HCA WASHINGTON SKILLS UPDATED EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔True or false HBV and HCV affect the liver - ✔✔True
✔✔What is HIV? - ✔✔A disease that attacks immune system, preventing the body from
fighting infection the HIV causes AIDS
✔✔What is AIDS? - ✔✔Is a disease that attacks immune system, preventing the body
from fighting infection
Stage three of HIV is very severe
✔✔True or false in order for HIV to be transmitted three conditions must occur. There
must be HIV source
there must be sufficient dose of the virus
there must be access to the bloodstream of another person - ✔✔True
✔✔What are early signs and symptoms of HIV?? - ✔✔Fatigue
Fever
Diarrhea
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
Enlarged lymph nodes
✔✔What do you do if you think you've been exposed to blood-borne pathogen? -
✔✔Use standard PPE
Always report even if you're not sure
Get medical assistance immediately
Dispose of contaminated items
✔✔Having proper body mechanics, such as good posture means? - ✔✔Keep your head
up
Keep your spine and neck straight
Keep your buttocks pulled in
Tighten your stomach muscles
Keep your chest up
Keep your shoulders back
✔✔What is ambulation? - ✔✔The process of walking or moving about
✔✔What are some signs of decreased mobility? - ✔✔Shortness of breath
Stiff joints
Depression
Dizziness
, Numbness and tingling
Constipation
Skin breakdown
✔✔When using an assistive device such as a draw sheet, how many HCA are
required? - ✔✔Lifting a customer with a draw sheet, requires 2 HCA
✔✔What is a draw sheet? - ✔✔A draw sheet is a linen placed under the consumer that
is folded in half to either move or lift a consumer
✔✔True or false when using a gait belt, make sure a woman's breast are not caught
under the transfer belt? - ✔✔True
✔✔When using a transfer board, always check the board for cracks or breaks before
using true or false - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the steps to assisting a consumer who is falling? - ✔✔Do not try to stop
the fall
Try to support the consumers's head and gradually ease the consumer onto the floor
Keep your back straight and positioning your feet for wide base of support flex the knee
hips as you lower the consumer to the floor
If you were behind the consumer gently let him or her slide down your body
✔✔What are the signs of a normal bladder function? - ✔✔Emptying the bladder every 3
or 4 hours during the day (6-8 times in 24hrs) and getting up once at night to empty the
bladder
✔✔What are signs of an abnormal bladder function? - ✔✔-Getting up more than twice
at night to empty bladder
-Experiencing urine leakage or "wetting" accidents ( incontinence)
-Pain or burning during urination
-Emptying the bladder more than eight times A day
-Frequent, sudden, strong urges to go to the bathroom
-Blood in urine
✔✔Urinary incontinence - ✔✔Inability to control bladder function
✔✔What are the 2 types of urinary incontinence ? - ✔✔1. Stressed incontinence;
weakness in the pelvic muscles
2. Urge incontinence; involuntarily loss of urine
✔✔Unitary incontinence common causes? - ✔✔-Urinary tract or vaginal infections
-Side effect of medicines
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔True or false HBV and HCV affect the liver - ✔✔True
✔✔What is HIV? - ✔✔A disease that attacks immune system, preventing the body from
fighting infection the HIV causes AIDS
✔✔What is AIDS? - ✔✔Is a disease that attacks immune system, preventing the body
from fighting infection
Stage three of HIV is very severe
✔✔True or false in order for HIV to be transmitted three conditions must occur. There
must be HIV source
there must be sufficient dose of the virus
there must be access to the bloodstream of another person - ✔✔True
✔✔What are early signs and symptoms of HIV?? - ✔✔Fatigue
Fever
Diarrhea
Night sweats
Loss of appetite
Enlarged lymph nodes
✔✔What do you do if you think you've been exposed to blood-borne pathogen? -
✔✔Use standard PPE
Always report even if you're not sure
Get medical assistance immediately
Dispose of contaminated items
✔✔Having proper body mechanics, such as good posture means? - ✔✔Keep your head
up
Keep your spine and neck straight
Keep your buttocks pulled in
Tighten your stomach muscles
Keep your chest up
Keep your shoulders back
✔✔What is ambulation? - ✔✔The process of walking or moving about
✔✔What are some signs of decreased mobility? - ✔✔Shortness of breath
Stiff joints
Depression
Dizziness
, Numbness and tingling
Constipation
Skin breakdown
✔✔When using an assistive device such as a draw sheet, how many HCA are
required? - ✔✔Lifting a customer with a draw sheet, requires 2 HCA
✔✔What is a draw sheet? - ✔✔A draw sheet is a linen placed under the consumer that
is folded in half to either move or lift a consumer
✔✔True or false when using a gait belt, make sure a woman's breast are not caught
under the transfer belt? - ✔✔True
✔✔When using a transfer board, always check the board for cracks or breaks before
using true or false - ✔✔True
✔✔What are the steps to assisting a consumer who is falling? - ✔✔Do not try to stop
the fall
Try to support the consumers's head and gradually ease the consumer onto the floor
Keep your back straight and positioning your feet for wide base of support flex the knee
hips as you lower the consumer to the floor
If you were behind the consumer gently let him or her slide down your body
✔✔What are the signs of a normal bladder function? - ✔✔Emptying the bladder every 3
or 4 hours during the day (6-8 times in 24hrs) and getting up once at night to empty the
bladder
✔✔What are signs of an abnormal bladder function? - ✔✔-Getting up more than twice
at night to empty bladder
-Experiencing urine leakage or "wetting" accidents ( incontinence)
-Pain or burning during urination
-Emptying the bladder more than eight times A day
-Frequent, sudden, strong urges to go to the bathroom
-Blood in urine
✔✔Urinary incontinence - ✔✔Inability to control bladder function
✔✔What are the 2 types of urinary incontinence ? - ✔✔1. Stressed incontinence;
weakness in the pelvic muscles
2. Urge incontinence; involuntarily loss of urine
✔✔Unitary incontinence common causes? - ✔✔-Urinary tract or vaginal infections
-Side effect of medicines
