Home Health Aide Practice Test

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There are twenty-five (25) questions (broken into 6 sections).

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Activities of Daily Living

1. Which of the following will affect a client's nutrition?

Ability to chew properly

All of the other options

Cultural considerations

Dentition

2. Why should a home health aide avoid using products like talcs and powders on a client?

They make a mess

They dry out the skin

They can cake within skin folds

They don't help a client's skin

3. What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain?

100

4. A home health aide is expected to find a pressure in all of the following places except:

Hip

Stomach

Tailbone

Elbow

5. A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?

P.M. Care

Perineal Care

A.M. Care

H.S. Care

Basic Nursing Skills

6. A home health aide obtains a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?

Report to your supervisor promptly

Ask another home health aide to treat it

Do nothing

Wash the wound without consulting anyone else

7. A home health aide is moving a client to the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?

Raise the bed and lower the side rails

Place arms under the client's legs to move the lower portion of the client's body

If leaving the client in the changed position, support the client's head and back with a pillow

Move the torso of the client towards self

8. Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?

Memory loss

Fever

Diarrhea

Dysuria

9. A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?

Place the call light within easy reach

Raise the bed to its highest position

Remove all soiled linens from the room

Change the pillow and pillow case while supporting the client's head

10. A home health aide orally measures a client's temperature with electronic monitor. Which of the following is not true regarding this measurement?

Return thermometer probe to recording unit

Ask the client to keep his or her mouth closed while measuring

Remove probe immediately after the audible beep

Reuse plastic probe covers

11. A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?

Encourage the client to choose his or her own clothes

Never the force the extremities when undressing and dressing

Overextend the extremities if necessary when undressing and dressing

Assist the client to don pants, shirt with sleeves, and socks

12. An aide is assisting a client to transfer from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?

Take large steps to a position so that the client's knee caps are touching the front of the wheelchair

Stand in front of the client as he or she stands up to go to the wheelchair

On the count of three, assist the client to stand up to walk to the wheelchair

If needed, when the client stands to go to the wheelchair, grasp the gait belt from underneath at each side

13. A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?

Wipe eyes from the inner canthus to the outer canthus

Pat the client's face dry

Place a towel underneath the client to protect the bedding

Use lots of soap on the washcloth to wash the neck, hands, arms, and chest

14. A home health aide is straightening up the linens of a client and the linens accidentally touch the floor. What should the home health aide do immediately?

Change the linens

Shake off the linens

Nothing, they only touched the floor briefly

Wipe off the linens with a damp rag

15. A home health aide is performing oral care for a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?

Position client in the Sim's position

Moisten toothbrush with water and apply toothpaste

Brush all surfaces of teeth, sides of the tongue, and gums

Protect clothing from accidental spills

Client Rights

16. Which of the following is an exception to the right to wear one's own clothes?

Wearing socks to take a walk that increases the risk of falling

All of the other options

Wearing an outfit that does not match

Wearing a hat inside

17. A client has just been diagnosed with dementia. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?

Right to participate in the plan of care

Right to be free from abuse

Right to dignity

Right to be informed about one's medical condition

18. A client requests information regarding his or her medical condition. Who should the home health aide consult?

Technician

Licensed nurse

Supervisor

The home health aide can update the client on his or her condition

19. Which of the following is considered mental abuse?

Depriving a client the right to manage his or her own finances

All of the other options

Depriving a client from using his or her own clothes

Depriving a client the right to choose his or her own physician

20. Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?

Memory loss

Nervousness

Anxiety

Refusal of spouse

Restorative Skills

21. A home health aide takes the radial pulse of a client with heart disease. Which of the following is true regarding the procedure?

Pulse should be measured at least 3 times

Pulse should be measured for at least one minuet

Pulse should be measured for at least 30 seconds

None of the other options

22. A home health aide assists transferring an immobile client. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?

Transfer without explaining what you are going to do

Ask for the client's help as much as possible

Use one hand when lifting

Bend the back

23. Which of the following is not an example of a preventive measure?

Pushing a mobile client in his or her wheelchair

Assisting with toileting

Feeding

Turning immobile clients

24. A home health aide is moving a client's entire body. Which part of the body should he or she move last?

Legs

Middle of the body

Top of the body

It really does not matter which is moved first

25. A home health aide is working on the range of motion in a client's knee. Once the home health aide hits the point of resistance, what should he or she do?

Hold the joint at the point of resistance

Stop pushing and let the client relax the joint

Ask the client if he or she would like to keep pushing

Keep pushing until full range of motion

Assembled solely as a demonstration, these are sample questions taken from home health aide tests. Actual questions, content and format may vary. Contact your training coordinator, state licensing and nursing board for more information. States and employers have varying requirements for HHA certification.