Georgia PCA Competency Test 2025–2026 | Patient
Care Assistant Exam Questions & Answers | Certified
Prep | Graded A+
As a Personal Care Assistant, you
work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be:
working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to:
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure.
,True
You only communicate through words.
False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is:
a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the
eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
giving an explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should
Miss
, Harris do because she feels this way?
Talk with the agency supervisor about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has
not taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA do?
Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor.
False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse.
False
Care Assistant Exam Questions & Answers | Certified
Prep | Graded A+
As a Personal Care Assistant, you
work as part of the health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be:
working under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to:
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure.
,True
You only communicate through words.
False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people:
Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is:
a way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expressions and the
eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by:
giving an explanation of what is going to be done
Miss Harris, a Personal Care Assistant, is assigned to care for Mr. Goodway. Miss
Harris
notices that she feels very angry when she is with Mr. Goodway. What should
Miss
, Harris do because she feels this way?
Talk with the agency supervisor about the situation.
A patient accuses a Personal Care Assistant of stealing five dollars. The PCA has
not taken
the patient's money, but the patient does not believe this. What should the PCA do?
Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done.
True
If the patient has a new area of skin breakdo� and the nurse is coming in two
days, you do not need to report the skin breakdown to your supervisor.
False
A rapid pulse and shortness of breath in a patient usually indicates the patient is
excited and does not need to be reported to the nurse.
False
