HCA CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● It would be appropriate to release patient information to:
a. The patient's (non-attending) physician brother
b. The patient's private financial company
c. The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
d. A retired physician who is a friend of the family.
Answer: c. The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered
procedure
●● True of False: If a person has the ability to access facility or
company systems or applications, they have a right to view any
information contained in that system or application?.
Answer: False
●● If an employee/student/patient has medical testing at an HCA
facility, the appropriate way for him or her to access the rest results is:
, a. Complete the authorization form in Medical Records to receive a copy
of the results
b. Check the computer system for his or her own results
c. Get a fellow employee to access the results while looking over his or
her shoulder
d. Call a friend in the department where the test was done to get the
results for the employee.
Answer: a. Complete the authorization form in Medical Records to
receive a copy of the results
●● True or False: It is appropriate for my tattoo to be visible as long as it
is not considered offensive..
Answer: False
●● Symptoms of mental abuse would include:
a. Punching
b. Limiting access to bank accounts
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● It would be appropriate to release patient information to:
a. The patient's (non-attending) physician brother
b. The patient's private financial company
c. The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered procedure
d. A retired physician who is a friend of the family.
Answer: c. The respiratory therapy personnel doing an ordered
procedure
●● True of False: If a person has the ability to access facility or
company systems or applications, they have a right to view any
information contained in that system or application?.
Answer: False
●● If an employee/student/patient has medical testing at an HCA
facility, the appropriate way for him or her to access the rest results is:
, a. Complete the authorization form in Medical Records to receive a copy
of the results
b. Check the computer system for his or her own results
c. Get a fellow employee to access the results while looking over his or
her shoulder
d. Call a friend in the department where the test was done to get the
results for the employee.
Answer: a. Complete the authorization form in Medical Records to
receive a copy of the results
●● True or False: It is appropriate for my tattoo to be visible as long as it
is not considered offensive..
Answer: False
●● Symptoms of mental abuse would include:
a. Punching
b. Limiting access to bank accounts
