PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam) with
Correct Answers.
Reinforce a dressing. - Correct Answers True
Apply a hot pack. - Correct Answers False
Give an enema. - Correct Answers False
Administer medication. - Correct Answers False
Change a sterile dressing. - Correct Answers False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - Correct Answers True
Give a rectal suppository. - Correct Answers False
Give a tubal feeding. - Correct Answers False
give insulin - Correct Answers False
Cut Nails - Correct Answers False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - Correct Answers work as part of the
health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - Correct Answers working under
the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - Correct Answers
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - Correct Answers True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a
procedure. - Correct Answers True
, You only communicate through words. - Correct Answers False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - Correct
Answers Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - Correct Answers a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - Correct
Answers giving an explanation of what is going to be done
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? - Correct Answers Talk with the
agency supervisor about the situation.
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? - Correct Answers Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
Correct Answers True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in
two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. -
Correct Answers False
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. - Correct Answers
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - Correct Answers Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Correct Answers.
Reinforce a dressing. - Correct Answers True
Apply a hot pack. - Correct Answers False
Give an enema. - Correct Answers False
Administer medication. - Correct Answers False
Change a sterile dressing. - Correct Answers False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - Correct Answers True
Give a rectal suppository. - Correct Answers False
Give a tubal feeding. - Correct Answers False
give insulin - Correct Answers False
Cut Nails - Correct Answers False
As a Personal Care Assistant, you - Correct Answers work as part of the
health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - Correct Answers working under
the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - Correct Answers
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - Correct Answers True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a
procedure. - Correct Answers True
, You only communicate through words. - Correct Answers False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - Correct
Answers Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - Correct Answers a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - Correct
Answers giving an explanation of what is going to be done
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? - Correct Answers Talk with the
agency supervisor about the situation.
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? - Correct Answers Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
Correct Answers True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in
two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor. -
Correct Answers False
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. - Correct Answers
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - Correct Answers Report it to the nursing supervisor.
