GEORGIA PCA COMPETENCY EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS| LATEST UPDATE
Reinforce a dressing. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Apply a hot pack. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Give an enema. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Administer medication. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Change a sterile dressing. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Give a rectal suppository. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Give a tubal feeding. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
give insulin - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Cut Nails - CORRECT ANSWER- False
,As a Personal Care Assistant, you - CORRECT ANSWER- work as part of the
health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - CORRECT ANSWER- working
under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - CORRECT ANSWER-
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
You only communicate through words. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - CORRECT
ANSWER- Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - CORRECT ANSWER- a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
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? - CORRECT ANSWER- 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
CORRECT ANSWER- 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER- 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you
do? - CORRECT ANSWER- Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation
to drug
administration? - CORRECT ANSWER- Recording and reporting the patient's
reaction to the medication.
VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS| LATEST UPDATE
Reinforce a dressing. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Apply a hot pack. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Give an enema. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Administer medication. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Change a sterile dressing. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Give a rectal suppository. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Give a tubal feeding. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
give insulin - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Cut Nails - CORRECT ANSWER- False
,As a Personal Care Assistant, you - CORRECT ANSWER- work as part of the
health care team.
When you work in the home, you will be: - CORRECT ANSWER- working
under the supervision of a professional supervisor.
As Personal Care Assistant, it is your responsibility to: - CORRECT ANSWER-
do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you
In the home, it is important to be a good listener. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a procedure. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
You only communicate through words. - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Which of the following is important in communicating with people: - CORRECT
ANSWER- Courtesy, Tact , listening
Body language is: - CORRECT ANSWER- a way of communicating feelings by
using the body, facial expressions and the eyes
PCA care for a conscious patient should be preceded by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
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? - CORRECT ANSWER- 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?
- CORRECT ANSWER- Notify the agency supervisor.
If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was not done. -
CORRECT ANSWER- 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. -
CORRECT ANSWER- 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-
False
The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What should you
do? - CORRECT ANSWER- Report it to the nursing supervisor.
Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in relation
to drug
administration? - CORRECT ANSWER- Recording and reporting the patient's
reaction to the medication.
