HHA 2022 practice test - 50 questions [with answers], all FREE

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Activities of Daily Living

1. Why should a home health aide soak a client's hands in warm water when caring for a client's nails?

To avoid trimming the nails too much

To help improve the self-image of the client

To help loosen debris and ease nail trimming and cuticle care

To help the client feel more comfortable

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

Thin blood

Ability to chew properly

Position in bed

Osteoporosis

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

They make a mess

They may cause cancer

They don't help a client's skin

They can cake within skin folds

4. Which of the following guidelines is not true regarding to a client's meal?

Only offer fluids at the beginning and end of the meal

Present food as attractively as possible

Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold

Assist with feeding as needed

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

100

6. What is the general goal for skin care when bathing a client?

Remove pathogens

Promote comfort

Remove any sort of odors

Remove pathogens and promote comfort

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

Hip

Tailbone

Elbow

Stomach

8. Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?

Ambulating

Hydrating

Education

Grooming

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

Perineal Care

A.M. Care

H.S. Care

P.M. Care

10. Which of the following does not represent a reason to prevent accidental loss of clients' dentures?

Disposes the client to nutritional problems

Emotional distress

Someone might find and bully the patient

Financial burden

Basic Nursing Skills

11. 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

Do nothing

Ask another home health aide to treat it

Wash the wound without consulting anyone else

12. Which of the following is not true regarding signs and symptoms of clients with extreme blood sugar levels?

slurred speech

deep respirations

rapid and weak pulse

dry skin on their kneecaps

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

Move the torso of the client towards self

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

Take a blood pressure reading first

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

Memory loss

Diarrhea

Dysuria

Fever

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

Remove all soiled linens from the room

Place the call light within easy reach

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

Tell jokes to make patient at ease

16. Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?

Robs the client of the ability to fight infection

Transmitted by infected persons through needles or sexual contact

Makes the client a target for serious illnesses or cancer

The virus is only present until treated

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

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

Remove probe immediately after the audible beep

Return thermometer probe to recording unit

Reuse plastic probe covers

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

Gently help get the arms into the shirt when dressing

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

Encourage the client to choose his or her own clothes

Overextend the extremities if necessary when undressing and dressing

19. A home health aide is assisting a client to transfer from the bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?

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

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

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

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

20. A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?

Allow the needle manometer gauge to fall at the rate of 2 to 3 mmHg/second

Quickly inflate the cuff to within 30 mmHg above estimated systolic pressure

If the location of the point of the first sound is missed, you will have to wait an hour

Listen for the first clear sound and the point on the gauge where the sound was heard

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

Pat the client's face dry

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

Place a towel underneath the client to protect the bedding

Wipe eyes from the inner canthus to the outer canthus

22. 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?

Nothing, they only touched the floor briefly

Change the linens

Wipe off the linens with a damp rag

Shake off the linens

23. Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?

Sleeping habits

Diet

Diabetes

Obesity

24. 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

Protect clothing from accidental spills

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

Moisten toothbrush with water and apply toothpaste

25. A home health aide is feeding a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the feeding of the client?

Position the client in the Fowler's position

Assist clients to wash his or her hands before feeding

Sit at eye level with client

Follow facility policy for proper identification of the client

Client Rights

26. 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

Wearing an outfit that does not match

Wearing a hat inside

Having a leather belt

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

Right to dignity

Right to be free from abuse

Right to be informed about one's medical condition

Right to participate in the plan of care

28. Which of the following is not an example of the Client's Bill of Rights?

Right to mistreat others clients

Right to privacy

Right to dignity

Right to be informed about the facility's services and charges

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

Technician

Supervisor

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

Licensed nurse

30. Which of the following is considered mental abuse?

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

Depriving a client from using his or her own clothes

All of the other options

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

31. A physician just finds out that a certain client has pneumonia. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?

Right to choose one's own physician

Right to be informed about one's medical condition

Right to grievance without retaliation

Right to participate in the plan of care

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

Refusal of spouse

Memory loss

Nervousness

Anxiety

33. Which of the following rights guarantees a client the ability to complain about his or her care without a fear of criticism?

Right to grievance without retaliation

Right to visitors

Right to know the HHA's background

Right to have generic drugs

34. A client wants to wear a pair of sunglasses at night time. Which of the following is the appropriate action of the home health aide?

Allow the client to wear the sunglasses to teach them a lesson

Allow the sunglasses, chances are slim you'll get caught

Let the client wear the sunglasses and hope that he will run into something due to impaired vision

The sunglasses will impair the vision; so the HHA should not allow the client to wear the sunglasses

35. Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?

Manager's gender

Financial status as directed

How long it took

Manager's marital status

Communication

36. Which of the following senses may be heightened due to a hearing impairment?

Sight

All of the other options

Taste

Smell

37. A home health aide has noticed that a client has a hard time hearing instructions. Which of the following could the assistant do to help improve communication?

Use a white board to write out instructions

Tell the client that he or she needs to get a hearing aid

Hope the client figures out the instructions after the first time

None of the other options

38. Which of the following is not true regarding data collection and reporting a client's health status?

Report any signs of edema anywhere in the body

Ignore any sort of dizziness or fainting

Report any signs of abuse or neglect

Report any mood changes

39. Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?

Encourage independence when a client is eating

Arrange personal articles within reach of the client

Never explain how to perform tasks; clients can learn themselves

Ensure that the client can reach the light before the HHA leaves

40. Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?

Print legibly

The color of the ink does not matter

Never erase or scratch out

Sign name and title to all entries

Restorative Skills

41. 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 performed by RN only

Pulse should be measured in 30 second intervals

Pulse should be measured at least 3 times

Pulse should be measured for at least one minute

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

Ask for the client's help as much as possible

Bend the back

Transfer without explaining what you are going to do

Use one hand when lifting

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

Watching TV with client

Feeding

Turning immobile clients

Assisting with toileting

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

Legs

Head and shoulders

It does not matter which part he or she moves first

Middle of the body

45. 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

Keep pushing until full range of motion

Ask the client if he would like a snack

Stop pushing and let the client relax the joint

46. A home health aide comes to the room of a client who has just recently smoked a cigarette. Which of the following is true regarding measuring the oral temperature?

Give the client a cup of ice water to drink and then take the oral temperature

Delay measuring for at least 15 minutes

Take the oral temperature right away

Wait a couple hours before taking the temperature

47. Which of the following does the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1987 give clients the right to make a decision about?

All of the other options

Life

Life style

Care

48. A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?

Blood pressure

Height

Temperature

Pulse

49. Which of the following is not an affect of immobility?

Thinning hair

Pneumonia (respiratory)

Increased thinning and weakening of the bones

Pressure ulcers

50. Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises? (HINT: middle of body)

Moving the extremity toward the midline of the body

Moving the extremity until it hurts

Straightening the extremity

Bending the extremity

HHA 2022 Practice Test – 50 Questions [With Answers]

Welcome to your HHA Practice Test (it’s not as bad as you think!)

Welcome to the HHA Practice Test - 50 Questions!

Activities of Daily Living

Basic Nursing Skills

Client Rights

Communication

Restorative Skills

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