Here is the Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Certification Exam Practice Test. Personal care assistants are designed to help nurse people back to health, whether in the hospital or their houses after being discharged. A lot goes into becoming a personal care assistant, and the test below is perfect for ensuring that you get your certification. Give this 'PCA Test: Personal Care Assistant Certification Practice Test' a shot and know some practice before you have to pass the exam!
Plan the client’s care.
Do only the tasks that the registered nurse or therapist assigns to you.
Try to do your best, but not ask for any help.
Compare assignments with your co-workers.
True
False
Courtesy
Tact
Listening
All of the above
A way of communicating feelings by using the body, facial expression and the eyes.
Only used by the clients to tell their doctors what is causing them problems.
Only used by persons who are deaf and mute.
The newest dance craze.
Asking the patient for his permission to go ahead with the procedure
Telling the patient you would like to have his cooperation
Giving an explanation of what is going to be done
Explanation to the patient that the doctor’s order is done
Tell Mr. Goodway how she is feeling
Find out if other PCAs have felt this way
Try to pretend Mr. Goodway is someone she likes
Talk with the agency supervisor about the situation
Ask the other PCAs who cares for the patient if they took the five dollars
Ask the patient why the PCA is being accused
Offer to give the patient five dollars
Notify the agency supervisor
True
False
True
False
True
False
Tell him not to worry about it
Tell him to take a laxative
Report it to the nursing supervisor
Pretend you didn’t hear him
Record and report the patient’s reaction to the medication
Handing out nonprescription medications to the patient who asks for them
Adjusting the dosage of medication given to the patient
Adjusting the times medications are given to fit into the patient’s activities scheduled
Ask the patient to describe the pain
Call the patient’s doctor
Offer the patient some warm tea
Change the patient’s position
“The pills are very expensive.”
“These pills are different shape from the pills I use to take.”
“I have a rash on my stomach since I’ve been taking these pills.”
“I can’t take these pills unless I have really cold water to drink.”
Take her temperature
Find out when she has her next doctor’s appointment
Have her lie down in bed
Give her a glass of orange juice
True
False
True
False
True
False
Axilla
Mouth
Rectum
None of the above
15 seconds
One full minute
5 seconds
Two minutes
Tries to breathe evenly
Tries to breathe as deeply as he can
Sits up straight
Not be aware that the respirations are being counted
True
False
True
False
True
False
Before you give physical care to the patient
After you pet the dog
Before you leave the patient’s home
All of the above
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