HHA 2025 Practice Test – 50 Questions [With Answers]Home / How to make sure you pass the new 2025 HHA test / Home Health Aide Practice Tests / HHA 2025 Practice Test – 50 Questions [With Answers] Please wait... Welcome to your FREE HHA Practice Test - 50 Questions! Email (for results): Name (for certificate): Start My Test! 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 muchTo help improve the self-image of the clientTo help the client feel more comfortableTo help loosen debris and ease nail trimming and cuticle care Loading... 2. Which of the following will affect a client's nutrition?Thin bloodOsteoporosis Position in bedAbility to chew properly Loading... 3. Why should a home health aide avoid using products like talcs and powders on a client?They don't help a client's skinThey may cause cancerThey make a messThey can cake within skin folds Loading... 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 mealKeep hot foods hot and cold foods coldAssist with feeding as neededPresent food as attractively as possible Loading... 5. What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain at all?0105100 Loading... 6. What is the general goal for skin care when bathing a client?Remove pathogens and promote comfortPromote comfortRemove pathogensRemove any sort of odors Loading... 7. A home health aide is expected to find a pressure ulcer in all of the following places except:BackHipThighStomach Loading... 8. Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?AmbulatingGroomingHydratingEducation Loading... 9. A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?A.M. CarePerineal CareH.S. CareP.M. Care Loading... 10. Which of the following does not represent a reason to prevent accidental loss of clients' dentures?Emotional distressSomeone might find the dentures and bully the patientCost of replacement denturesDisposes the client to nutritional problems Loading... Basic Nursing Skills 11. A home health aide obtains a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?Ask another home health aide to treat itDo nothingWash the wound without consulting anyone elseReport to your supervisor promptly Loading... 12. Which of the following is not true regarding signs and symptoms of clients with extreme blood sugar levels?dry skin on their kneecapsrapid and weak pulsedeep respirationsslurred speech Loading... 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?Place arms under the client's legs to move the lower portion of the client's bodyIf leaving the client in the changed position, support the client's head and back with a pillowMove the torso of the client towards selfTake a blood pressure reading first Loading... 14. Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?Memory lossFeverDiarrheaDysuria Loading... 15. A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?Tell jokes to make patient at easeRemove all soiled linens from the roomPlace the call light within easy reachChange the pillow and pillow case while supporting the client's head Loading... 16. Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?Transmitted by infected persons through needles or sexual contactThe virus is only present until treatedRobs the client of the ability to fight infectionMakes the client a target for serious illnesses or cancer Loading... 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 measuringReuse plastic probe coversRemove probe immediately after the audible beepReturn thermometer probe to recording unit Loading... 18. A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?Overextend the extremities if necessary when undressing and dressingEncourage the client to choose his or her own clothesGently help get the arms into the shirt when dressingAssist the client to don pants, shirt with sleeves, and socks Loading... 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?If needed, when the client stands to go to the wheelchair, grasp the gait belt from underneath at each sideOn the count of three, assist the client to stand up to walk to the wheelchairStand in front of the client as he stands up to go to the wheelchairTrial and error; the client needs to be independent and will learn by making mistakes Loading... 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/secondQuickly inflate the cuff to within 30 mmHg above estimated systolic pressureIf the location of the point of the first sound is missed, you will have to wait an hourListen for the first clear sound and the point on the gauge where the sound was heard Loading... 21. A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?Use lots of soap on the washcloth to wash the neck, hands, arms, and chestPat the client's face dryPlace a towel underneath the client to protect the beddingWipe eyes from the inner canthus to the outer canthus Loading... 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 brieflyShake off the linensChange the linensWipe off the linens with a damp rag Loading... 23. Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?ObesitySleeping habitsDiabetesDiet Loading... 24. A home health aide is performing oral care for a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?Brush all surfaces of teeth, sides of the tongue, and gumsPosition client in the Sim's positionMoisten toothbrush with water and apply toothpasteProtect clothing from accidental spills Loading... 