cc_________ ccroom
A) ccpatient cc
B) cchospital cc
C) ccisolation cc- ccAnswer ccisolation
a ccterm ccmeaning cctoward ccthe ccfront ccof ccthe ccbody
A) ccposterior cc
B) ccfront cc
C) ccanterior cc- ccAnswer ccanterior
always ccuse cctwo ccidentifiers ccwhich ccare ccthe ccpatient's cc_____________ ccand
cc____________ ccto ccproperly ccidentify cca ccpatient
A) ccname ccand ccDOB cc
B) ccword ccand ccpicture
C) ccnumber ccand ccname cc- ccAnswer ccname, ccDOB
one ccof ccthe cc5 ccrights ccof ccdelegation. ccthe ccright cc________________ cc-
ccAnswer ccTask
characteristics ccof cca ccgroup ccof ccpeople ccbased ccon cctheir cclanguage, ccbeliefs,
ccand ccvalues ccpassed ccon ccfrom ccone ccgeneration ccto ccthe ccnext cc- ccAnswer
ccculture
a ccconcept ccthat ccconsiders ccthe ccwhole ccperson ccwith ccphysical, ccsocial,
ccpsychological ccand ccspiritual ccparts ccthat ccis ccwoven cctogether ccand cccan ccnot
ccbe ccseparated
A) ccrespect cc
B) ccnormal cc
C) ccholism cc- ccAnswer ccholism
type ccof cccommunication ccthat ccdoes ccnot ccuse ccwords ccand ccmore ccaccurately
ccreflects cchow cca ccperson ccfeels cc- ccAnswer ccnonverbal
difficulty ccbreathing
A) ccasthma cc
B) ccdyspnea cc
C) ccamnesia cc- ccAnswer ccdyspnea
who ccis ccprimary ccfocus ccof ccthe cchealthcare ccteam ccin ccthe cchealthcare ccsetting
