HCA FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 ( A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
1. If a family member questions you about their loved one's condition how should
you respond: Answer it honestly
2. body language: The use of body, facial expressions and eyes for communication
3. How should you deal with a client that has opinions/beliefs that conflict with
yours: Listen respectfully and limit responses
4. How should you respond to dying client crying: Allow them to talk about fears
and concerns
5. How can you encourage communication with a depressed person that does not
want to talk to you: Encourage small talk
6. Signs of substance abuse: Unsteady gait, secretive, personality changes
7. What to do when a patient is on meds and develops a rash: Stop use of the med
and notify your supervisor
8. What should you do if a baby continues to cry after care is given, has a fever
and will not take in fluid: Notify your supervisor
9. Define Normal respirations in an adult: 12-24/min, quiet and effortless, regular
10. Most common method of taking an adult's pulse: Radial, with fingertips
11. Baby's pulse respirations in comparison to an adult's: Faster
12. Why is special leg and foot care necessary with diabetes: Often develop
circulatory problems
13. HCA duties: Provide personal care, emotional support, and housekeeping services
14. What observations can be made when giving a client a bath: Skin condition,
ROM, nutrition and hydration status
15. How is TB spread: Coughing and sneezing
16. Environment needed for microorganism growth: Warm, moist and dark
17. What does 1:10 bleach solution mean?: 1 part bleach, 10 parts water
18. Direct transmission: Kissing, direct contact
19. Indirect transmission: Contact with items used by infected person
20. droplet transmission: By sneeze or cough
21. airborne transmission: Dust
22. Vector born disease: Disease transmitted by animal
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GRADED 100% VERIFIED)
1. If a family member questions you about their loved one's condition how should
you respond: Answer it honestly
2. body language: The use of body, facial expressions and eyes for communication
3. How should you deal with a client that has opinions/beliefs that conflict with
yours: Listen respectfully and limit responses
4. How should you respond to dying client crying: Allow them to talk about fears
and concerns
5. How can you encourage communication with a depressed person that does not
want to talk to you: Encourage small talk
6. Signs of substance abuse: Unsteady gait, secretive, personality changes
7. What to do when a patient is on meds and develops a rash: Stop use of the med
and notify your supervisor
8. What should you do if a baby continues to cry after care is given, has a fever
and will not take in fluid: Notify your supervisor
9. Define Normal respirations in an adult: 12-24/min, quiet and effortless, regular
10. Most common method of taking an adult's pulse: Radial, with fingertips
11. Baby's pulse respirations in comparison to an adult's: Faster
12. Why is special leg and foot care necessary with diabetes: Often develop
circulatory problems
13. HCA duties: Provide personal care, emotional support, and housekeeping services
14. What observations can be made when giving a client a bath: Skin condition,
ROM, nutrition and hydration status
15. How is TB spread: Coughing and sneezing
16. Environment needed for microorganism growth: Warm, moist and dark
17. What does 1:10 bleach solution mean?: 1 part bleach, 10 parts water
18. Direct transmission: Kissing, direct contact
19. Indirect transmission: Contact with items used by infected person
20. droplet transmission: By sneeze or cough
21. airborne transmission: Dust
22. Vector born disease: Disease transmitted by animal
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