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HCA Washington Skills Exam (2025)
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Terms in this set (18)
1. Ensure all needed items are within reach to
prevent contamination
2. Remove wristwatches or push watches and long
uniform sleeves up four to five inches
3. Stand away from the sink to prevent clothing
contamination
4. Do not touch any surface of the sink basin
throughout the task
5. Turn on water to comfortable temp
6. Wet hands and wrists, keeping hands pointed
Handwashing
toward bottom of the skin
7. Apply soap
8. Rub all surfaces of the wrists, hands, and fingers
for 20 seconds
9. Rise all surfaces of wrists, hands and fingers,
ensuring water flows from wrists to fingertips
10. Dry wrists, hands, and fingers, ensuring hands
remain pointed toward the bottom of the sink
11. Discard used paper towel
12. Turn off faucet with fresh paper towel
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1. Supplies: Gather supplies needed for care or task
before starting
2. Wash: Wash your hands before any contact with
the client
3. Identify: Identify yourself by telling the client your
name and verifying your client's name
SWIPES
4. Privacy: Provide privacy throughout care with a
curtain, screen, or door
5. Explain: Explain what you are going to do with the
client
6. Scan: Scan the area to be sure everything is back
in place after care
1. identify self to the client when beginning care
2. use infection control measures and Standard
Precautions to protect the client and the HCA
throughout procedure
3. promote client's social and human needs
throughout procedure
Common Care Practices
4. promote client's rights throughout procedure
5. promote client's safety throughout procedure
6. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
7. leave common use items within client's reach at
end of care (e.g., phone, glasses, remote, tissues,
glass of water)
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1. Knock on door
2. SWIPES
3. Put on gloves if risk of blood or bodily fluids
exists
4. Position chair/wheelchair close to bed with arm
of the wheelchair almost touching bed
5. Fold up or remove footrests
6. Lock wheels of wheel chair
7. If client is not in a sitting position, assist client to
roll toward the side of bed (bend knees, support on
side under shoulder)
8. Assist client to sitting position on side of bed,
making sure to support client's back and hips,
keeping the feet flat on the floor and knees at a 90-
degree angle
9. Put on appropriate non-skid footwear
10. Stand in front of and facing person. Explain what
you are going to do
11. Transfer w gait belt: place gait belt around client's
Transfer to chair or
wait, ensuring snug fit. Grasp gait belt on both sides
wheelchair with/without
of the client
gait belt
12. Transfer without gait belt: place arms around
client's torso under client's arms
13. Brace the person's lower extremities by
straddling the weaker leg
14. Tell the client to rock forward on count of three
and use arms to push off bed into standing position
15. Count to three and assist to standing position
16. Pivot person in front of wheel chair so back of
legs touch the seat of chair
17. Prompt the client to reach back to armrests
18. Assist client into wheelchair by flexing your knees
and lowering client into chair
19. Position client with hips touching back of
wheelchair
20. After reattacking footrests, place feet on them
21. Remove gait belt
22. Make sure client has proper body alignment in
chair
23. Remove gloves, wash hands
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HCA Washington Skills Exam (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TEST!!
Save
Terms in this set (18)
1. Ensure all needed items are within reach to
prevent contamination
2. Remove wristwatches or push watches and long
uniform sleeves up four to five inches
3. Stand away from the sink to prevent clothing
contamination
4. Do not touch any surface of the sink basin
throughout the task
5. Turn on water to comfortable temp
6. Wet hands and wrists, keeping hands pointed
Handwashing
toward bottom of the skin
7. Apply soap
8. Rub all surfaces of the wrists, hands, and fingers
for 20 seconds
9. Rise all surfaces of wrists, hands and fingers,
ensuring water flows from wrists to fingertips
10. Dry wrists, hands, and fingers, ensuring hands
remain pointed toward the bottom of the sink
11. Discard used paper towel
12. Turn off faucet with fresh paper towel
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,2/16/25, 7:10 PM HCA Washington Skills Exam (2025) comprehensive questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2…
1. Supplies: Gather supplies needed for care or task
before starting
2. Wash: Wash your hands before any contact with
the client
3. Identify: Identify yourself by telling the client your
name and verifying your client's name
SWIPES
4. Privacy: Provide privacy throughout care with a
curtain, screen, or door
5. Explain: Explain what you are going to do with the
client
6. Scan: Scan the area to be sure everything is back
in place after care
1. identify self to the client when beginning care
2. use infection control measures and Standard
Precautions to protect the client and the HCA
throughout procedure
3. promote client's social and human needs
throughout procedure
Common Care Practices
4. promote client's rights throughout procedure
5. promote client's safety throughout procedure
6. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
7. leave common use items within client's reach at
end of care (e.g., phone, glasses, remote, tissues,
glass of water)
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, 2/16/25, 7:10 PM HCA Washington Skills Exam (2025) comprehensive questions and verified answers ( detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2…
1. Knock on door
2. SWIPES
3. Put on gloves if risk of blood or bodily fluids
exists
4. Position chair/wheelchair close to bed with arm
of the wheelchair almost touching bed
5. Fold up or remove footrests
6. Lock wheels of wheel chair
7. If client is not in a sitting position, assist client to
roll toward the side of bed (bend knees, support on
side under shoulder)
8. Assist client to sitting position on side of bed,
making sure to support client's back and hips,
keeping the feet flat on the floor and knees at a 90-
degree angle
9. Put on appropriate non-skid footwear
10. Stand in front of and facing person. Explain what
you are going to do
11. Transfer w gait belt: place gait belt around client's
Transfer to chair or
wait, ensuring snug fit. Grasp gait belt on both sides
wheelchair with/without
of the client
gait belt
12. Transfer without gait belt: place arms around
client's torso under client's arms
13. Brace the person's lower extremities by
straddling the weaker leg
14. Tell the client to rock forward on count of three
and use arms to push off bed into standing position
15. Count to three and assist to standing position
16. Pivot person in front of wheel chair so back of
legs touch the seat of chair
17. Prompt the client to reach back to armrests
18. Assist client into wheelchair by flexing your knees
and lowering client into chair
19. Position client with hips touching back of
wheelchair
20. After reattacking footrests, place feet on them
21. Remove gait belt
22. Make sure client has proper body alignment in
chair
23. Remove gloves, wash hands
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