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PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)|
COMPLETE EXAM SET (questions and
verified answers)frequently most tested
questions | already passed!!
1. A PCA’s primary responsibility is to:
a) Diagnose medical conditions
b) Perform surgery
c) Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
d) Prescribe medications
Answer: c) Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
Rationale: PCAs provide non-medical care, helping with bathing,
dressing, eating, etc.
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2. Which task is outside the PCA scope of practice in
Georgia?
a) Feeding a client
b) Changing a sterile dressing
c) Transferring from bed to wheelchair
d) Reporting changes in skin condition
Answer: b) Changing a sterile dressing
Rationale: Sterile dressing changes require a licensed nurse.
3. A PCA notices a client’s bed sore is worsening. What
should she do?
a) Apply antibiotic cream
b) Ignore it if client doesn’t complain
c) Report immediately to the supervising nurse
d) Change the dressing herself
Answer: c) Report immediately to the supervising nurse
Rationale: PCAs report changes; treatment is nursing/medical.
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4. Which is an example of instrumental ADL (IADL)?
a) Bathing
b) Toileting
c) Managing finances
d) Ambulation
Answer: c) Managing finances
Rationale: IADLs include cooking, shopping, money management
– higher-level tasks.
5. A client asks the PCA to help with a religious ritual. The
PCA should:
a) Refuse, citing separation of church and state
b) Help if comfortable and within care plan
c) Call the police
d) Mock the ritual
Answer: b) Help if comfortable and within care plan
Rationale: Respect client’s beliefs; assist unless unsafe or against
policy.
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6. Which action demonstrates client advocacy?
a) Speaking louder when client doesn’t understand
b) Reporting suspected abuse to the supervisor
c) Giving medical advice
d) Borrowing money from the client
Answer: b) Reporting suspected abuse to the supervisor
Rationale: Advocacy means protecting client rights and safety.
7. True/False: A PCA can refuse an assignment if it is
unsafe or outside training.
Answer: True
Rationale: PCAs have the right to refuse unsafe tasks.
8. When a client is dying, the PCA should:
a) Avoid the room
b) Continue providing comfort and hygiene as tolerated
c) Stop all care
d) Tell the client to “cheer up”
PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)|
COMPLETE EXAM SET (questions and
verified answers)frequently most tested
questions | already passed!!
1. A PCA’s primary responsibility is to:
a) Diagnose medical conditions
b) Perform surgery
c) Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
d) Prescribe medications
Answer: c) Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs)
Rationale: PCAs provide non-medical care, helping with bathing,
dressing, eating, etc.
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2. Which task is outside the PCA scope of practice in
Georgia?
a) Feeding a client
b) Changing a sterile dressing
c) Transferring from bed to wheelchair
d) Reporting changes in skin condition
Answer: b) Changing a sterile dressing
Rationale: Sterile dressing changes require a licensed nurse.
3. A PCA notices a client’s bed sore is worsening. What
should she do?
a) Apply antibiotic cream
b) Ignore it if client doesn’t complain
c) Report immediately to the supervising nurse
d) Change the dressing herself
Answer: c) Report immediately to the supervising nurse
Rationale: PCAs report changes; treatment is nursing/medical.
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4. Which is an example of instrumental ADL (IADL)?
a) Bathing
b) Toileting
c) Managing finances
d) Ambulation
Answer: c) Managing finances
Rationale: IADLs include cooking, shopping, money management
– higher-level tasks.
5. A client asks the PCA to help with a religious ritual. The
PCA should:
a) Refuse, citing separation of church and state
b) Help if comfortable and within care plan
c) Call the police
d) Mock the ritual
Answer: b) Help if comfortable and within care plan
Rationale: Respect client’s beliefs; assist unless unsafe or against
policy.
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6. Which action demonstrates client advocacy?
a) Speaking louder when client doesn’t understand
b) Reporting suspected abuse to the supervisor
c) Giving medical advice
d) Borrowing money from the client
Answer: b) Reporting suspected abuse to the supervisor
Rationale: Advocacy means protecting client rights and safety.
7. True/False: A PCA can refuse an assignment if it is
unsafe or outside training.
Answer: True
Rationale: PCAs have the right to refuse unsafe tasks.
8. When a client is dying, the PCA should:
a) Avoid the room
b) Continue providing comfort and hygiene as tolerated
c) Stop all care
d) Tell the client to “cheer up”
