Home Health Aide Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and
Physician (MD)
prescribes treatment?
Which of the following care team members are licensed
Nurses, PTs, OTs
professionals who may assign tasks to home health aides?
Who does the care team revolve around? The client and his/her condition, treatment, and progress
If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what should a The HHA should not perform the activity if it's not listed on
HHA do? the care plan
Why is reporting a client's changes and problems to the The care plan must be updated as the client's condition
supervisor a very important role of the HHA? changes
What is one typical task that a HHA performs? Giving skin care
What task is considered outside the scope of practice for
Inserting tubes into a client's body
an HHA?
HHAs must complete at least 75 hours of training and/or
What's one federal regulation that applies to HHAs? they must pass a competency evaluation before they begin
working
What's an example of a common policy at a home health
HHAs must follow the client's care plan
agency?
What does a professional relationship between an HHA
Keeping client informational confidential
and a client include?
What's would be the best response by a HHA if a client The HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for
purchases them a gift? thinking of her
What's an example of a HHA behaving professionally with
Documenting carefully
an employer?
What's the best type of jewelry for a HHA to wear to work? A waterproof watch
Empathy means being able to identify with and enter into
What does the term "empathy" mean?
the feelings of others.
, Home Health Aide Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
What's one responsibility of an employer regarding a Employers must provide initial training and continuing
HHA? in-service training
Who is the most important person on the healthcare
The client
team?
What is the chain of command? The line of authority in an agency
has to do with the knowledge of right and wrong Ethics
An example of ethical behavior by a HHA is Protecting a client's privacy
What term means harming a person physically, mentally,
Neglect
or emotionally by failing to provide needed care?
What must a HHA do if he suspects that a client is being
The HHA should report immediately to his supervisor
abused?
What term means to steal, take advantage of, or improp-
erly use the money, property, or other assets of another Financial abuse
person?
What's an example of sexual abuse? Rubbing up against a client inappropriately
Threatening to harm a client if her tells another caregiver
Psychological abuse
about a problem is an example of what type of abuse?
For home health aides, confidentiality means.... keeping private things private
with whom may an HHA share a client's medical informa-
With other members of the care team
tion?
What's a term for a legal document that designates what
kind of care a person wants if he is unable to make that Advance directive
decision himself?
what's an example of an advance directive? Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
what's the best way for a HHA to keep clients' health
store, file, or shred documents according to agency policy
information confidential?
what behavior promotes clients' rights? Encouraging a client to participate in care planning
Which member of the care team diagnoses disease and
Physician (MD)
prescribes treatment?
Which of the following care team members are licensed
Nurses, PTs, OTs
professionals who may assign tasks to home health aides?
Who does the care team revolve around? The client and his/her condition, treatment, and progress
If an activity is not listed on the care plan, what should a The HHA should not perform the activity if it's not listed on
HHA do? the care plan
Why is reporting a client's changes and problems to the The care plan must be updated as the client's condition
supervisor a very important role of the HHA? changes
What is one typical task that a HHA performs? Giving skin care
What task is considered outside the scope of practice for
Inserting tubes into a client's body
an HHA?
HHAs must complete at least 75 hours of training and/or
What's one federal regulation that applies to HHAs? they must pass a competency evaluation before they begin
working
What's an example of a common policy at a home health
HHAs must follow the client's care plan
agency?
What does a professional relationship between an HHA
Keeping client informational confidential
and a client include?
What's would be the best response by a HHA if a client The HHA should refuse the gift but thank the client for
purchases them a gift? thinking of her
What's an example of a HHA behaving professionally with
Documenting carefully
an employer?
What's the best type of jewelry for a HHA to wear to work? A waterproof watch
Empathy means being able to identify with and enter into
What does the term "empathy" mean?
the feelings of others.
, Home Health Aide Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
What's one responsibility of an employer regarding a Employers must provide initial training and continuing
HHA? in-service training
Who is the most important person on the healthcare
The client
team?
What is the chain of command? The line of authority in an agency
has to do with the knowledge of right and wrong Ethics
An example of ethical behavior by a HHA is Protecting a client's privacy
What term means harming a person physically, mentally,
Neglect
or emotionally by failing to provide needed care?
What must a HHA do if he suspects that a client is being
The HHA should report immediately to his supervisor
abused?
What term means to steal, take advantage of, or improp-
erly use the money, property, or other assets of another Financial abuse
person?
What's an example of sexual abuse? Rubbing up against a client inappropriately
Threatening to harm a client if her tells another caregiver
Psychological abuse
about a problem is an example of what type of abuse?
For home health aides, confidentiality means.... keeping private things private
with whom may an HHA share a client's medical informa-
With other members of the care team
tion?
What's a term for a legal document that designates what
kind of care a person wants if he is unable to make that Advance directive
decision himself?
what's an example of an advance directive? Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
what's the best way for a HHA to keep clients' health
store, file, or shred documents according to agency policy
information confidential?
what behavior promotes clients' rights? Encouraging a client to participate in care planning