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 at the foot of the bed in case he needs to rush to the bathroomSit at eye level with clientAssist the client to wash her hands before feedingFollow agency policy for identification of the client Loading... Client Rights 26. Which of the following is an exception to the right to wear one's own clothes?Wearing an outfit that does not matchHaving a leather beltWearing socks to take a walk that increases the risk of fallingWearing a hat inside Loading... 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 dignityRight to participate in the plan of careRight to be informed about one's medical conditionRight to be free from abuse Loading... 28. Which of the following is not an example of the Client's Bill of Rights?Right to dignityRight to be informed about the facility's services and chargesRight to privacyRight to mistreat others clients Loading... 29. A client requests information regarding his or her medical condition. Who should the home health aide consult?Supervisor (R.N.)TechnicianClient landlordThe home health aide can give an update to the client Loading... 30. Which of the following is considered mental abuse?Depriving a client the right to choose his or her own physicianDepriving a client the right to manage his or her own financesDepriving a client from using his or her own clothesAll of the other options Loading... 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 participate in the plan of careRight to choose one's own physicianRight to be informed about one's medical conditionRight to grievance without retaliation Loading... 32. Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?AnxietyRefusal of spouseMemory lossNervousness Loading... 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 have generic drugsRight to visitorsRight to know ethnicity of HHARight to grievance without retaliation Loading... 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 lessonLet the client wear the sunglasses and hope that he will run into something due to impaired visionAllow the sunglasses, chances are slim you'll get caughtThe sunglasses will impair the vision; so the HHA should not allow the client to wear the sunglasses Loading... 35. Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?How long it tookManager's marital statusManager's genderFinancial status as directed Loading... Communication 36. Which of the following senses may be heightened due to a hearing impairment?TasteAll of the other optionsSightSmell Loading... 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?Just hope the client figures out the instructions after the first timeUse a white board to write out instructions to help explainTell the client that he needs to get a hearing aid or you're not coming backNone of the other options Loading... 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 bodyIgnore any sort of dizziness or faintingReport any mood changesReport any signs of abuse or neglect Loading... 39. Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?Arrange personal articles within reach of the client making it easier to reachNever explain how to perform tasks; they can figure it out themselvesEncourage independence when a client is eating and help them alongEnsure that the client can reach the light switch before the HHA leaves Loading... 40. Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?Sign name and title to all entriesPrint legiblyNever erase or scratch outUsing a pencil of OK Loading... 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 and no one elsePulse can be measured in 10 second intervals as a rough guess...Pulse should be measured for at least one minutePulse should be measured at least 3 times Loading... 42. A home health aide assists transferring an immobile client. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?Bend the backUse one hand when liftingTransfer without explaining what you are going to doAsk for the client's help as much as possible Loading... 43. Which of the following is not an example of a preventive measure?Turning immobile clientsWatching TV with clientFeedingAssisting with toileting Loading... 44. A home health aide is moving a client's entire body. Which part of the body should he or she move last?It does not matter which part he or she moves firstShouldersMiddle of the bodyLegs Loading... 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?Ask the client if he would like a snackHold the joint at the point of resistanceKeep pushing until full range of motionStop pushing and let the client relax the joint Loading... 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 temperatureDelay measuring for at least 15 minutesTake the oral temperature right awayWait a couple hours before taking the temperature Loading... 47. Which of the following does the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1987 give clients the right to make a decision about?LifeLife styleAll of the other optionsCare Loading... 48. A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?Blood pressureHeightPulseTemperature Loading... 49. Which of the following is not an affect of immobility?Pressure ulcersPneumonia (respiratory)Thinning hairIncreased thinning and weakening of the bones Loading... 50. Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises? (HINT: middle of body)Moving the extremity until it hurtsStraightening the extremityMoving the extremity toward the midline of the bodyBending the extremity Loading... Loading...
