PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)
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1. Reinforce a dressing.: True
2. Apply a hot pack.: False
3. Give an enema.: False
4. Administer medication.: False
5. Change a sterile dressing.: False
6. Assist with 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 part of the health care team.
12. When you work in the home, you will be:: working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
13. As Personal Care Assistant, it is your 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 proce-
dure.: True
16. You only communicate through words.: False
17. Which of the following is important in communicating with people:: Cour-
tesy, Tact , listening
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 expla-
nation of what is going to be done
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not
done.: True
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23. If the patient has a new area of skin breakdoýand the nurse is coming in
two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor.: False
24. 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
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 Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in
relation to drug
administration?: Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
27. When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant
do first?: Ask the patient to describe the pain.
28. 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."
29. 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
30. Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100: True
31. The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about.: False
32. Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs 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 tempera-
ture?: Rectum
34. When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for:: one full minute.
35. When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the patient:-
: not be aware that the respirations 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 medication.: False
5. Change a sterile dressing.: False
6. Assist with 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 part of the health care team.
12. When you work in the home, you will be:: working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
13. As Personal Care Assistant, it is your 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 proce-
dure.: True
16. You only communicate through words.: False
17. Which of the following is important in communicating with people:: Cour-
tesy, Tact , listening
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 expla-
nation of what is going to be done
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not
done.: True
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23. If the patient has a new area of skin breakdoýand the nurse is coming in
two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor.: False
24. 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
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 Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in
relation to drug
administration?: Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
27. When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant
do first?: Ask the patient to describe the pain.
28. 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."
29. 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
30. Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100: True
31. The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about.: False
32. Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs 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 tempera-
ture?: Rectum
34. When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for:: one full minute.
35. When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the patient:-
: not be aware that the respirations 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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