Home Health Aide Practice Test Questions
Correctly Answered Graded A+
Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores?
Correct Answer: air mattress
What is not a sign or symptom of dehydration?
Correct Answer: Light-colored and diluted urine
Urinary leg bags are used for:
Correct Answer: catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
Before helping a client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?
Correct Answer: lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
When a client has been drinking fluids, how long do you wait before taking an oral temperature?
Correct Answer: 10-15 minutes
96.6 degrees is a normal temperature if taken:
Correct Answer: by axilla
Your client catches you off guard with a comment that is sexual. Your best response would be:
Correct Answer: Let the client know that the comment is not acceptable to you
Choose the example below that would NOT be considered neglect:
Correct Answer: Not staying on the floor once you've clocked in
Which of the following could cause a home health aide to be charged with battery?
Correct Answer: Using restraints on a patient without a physician's order
You observe a co-worker sexually harassing a client and choose to ignore it. This is an example of:
Correct Answer: Aiding and abetting
When working in a kitchen it is important to always practice good safety. Which of the following is not
an appropriate safety measure?
Correct Answer: refrigerate warm food only after it has cooled
When transferring a client from a bed to a wheel chair best practices include:
Correct Answer: Assist the client into a sitting position at the side of the bed, then move
In case of an emergency, the most important number to call is:
Correct Answer: the emergency medical service
Correctly Answered Graded A+
Which of the following items is used in the prevention and treatment of bedsores or pressure sores?
Correct Answer: air mattress
What is not a sign or symptom of dehydration?
Correct Answer: Light-colored and diluted urine
Urinary leg bags are used for:
Correct Answer: catheterized clients who are up and out of bed
Before helping a client into or out of a wheelchair, which of these actions is necessary?
Correct Answer: lock the brakes and fold the foot rests up
When a client has been drinking fluids, how long do you wait before taking an oral temperature?
Correct Answer: 10-15 minutes
96.6 degrees is a normal temperature if taken:
Correct Answer: by axilla
Your client catches you off guard with a comment that is sexual. Your best response would be:
Correct Answer: Let the client know that the comment is not acceptable to you
Choose the example below that would NOT be considered neglect:
Correct Answer: Not staying on the floor once you've clocked in
Which of the following could cause a home health aide to be charged with battery?
Correct Answer: Using restraints on a patient without a physician's order
You observe a co-worker sexually harassing a client and choose to ignore it. This is an example of:
Correct Answer: Aiding and abetting
When working in a kitchen it is important to always practice good safety. Which of the following is not
an appropriate safety measure?
Correct Answer: refrigerate warm food only after it has cooled
When transferring a client from a bed to a wheel chair best practices include:
Correct Answer: Assist the client into a sitting position at the side of the bed, then move
In case of an emergency, the most important number to call is:
Correct Answer: the emergency medical service
