1) A client has just been diagnosed with dementia. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?
2) A home health aide orally measures a client's temperature with electronic monitor. Which of the following is not true regarding this measurement?
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
3) For older persons, abuse and neglect is reported to:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
4) The direct care worker is going to bathe the consumer. What should the direct care worker do FIRST:
5) Whose responsibility is it to answer the telephones and take messages?
Toileting
6) The consumer must use a bedpan with assistance while in bed. The direct care worker should:
7) You receive a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?
8) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
9) The direct care worker can assist the consumer with self-administration of medications. It is important for the direct care worker to:
10) Which of the following is not a fear of a terminally ill client?
11) A physician just finds out that a certain client has cancer. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?
Miscellaneous
12) The consumer tells the direct care worker that they aren't happy with the person who is the consumer's power of attorney or guardian. The direct care worker should:
13) Which of the following may be a result of spiritual distress?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
14) To transfer a consumer from the bed to a wheelchair safely, the direct care worker should:
15) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
16) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a caring employee?
17) Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
18) An angry consumer curses loudly at the direct care worker. It would be BEST for the direct care worker to:
19) Which of the following rights guarantees a client the ability to complain about his or her care without a fear of criticism?
20) A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?
21) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
22) What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain?
23) Which of the following is the LEAST concern when someone loses their dentures?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
24) Common sites for pressure sores are:
Toileting
25) The consumer must use a urinal while in bed. The direct care worker should do all of the following but ONE ? select the one that the worker should not do:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
26) When shaving a consumer?s face with a blade shaver (razor blade) it is important to FIRST:
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
27) Mr. Smith tells the direct care worker that he has had pain for three days and no one cares. The direct care worker should:
28) A home health aide is performing passive range of motion exercises. Which of the following is not true regarding these exercises?
29) Which of the following represents the reason an occasional measure of height is important?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
30) The consumer has severe arthritis. The consumer's medications come in child proof bottles. The direct care worker should:
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?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
32) Shampooing a consumer who is confined to bed includes:
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
33) The direct care worker is busy doing Mr. Clean?s light housework. Mr. Clean asks the direct care worker to help him write a letter. What should the direct care worker say?
34) What is the Braden scale?
35) Why should a home health aide soak a client's hands in warm water when caring for a client's nails?
36) A physician has been yelling at a client every day. The physician is violating which of the following rights of the client?
37) A home health aide is feeding a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the feeding of the client?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
38) The consumer prefers tub baths instead of a shower. The direct care worker should:
39) A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?
40) Which of the following is not true regarding special care for clients with dementia?
41) What is the general goal for skin care when bathing a client?
42) Which of the following defines what it means to follow your gut?
Handling of Emergencies
43) Upon entering the consumer's home, the direct care worker finds the consumer on the floor crying, in pain, and holding their arm which is bent in an awkward position. The direct care worker should:
44) Which of the following is not an example of a preventive measure?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
45) It is important for the direct care worker to remain in front of the consumer for a few minutes after they stand up and before helping them to a chair, bed, or start to walk because:
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
46) Which statement is FALSE when transferring the consumer from the bed to a chair?
47) A client requests information regarding his or her medical condition. Who should the home health aide consult?
48) A home health aide sits with a client during a meal. Which of the following is encouraged of the home health aide?
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
49) A direct care worker slaps a consumer. This is an example of:
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
50) The direct care worker finds a consumer's medication on the living room floor. The direct care worker should:
Handling of Emergencies
51) Part of a direct care worker's job is to report "critical incidents." An incident can be changes in a consumer?s behavior or condition, or accident that happens to the consumer or the worker while working with the consumer. When reporting a "critical incident", the worker should:
52) What provides the body with the energy it needs to function properly?
53) A home health aide is moving a client to the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
54) Why is it essential for a client to have clean, combed hair?
55) Why should a home health aide avoid using products like talcs and powders on a client?
56) Which of the following is not a job responsibility of a home health aide?
57) A client reports a change in condition to the home health aide that the home health aide found surprising. Which of the following should the home health aide do?
Handling of Emergencies
58) A direct care worker discovers a small fire in the wastebasket in a room where the consumer is sitting. The direct care worker should FIRST:
59) Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?
60) Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?
Miscellaneous
61) A consumer gives the direct care worker $50 as a birthday gift. The direct care worker should:
62) A home health aide is an a situation where moving a client's entire body entails logrolling. Which of the following accurately describes what the home health aide will be doing?
63) A home health aides is responsible for which of the following?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
64) Mrs. Tune needs assistance doing the laundry. The direct care worker is not familiar with Mrs. Tune?s type of washing machine. The direct care worker should:
Confidentiality
65) The meaning of confidentiality is:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
66) Which of the following is FALSE?
67) How would a home health aide promote security for a client while bathing?
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
68) Abuse can be infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish and/or willful deprivation by a caretaker of goods or services which are necessary to maintain physical or mental health.
Miscellaneous
69) The consumer had a stroke and must stay in bed while the bed is changed. Which procedure is the best choice?
70) A home health aide is performing perineal care for a female client. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
71) 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?
72) A home health aide assists transferring an immobile client. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?
73) A home health aide assists an immobile client with moving. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?
Miscellaneous
74) It is important to smooth out wrinkles on the consumer's bed because:
75) Which of the following should be noted when counting respirations?
76) Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?
77) Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises?
78) A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?
79) A home health aide hears a client say "Everybody would be better off without me". Which of the following may be the reason for saying this?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
80) Which of the following is FALSE?
81) A home health aide touches a client's genitals while bathing a client. The home health aide is guilty of which of the following actions?
82) Which of the following is not promoted by bathing?
83) 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?
84) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
Basic Infection Control
85) The basic measure for preventing spread of disease is:
86) Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?
87) A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?
88) Which of the following does the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1987 give clients the right to make a decision about?
89) Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?
Miscellaneous
90) The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) should be used if the consumer is:
91) A home health aide sees a nice pair of sunglasses that belongs to a family member of a client and decides to take them for his or her own usage. This is an example of which of the following?
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
92) A consumer complains to the direct care worker that another worker neglected her. The direct care worker should:
93) Which of the following is true regarding a client's right to manage his or her own finances?
94) Which of the following can come as a result of hypertension?
95) The right to choose a certain pharmacy is guaranteed by which of the following?
96) Which of the following will affect a client's nutrition?
97) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
98) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Basic Infection Control
99) How many times during a home visit should a direct care worker wash his or her hands?
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