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PCA COMPETENCY TEST (GEORGIA
EXAM)| 100 QUESTIONS| ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Question :When you work in the home, you will be:
Correct answer:working under the supervision of a
professional supervisor.
Question :As Personal Care Assistant, it is your
responsibility to:
Correct answer:do only the tasks that the registered nurse
or therapist assigns to you
Question :Which of the following is important in
communicating with people:
Correct answer:Courtesy, Tact , listening
Question :PCA care for a conscious patient should be
preceded by:
Correct answer:giving an explanation of what is going to
be done
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Question :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 answer:Talk with the agency supervisor about the
situation.
Question :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 answer:Notify the agency supervisor.
Question :Which of these actions is the Personal Care
Assistant permitted to take in relation to drug administration?
Correct answer:Recording and reporting the patient's
reaction to the medication.
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Question :When a patient complains of pain, what should
the Personal Care Assistant do first?
Correct answer:Ask the patient to describe the pain.
Question :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?
Correct answer:"I have a rash on my stomach since I've
been taking these pills."
Question :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?
Correct answer:Give her a glass of orange juice
Question :For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6
degrees F. a normal temperature?
Correct answer:Rectum
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Question :When taking a patient's pulse, you should take
it for:
Correct answer:one full minute.
Question :When a patient's respirations are being counted,
it is best that the patient:
Correct answer:not be aware that the respirations are
being counted
Question :During a visit, you need to wash your hands
after removing gloves:
Correct 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
Question :In what situation should gloves be used?
Correct answer:All of the above:The patient is vomiting,The patient has been incontinent of stool.,The patient has drainage wound