HHA COMPETENCY EXAM SCRIPT FINAL
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
◉ The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days.
What should you do?
A. Tell him not to worry about it.
B. Tell him to take a laxative.
C. Report it to the nursing supervisor.
D. Pretend you didn't hear him.
Answer: C. Report it to the nursing supervisor.
◉ Which of these actions is the home health aide permitted to take
in relation to drug
administration?
A. Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
B. Handing out nonprescription medications to the patient who asks
for them.
C. Adjusting the dosage of medications given to the patient.
D. Adjusting the times medications are given to fit into the patient's
activities schedule.
,Answer: A. Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the
medication.
◉ When a patient complains of pain, what should the home health
aide do first?
A. Ask the patient to describe the pain.
B. Call the patient's doctor.
C. Offer the patient some warm tea.
D. Change the patient's position.
Answer: A. Ask the patient to describe the pain.
◉ A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed.
The home health aide should notify the agency supervisor
immediately if the patient makes which of these comments?
A. "The pills are very expensive."
B. "These pills are different shape from the pills I used to take."
C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
D. "I can't take these pills unless I have really cold water to drink.
Answer: C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these
pills."
◉ Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the
home health aide that she feels very nervous and jittery. What
should the aide do immediately?
, A. Take her temperature.
B. Find out when she has her next doctor's appointment.
C. Have her lie down in bed.
D. Give her a glass of orange juice.
Answer: D. Give her a glass of orange juice.
◉ Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or
over 100
Answer: T
◉ The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally
since they are not moving about.
Answer: F
◉ Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long
as you remember what they were.
Answer: F
◉ For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature?
A. Axilla
B. Mouth.
C. Rectum.
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026
◉ The patient tells you he has not moved his bowels in three days.
What should you do?
A. Tell him not to worry about it.
B. Tell him to take a laxative.
C. Report it to the nursing supervisor.
D. Pretend you didn't hear him.
Answer: C. Report it to the nursing supervisor.
◉ Which of these actions is the home health aide permitted to take
in relation to drug
administration?
A. Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the medication.
B. Handing out nonprescription medications to the patient who asks
for them.
C. Adjusting the dosage of medications given to the patient.
D. Adjusting the times medications are given to fit into the patient's
activities schedule.
,Answer: A. Recording and reporting the patient's reaction to the
medication.
◉ When a patient complains of pain, what should the home health
aide do first?
A. Ask the patient to describe the pain.
B. Call the patient's doctor.
C. Offer the patient some warm tea.
D. Change the patient's position.
Answer: A. Ask the patient to describe the pain.
◉ A patient's prescription for heart pills has recently been changed.
The home health aide should notify the agency supervisor
immediately if the patient makes which of these comments?
A. "The pills are very expensive."
B. "These pills are different shape from the pills I used to take."
C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these pills."
D. "I can't take these pills unless I have really cold water to drink.
Answer: C. "I have a rash on my stomach since I've been taking these
pills."
◉ Mrs. Rand, who has diabetes and takes insulin regularly, tells the
home health aide that she feels very nervous and jittery. What
should the aide do immediately?
, A. Take her temperature.
B. Find out when she has her next doctor's appointment.
C. Have her lie down in bed.
D. Give her a glass of orange juice.
Answer: D. Give her a glass of orange juice.
◉ Always report a pulse rate if the beats per minute are under 60 or
over 100
Answer: T
◉ The temperature of an unconscious patient should be taken orally
since they are not moving about.
Answer: F
◉ Recording a patient's "TPR" or vital signs is not important as long
as you remember what they were.
Answer: F
◉ For which, if any, of these body areas is 99.6 degrees F. a normal
temperature?
A. Axilla
B. Mouth.
C. Rectum.
