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