PCA COMPETENCY TEST GEORGIA EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND

PCA COMPETENCY TEST GEORGIA EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND ( ANSWERS)

PCA COMPETENCY TEST GEORGIA EXAM

2026-2027 100

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (

ANSWERS)

Always tell the patient what you are going to do before starting a

procedure. - ANSWER- True

You only communicate through words. - ANSWER- False

Which of the following is important in communicating with

people: - ANSWER- Courtesy, Tact , listening

Body language is: - 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: -

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? - 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? - ANSWER- Notify the agency supervisor.

If you do not chart a task that you do for a patient, legally, it was

not done. - 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. - 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. -

ANSWER- False

The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days:

What should you do? - ANSWER- Report it to the nursing

supervisor.

Which of these actions is the Personal Care Assistant permitted

to take in relation to drug

administration? - ANSWER- Recording and reporting the

patient's reaction to the medication.

When a patient complains of pain, what should the Personal

Care Assistant do first? - ANSWER- 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? - ANSWER- "I have a rash on my stomach

since I've been taking these pills."

Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells

the Personal Care Assistant

that she feels very nervous and jittery. What should the PCA do

immediately? - ANSWER- Give her a glass of orange juice