Home Health Aide Practice Complete
Questions And Answers Graded A+.
Which of the following is most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the elderly:
Keep the skin clean and well moisturized
If dentures are not worn when sleeping, where should you store them?
Place in a clean container in clean water
Why is it important that a patient have good mouth care?
Bacteria in the mouth can cause tooth decay and mouth infections
An elderly male patient occasionally wets his trousers. What should the home health aide do?
Encourage him to go to the bathroom at least every two hours.
If a patient is to have a fluid intake record kept, the right time to record the patient's fluid is:
When the patient has drank the fluid
Patient on low salt diets on usually allowed to have which of these foods?
Rasins
Patients sometimes express religious beliefs with which the home health aide does not agree. In
dealing with these situations, which of these understanding should the aide use as a guide?
Patients have a right to their own beliefs, which should be respected?
Which of these statement describes good body mechanics?
Bend the knees when lifting an object off the floor.
When caring for a patient who is on bed rest, what should the aide do to prevent bedsores?
Use only sheets that are 100% cotton on the patient's bed.
Physical therapy has started range of motion exercise. Which of these statements about eyxcersice is
true?
It is important to support the body parts above and below the joints when they are moved during
eyxcersice.
True or False
Soy sauce is good to spice up a low salt diet.
False
True or False
A regular diet is a well balanced diet with no restrictions.
True
True or False
, Bread and potatoes are a good source of proteins.
False
While giving a bath on a shower chair, the patient suddenly gasps and becomes unresponsive. The
home health aide should:
Lower the patient to the floor, call for the family to call 911, determine if CPR is needed and initiate it
if indicated.
For which of these emergencies is a knowledge of a pressure points essential?
Bleeding
The telephone numbers of all of the following are important to a patient. Which number must the
home health aide have next to the telephone?
The emergency medical squad
True or False
Every patient is the same and has the same needs and wants.
False
True or False
It is all right to use any item in the home without asking as long as it is for the patients personal care.
False
True or False
You may use the telephone in the patient's home without asking permission.
False
Patient has had a stroke and has a right hand weakness. The patients can walk with a male assistance.
It is best for the home health aide to assist the patient by walking to which of these positions?
On the patient's right side
Mr. Stone is 76 years old, needs help with bathing, and has a foley catheter in place. He has great
difficulty walking and uses a wheelchair. When helping Mr. Stone from bed to the wheelchair, which
of these actions are essential?
Have the brakes on the wheelchair in a locked position.
A neighbor has asked you some questions about the patient you are presently taking care of. "Mrs.
Collier is dying, isn't she?" How will you answer her?
"I am sorry, but I cannot discuss Mrs. Collier."
True or False
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
True or False
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before stating a procedure.
Questions And Answers Graded A+.
Which of the following is most appropriate practice to promote good skin care in the elderly:
Keep the skin clean and well moisturized
If dentures are not worn when sleeping, where should you store them?
Place in a clean container in clean water
Why is it important that a patient have good mouth care?
Bacteria in the mouth can cause tooth decay and mouth infections
An elderly male patient occasionally wets his trousers. What should the home health aide do?
Encourage him to go to the bathroom at least every two hours.
If a patient is to have a fluid intake record kept, the right time to record the patient's fluid is:
When the patient has drank the fluid
Patient on low salt diets on usually allowed to have which of these foods?
Rasins
Patients sometimes express religious beliefs with which the home health aide does not agree. In
dealing with these situations, which of these understanding should the aide use as a guide?
Patients have a right to their own beliefs, which should be respected?
Which of these statement describes good body mechanics?
Bend the knees when lifting an object off the floor.
When caring for a patient who is on bed rest, what should the aide do to prevent bedsores?
Use only sheets that are 100% cotton on the patient's bed.
Physical therapy has started range of motion exercise. Which of these statements about eyxcersice is
true?
It is important to support the body parts above and below the joints when they are moved during
eyxcersice.
True or False
Soy sauce is good to spice up a low salt diet.
False
True or False
A regular diet is a well balanced diet with no restrictions.
True
True or False
, Bread and potatoes are a good source of proteins.
False
While giving a bath on a shower chair, the patient suddenly gasps and becomes unresponsive. The
home health aide should:
Lower the patient to the floor, call for the family to call 911, determine if CPR is needed and initiate it
if indicated.
For which of these emergencies is a knowledge of a pressure points essential?
Bleeding
The telephone numbers of all of the following are important to a patient. Which number must the
home health aide have next to the telephone?
The emergency medical squad
True or False
Every patient is the same and has the same needs and wants.
False
True or False
It is all right to use any item in the home without asking as long as it is for the patients personal care.
False
True or False
You may use the telephone in the patient's home without asking permission.
False
Patient has had a stroke and has a right hand weakness. The patients can walk with a male assistance.
It is best for the home health aide to assist the patient by walking to which of these positions?
On the patient's right side
Mr. Stone is 76 years old, needs help with bathing, and has a foley catheter in place. He has great
difficulty walking and uses a wheelchair. When helping Mr. Stone from bed to the wheelchair, which
of these actions are essential?
Have the brakes on the wheelchair in a locked position.
A neighbor has asked you some questions about the patient you are presently taking care of. "Mrs.
Collier is dying, isn't she?" How will you answer her?
"I am sorry, but I cannot discuss Mrs. Collier."
True or False
In the home, it is important to be a good listener.
True
True or False
Always tell the patient what you are going to do before stating a procedure.
