HCA ACTUAL EXAM FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ Self-determination. Answer: the ability of a person to control
what they do and what happens to them
◉ Service plan or care plan. Answer: a guide or map of the care and
services a client wants and needs, including how and when services
should be offered and who will provide them
◉ More than how man Adults receive long-term care. Answer:
70,000
◉ Terminology: "Client" or "Resident?. Answer: The Department of
Social and Health Services frequently uses the term "client" for
people who receive long-term care
◉ Care Settings. Answer: Clients can receive assistance from Home
Care Aides in many different settings, including:
• their individual house or apartment,
• an adult family home,
,• an assisted living facility, or
• an enhanced services facility.
◉ Care Teams. Answer: • the client's relatives,
• their friends,
• doctors,
• nurses,
• formal representatives,
• social workers, and
• case managers.
◉ Service Plans. Answer: The service plan is a detailed explanation
of the client's needs and the services they will receive. In general, a
service plan identifies:
,1. What tasks the client wants and needs support with;
2. Who will support them with each task; and
3. How and when the client wants the task to be done
◉ Common Physical Changes Associated With Aging. Answer:
Eyesight
Hearing
Smell and taste
Touch
Kidneys and Bladder
Bones
◉ Memory and Aging. Answer: Most people have some experience
forgetting names, appointments, or trivial things like where they left
their keys.
, Memory loss is different from forgetfulness and is not a normal part
of the aging process
◉ Abuse (RCW 74.34.020. Answer: willful action or inaction that
inflicts injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment on a vulnerable adult, including sexual abuse, mental
abuse, physical abuse, and personal exploitation of a vulnerable
adult, and improper use of restraint against a vulnerable adult
◉ Advance directives. Answer: a written document of a person's
wishes regarding medical care in the event they become unable to
make decisions for themselves
◉ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Answer: manual chest
compressions and ventilation in an attempt to restart a person's
heart.
◉ Confidential. Answer: private, secret information not to be shared
unless necessary for the client's care
◉ Grievance. Answer: a formal complaint
◉ Guardian. Answer: a person authorized by the court to act and
make decisions in the best interest of a client who is incapacitated
◉ Self-determination. Answer: the ability of a person to control
what they do and what happens to them
◉ Service plan or care plan. Answer: a guide or map of the care and
services a client wants and needs, including how and when services
should be offered and who will provide them
◉ More than how man Adults receive long-term care. Answer:
70,000
◉ Terminology: "Client" or "Resident?. Answer: The Department of
Social and Health Services frequently uses the term "client" for
people who receive long-term care
◉ Care Settings. Answer: Clients can receive assistance from Home
Care Aides in many different settings, including:
• their individual house or apartment,
• an adult family home,
,• an assisted living facility, or
• an enhanced services facility.
◉ Care Teams. Answer: • the client's relatives,
• their friends,
• doctors,
• nurses,
• formal representatives,
• social workers, and
• case managers.
◉ Service Plans. Answer: The service plan is a detailed explanation
of the client's needs and the services they will receive. In general, a
service plan identifies:
,1. What tasks the client wants and needs support with;
2. Who will support them with each task; and
3. How and when the client wants the task to be done
◉ Common Physical Changes Associated With Aging. Answer:
Eyesight
Hearing
Smell and taste
Touch
Kidneys and Bladder
Bones
◉ Memory and Aging. Answer: Most people have some experience
forgetting names, appointments, or trivial things like where they left
their keys.
, Memory loss is different from forgetfulness and is not a normal part
of the aging process
◉ Abuse (RCW 74.34.020. Answer: willful action or inaction that
inflicts injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment on a vulnerable adult, including sexual abuse, mental
abuse, physical abuse, and personal exploitation of a vulnerable
adult, and improper use of restraint against a vulnerable adult
◉ Advance directives. Answer: a written document of a person's
wishes regarding medical care in the event they become unable to
make decisions for themselves
◉ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Answer: manual chest
compressions and ventilation in an attempt to restart a person's
heart.
◉ Confidential. Answer: private, secret information not to be shared
unless necessary for the client's care
◉ Grievance. Answer: a formal complaint
◉ Guardian. Answer: a person authorized by the court to act and
make decisions in the best interest of a client who is incapacitated
