PCA COMPETENCY TEST GEORGIA EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE| KEY TO SUCESS
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - Answer-Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take
in relation to drug
administration? - Answer-Recording and reporting the patient's reaction
to the medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care
Assistant do first? - Answer-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? - Answer-"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? - Answer-Give her a glass of orange juice
Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100 - Answer-True
The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about. - Answer-False
Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long as
you
remember what they were. - Answer-False
For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature? - Answer-Rectum
When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: - Answer-one full
minute.
When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the
patient: - Answer-not be aware that the respirations are being counted
Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of
pathogens. - Answer-True
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE| KEY TO SUCESS
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - Answer-Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take
in relation to drug
administration? - Answer-Recording and reporting the patient's reaction
to the medication.
When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care
Assistant do first? - Answer-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? - Answer-"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? - Answer-Give her a glass of orange juice
Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100 - Answer-True
The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about. - Answer-False
Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long as
you
remember what they were. - Answer-False
For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature? - Answer-Rectum
When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: - Answer-one full
minute.
When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the
patient: - Answer-not be aware that the respirations are being counted
Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of
pathogens. - Answer-True
