HHA 2024 Practice Test – 50 Questions [With Answers]Home / How to make sure you pass the new 2024 HHA test / Home Health Aide Practice Tests / HHA 2024 Practice Test – 50 Questions [With Answers] 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 help loosen debris and ease nail trimming and cuticle careTo help improve the self-image of the clientTo help the client feel more comfortableTo avoid trimming the nails too much Loading... 2. Which of the following will affect a client's nutrition?Position in bedAbility to chew properlyThin bloodOsteoporosis Loading... 3. Why should a home health aide avoid using products like talcs and powders on a client?They can cake within skin foldsThey make a messThey don't help a client's skinThey may cause cancer Loading... 4. Which of the following guidelines is not true regarding to a client's meal?Assist with feeding as neededPresent food as attractively as possibleKeep hot foods hot and cold foods coldOnly offer fluids at the beginning and end of the meal Loading... 5. What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain?0510010 Loading... 6. What is the general goal for skin care when bathing a client?Remove any sort of odorsPromote comfortRemove pathogensRemove pathogens and promote comfort Loading... 7. A home health aide is expected to find a pressure ulcer in all of the following places except:ThighHipStomachBack Loading... 8. Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?HydratingAmbulatingEducationGrooming Loading... 9. A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?A.M. CareP.M. CareH.S. CarePerineal Care Loading... 10. Which of the following does not represent a reason to prevent accidental loss of clients' dentures?Cost of replacement denturesDisposes the client to nutritional problemsSomeone might find the dentures and bully the patientEmotional distress 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?Report to your supervisor promptlyAsk another home health aide to treat itWash the wound without consulting anyone elseDo nothing Loading... 12. Which of the following is not true regarding signs and symptoms of clients with extreme blood sugar levels?slurred speechdry skin on their kneecapsdeep respirationsrapid and weak pulse 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?Take a blood pressure reading firstPlace 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 self Loading... 14. Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?DiarrheaFeverMemory lossDysuria Loading... 15. A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?Change the pillow and pillow case while supporting the client's headPlace the call light within easy reachTell jokes to make patient at easeRemove all soiled linens from the room Loading... 16. Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?Robs the client of the ability to fight infectionTransmitted by infected persons through needles or sexual contactThe virus is only present until treatedMakes 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?Remove probe immediately after the audible beepReuse plastic probe coversReturn thermometer probe to recording unitAsk the client to keep his or her mouth closed while measuring Loading... 18. A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?Assist the client to don pants, shirt with sleeves, and socksEncourage the client to choose his or her own clothesOverextend the extremities if necessary when undressing and dressingGently help get the arms into the shirt when dressing 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?Stand 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 mistakesIf 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 wheelchair Loading... 20. A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?Quickly inflate the cuff to within 30 mmHg above estimated systolic pressureAllow the needle manometer gauge to fall at the rate of 2 to 3 mmHg/secondIf 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?Wipe eyes from the inner canthus to the outer canthusPlace a towel underneath the client to protect the beddingPat the client's face dryUse lots of soap on the washcloth to wash the neck, hands, arms, and chest 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 brieflyWipe off the linens with a damp ragShake off the linensChange the linens Loading... 23. Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?DiabetesObesitySleeping habitsDiet 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 positionProtect clothing from accidental spillsMoisten toothbrush with water and apply toothpaste 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 clientFollow agency policy for identification of the clientAssist the client to wash her hands before feeding 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 matchWearing socks to take a walk that increases the risk of fallingWearing a hat insideHaving a leather belt 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 be informed about one's medical conditionRight to be free from abuseRight to dignityRight to participate in the plan of care Loading... 28. Which of the following is not an example of the Client's Bill of Rights?Right to mistreat others clientsRight to be informed about the facility's services and chargesRight to dignityRight to privacy Loading... 29. A client requests information regarding his or her medical condition. Who should the home health aide consult?Client landlordSupervisor (R.N.)The home health aide can give an update to the clientTechnician Loading... 30. Which of the following is considered mental abuse?Depriving a client the right to manage his or her own financesDepriving a client from using his or her own clothesAll of the other optionsDepriving a client the right to choose his or her own physician 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 choose one's own physicianRight to participate in the plan of careRight to grievance without retaliationRight to be informed about one's medical condition Loading... 32. Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?NervousnessMemory lossAnxietyRefusal of spouse 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 grievance without retaliationRight to know ethnicity of HHA 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?The sunglasses will impair the vision; so the HHA should not allow the client to wear the sunglassesAllow the sunglasses, chances are slim you'll get caughtAllow 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 vision Loading... 35. Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?Financial status as directedManager's marital statusManager's genderHow long it took Loading... Communication 36. Which of the following senses may be heightened due to a hearing impairment?All of the other optionsSmellTasteSight 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?None of the other optionsUse a white board to write out instructions to help explainJust hope the client figures out the instructions after the first timeTell the client that he needs to get a hearing aid or you're not coming back Loading... 38. Which of the following is not true regarding data collection and reporting a client's health status?Ignore any sort of dizziness or faintingReport any signs of edema anywhere in the bodyReport any signs of abuse or neglectReport any mood changes Loading... 39. Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?Ensure that the client can reach the light switch before the HHA leavesArrange personal articles within reach of the client making it easier to reachEncourage independence when a client is eating and help them alongNever explain how to perform tasks; they can figure it out themselves Loading... 40. Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?Sign name and title to all entriesUsing a pencil of OKNever erase or scratch outPrint legibly 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 measured at least 3 timesPulse can be measured in 10 second intervals as a rough guess...Pulse should be performed by RN only and no one elsePulse should be measured for at least one minute 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?Assisting with toiletingWatching TV with clientFeedingTurning immobile clients 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 firstMiddle of the bodyLegsShoulders 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 snackKeep pushing until full range of motionHold the joint at the point of resistanceStop 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?Wait a couple hours before taking the temperatureTake the oral temperature right awayDelay measuring for at least 15 minutesGive the client a cup of ice water to drink and then take the oral 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?CareLifeLife styleAll of the other options Loading... 48. A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?TemperatureBlood pressureHeightPulse Loading... 49. Which of the following is not an affect of immobility?Thinning hairPneumonia (respiratory)Increased thinning and weakening of the bonesPressure ulcers Loading... 50. Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises? (HINT: middle of body)Bending the extremityMoving the extremity until it hurtsStraightening the extremityMoving the extremity toward the midline of the body Loading... Loading...