PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)
Questions With 100% Correct Verified
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027
(GRADED A+)
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? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
- VERIFIED ANSWER - 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. -
VERIFIED ANSWER - 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. - VERIFIED ANSWER
- False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in
relation to drug
administration? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Give her a glass of orange juice
Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100 - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about. - VERIFIED ANSWER - False
Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long as you
remember what they were. - VERIFIED ANSWER - False
For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Rectum
, When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: - VERIFIED ANSWER -
one full minute.
When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the patient:
- VERIFIED ANSWER - not be aware that the respirations are being counted
Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of
pathogens. - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
Gloves should be worn when handling items soiled by body fluids. -
VERIFIED ANSWER - True
The catheter drainage bag must be lower than the bladder, but not on the
floor. - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
During a visit, you need to wash your hands after removing gloves: -
VERIFIED ANSWER - All of the above: before you give physical care to the
patient.,after you pet the dog.,before you leave the patient's home
Questions With 100% Correct Verified
Answers Latest Updated 2026/2027
(GRADED A+)
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? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
- VERIFIED ANSWER - 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. -
VERIFIED ANSWER - 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. - VERIFIED ANSWER
- False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in
relation to drug
administration? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Give her a glass of orange juice
Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or over
100 - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally since
they are
not moving about. - VERIFIED ANSWER - False
Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long as you
remember what they were. - VERIFIED ANSWER - False
For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Rectum
, When taking a patient's pulse, you should take it for: - VERIFIED ANSWER -
one full minute.
When a patient's respirations are being counted, it is best that the patient:
- VERIFIED ANSWER - not be aware that the respirations are being counted
Hand washing is the single best way to decrease the transfer of
pathogens. - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
Gloves should be worn when handling items soiled by body fluids. -
VERIFIED ANSWER - True
The catheter drainage bag must be lower than the bladder, but not on the
floor. - VERIFIED ANSWER - True
During a visit, you need to wash your hands after removing gloves: -
VERIFIED ANSWER - All of the above: before you give physical care to the
patient.,after you pet the dog.,before you leave the patient's home
