HCA WASHINGTON SKILLS 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Help a Client to Walk - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning care
2. explain walking destination before the client begins walking
3. have client lean forward on the seat of the chair before standing
4. cue client to push up with arms from chair to stand
5. prepare client for standing by positioning knees at 90 degree angle with feet flat on
floor
6. place hand on client's arm, back or waist when client stands
7. cue client to stand
8. walk slightly behind and to one side of client while walking
9. ambulate client the required distance
10. ask how client feels after standing or while walking
11. cue positioning before client sits, with legs centered against seat of chair for safe
seating
12. cue client to reach for chair before sitting
13. place hand on client's arm, back, or waist when client sits
14. leave client sitting safely in chair with hips against the back of seat
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g. phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Help a Client Take Medication - ✔✔1. identify self to client when beginning care
2. check client's medication schedule
3. advise client it is time to take medicine
4. select the medication labeled with the client's name
5. select the correct medication bottle
6. review the medication label before removing medication from the bottle
7. pour pills into cap of medicine bottle without touching medication
8. give client correct medication dose placed into hand from the cap of the medication
bottle without the candidate touching the medication
9. cue client to take medication
10. assist client to take medication without having the candidate's hand over the client's
hand, or tipping client's hand to place pill(s) into mouth, or placing the pills directly into
the mouth (two-finger rule)
11. provide client cup of water to use for swallowing medication
12. cue client to drink full cup of water
13. ask client or check if medication is swallowed or check that swallowed
14. close medication bottle and return to box before ending procedure
, 15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote clients social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g. phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)
✔✔Provide Mouth Care to a Client - ✔✔1. Identify self to the client when beginning care
2. apply clean gloves before brushing teeth
3. wet toothbrush with water before brushing teeth
4. apply toothpaste to toothbrush before brushing client's teeth
5. brush tops and side surfaces of client's teeth
6. use gentle circular motions when brushing side surfaces of client's teeth and gums
7. brush, or offer to brush, the client's tongue
8. provide client clean water in cup to rinse mouth
9. hold basin or a cup (separate cup) near client's chin to collect rinse water and spit
10. leave client's mouth area clean and dry at completion of mouth care
11. use barrier (e.g. towel) to protect client's clothing while providing mouth care and
remove at completion of procedure
12. rinse and dry basin and rinse toothbrush before storing
13. dispose of used linen(s) and trash appropriately and leave overbed table dry at
completion of procedure
14.remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g., phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Clean and Store a Client's Denture - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning
care
2. apply gloves before handling denture
3. use cool or tepid water when cleaning and rinsing denture
4. use toothpaste to cleanse denture
5. brush inner and outer surfaces of denture
6. rinse denture in water to remove toothpaste after brushing
7. place clean denture in denture cup filled with clean, cool, or tepid clean water or
denture solution
8. prevent contamination of denture throughout procedure (e.g. floating in sink water or
setting denture directly on unprotected surface)?
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Help a Client to Walk - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning care
2. explain walking destination before the client begins walking
3. have client lean forward on the seat of the chair before standing
4. cue client to push up with arms from chair to stand
5. prepare client for standing by positioning knees at 90 degree angle with feet flat on
floor
6. place hand on client's arm, back or waist when client stands
7. cue client to stand
8. walk slightly behind and to one side of client while walking
9. ambulate client the required distance
10. ask how client feels after standing or while walking
11. cue positioning before client sits, with legs centered against seat of chair for safe
seating
12. cue client to reach for chair before sitting
13. place hand on client's arm, back, or waist when client sits
14. leave client sitting safely in chair with hips against the back of seat
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g. phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Help a Client Take Medication - ✔✔1. identify self to client when beginning care
2. check client's medication schedule
3. advise client it is time to take medicine
4. select the medication labeled with the client's name
5. select the correct medication bottle
6. review the medication label before removing medication from the bottle
7. pour pills into cap of medicine bottle without touching medication
8. give client correct medication dose placed into hand from the cap of the medication
bottle without the candidate touching the medication
9. cue client to take medication
10. assist client to take medication without having the candidate's hand over the client's
hand, or tipping client's hand to place pill(s) into mouth, or placing the pills directly into
the mouth (two-finger rule)
11. provide client cup of water to use for swallowing medication
12. cue client to drink full cup of water
13. ask client or check if medication is swallowed or check that swallowed
14. close medication bottle and return to box before ending procedure
, 15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote clients social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g. phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)
✔✔Provide Mouth Care to a Client - ✔✔1. Identify self to the client when beginning care
2. apply clean gloves before brushing teeth
3. wet toothbrush with water before brushing teeth
4. apply toothpaste to toothbrush before brushing client's teeth
5. brush tops and side surfaces of client's teeth
6. use gentle circular motions when brushing side surfaces of client's teeth and gums
7. brush, or offer to brush, the client's tongue
8. provide client clean water in cup to rinse mouth
9. hold basin or a cup (separate cup) near client's chin to collect rinse water and spit
10. leave client's mouth area clean and dry at completion of mouth care
11. use barrier (e.g. towel) to protect client's clothing while providing mouth care and
remove at completion of procedure
12. rinse and dry basin and rinse toothbrush before storing
13. dispose of used linen(s) and trash appropriately and leave overbed table dry at
completion of procedure
14.remove gloves without contaminating self after rinsing and storing equipment
15. use infection control measures and Standard Precautions to protect the client and
the HCA throughout procedure
16. promote client's social and human needs throughout procedure
17. promote client's rights throughout procedure
18. promote client's safety throughout procedure
19. promote client's comfort throughout procedure
20. leave common use items within client's reach at end of care (e.g., phone, glasses,
remote, tissues, glass of water)?
✔✔Clean and Store a Client's Denture - ✔✔1. identify self to the client when beginning
care
2. apply gloves before handling denture
3. use cool or tepid water when cleaning and rinsing denture
4. use toothpaste to cleanse denture
5. brush inner and outer surfaces of denture
6. rinse denture in water to remove toothpaste after brushing
7. place clean denture in denture cup filled with clean, cool, or tepid clean water or
denture solution
8. prevent contamination of denture throughout procedure (e.g. floating in sink water or
setting denture directly on unprotected surface)?
