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PCA Competency Test (Georgia Exam)/100 Q’s and A’s
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PCA Competency Test (GeorgiaExam)/100 Q’s and A’s
Reinforce a dressing. - -True
-Apply a hot pack. - -False
-Give an enema. - -False
-Administer medication. - -False
-Change a sterile dressing. - -False
-Assist with change of a colostomy bag. - -True
-Give a rectal suppository. - -False
-Give a tubal feeding. - -False
-give insulin - -False
-Cut Nails - -False
-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
-The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days: What
should you do? - -Report it to the nursing supervisor.
-Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted to take in
relation to drug
administration? - -Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the
medication.
-When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal Care Assistant
do first? - -Ask the patient to describe the pain.
-A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed. The home
health
PCA should notify the agency supervisor immediately if the patient makes
which of
these comments? - -"I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking
these pills."
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