Important notes about skills exam performance

Question 1

If you are the client during the skills exam, how should you behave?

Answer 1

Only say yes or no when spoken to. Say nothing until asked. Don’t assist HCA whatsoever. Take off shoes before hand.

Question 2

With medication skill, what step do you take first?

Answer 2

Look at the med schedule.

Question 3

What do you need to mentally check often and correct during each skill performed?

Answer 3

You need to mentally trace your steps at all times and correct any you missed with the proctor (name and explain what the step is) and explain how you would execute the forgotten step.

Question 4

What are the twenty key skills? First ten here.

Answer 4

*Common care practices (evaluated within each skill) *Common care practice script (evaluated within each skill) *Washing your hands (announce that you are doing this first with each skill) *Putting on and removing gloves (evaluated within each skill) *Proper body mechanics (evaluated within each skill) *Proper body alignment for clients (evaluated within each skill) *Assisting clients to walk *Assisting clients with transfer from bed to wheelchair *Assisting clients to turn and reposition *Assist consumer with range of motion

Question 5

What are the twenty key skills? Last ten here.

Answer 5

*Assist client with mouthcare *Assist client to clean and store dentures *Assist client with foot care *Assist client with fingernail and hand care *Assist client to dress *Assist client with knee high elastic stocking *Assist female client with perineal care *Assist client with inserted catheter care *Assist client with med assistance *Assist client with eating

Question 6

What do you need to remember not to wear at the skills exam?

Answer 6

A long sleeved shirt. Wear short sleeved only since you’ll be washing your hands etc

Question 7

What don’t you ask about the client proper position/body alignment?

Answer 7

You don’t ask the client or proctor if they are in proper alignment. Only you know this and can confirm it. It’s your job solely to have the care recipient in proper body alignment

Question 8

What is something you must learn to do with common care practices at your job and during the exam?

Answer 8

Make sure to integrate common care practices and the common care script while executing skills on the job and at the exam

Question 9

When the client is in proper alignment, what do you say?

Answer 9

My client is in is proper body alignment, proctor.

Question 10

When talking to the Proctor, what do you always need to do?

Answer 10

Face them and talk clearly.

Question 11

What skill is most crucial to pass?

Answer 11

The handwashing skill, if you fail it, you fail the entire skills exam