Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
1) Shampooing a consumer who is confined to bed includes:
2) A home health aide is moving a client to the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
3) Which of the following represents the reason an occasional measure of height is important?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
4) The consumer prefers tub baths instead of a shower. The direct care worker should:
5) What is the Braden scale?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
6) Which statement is FALSE when transferring the consumer from the bed to a chair?
Toileting
7) 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:
Toileting
8) When assisting the consumer with using the bathroom in their home, the direct care worker should:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
9) When a consumer starts to share spiritual beliefs with the direct care worker, the direct care worker should:
Confidentiality
10) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a law that protects:
11) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
12) Which of the following is considered mental abuse?
13) A home health aide is responsible for which of the following?
14) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
15) A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?
16) Which of the following is an exception to the right to wear one's own clothes?
17) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
18) What provides the body with the energy it needs to function properly?
19) A home health aide confines a confused, ambulatory client to her bed. Which of the following may occur?
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
20) A direct care worker slaps a consumer. This is an example of:
21) The right to choose a certain pharmacy is guaranteed by which of the following?
22) A physician has been yelling at a client every day. The physician is violating which of the following rights of the client?
23) Which of the following is the LEAST concern when someone loses their dentures?
24) Which of the following is not an effect of immobility?
25) 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?
26) A home health aide is recording the intake and output of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Miscellaneous
27) The Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrust) should be used if the consumer is:
28) Which of the following is an example of false imprisonment?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
29) When shaving a consumer?s face with a blade shaver (razor blade) it is important to FIRST:
30) A home health aide is performing perineal care for a female client. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
31) Which of the following is FALSE?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
32) The direct care worker is going to bathe the consumer. What should the direct care worker do FIRST:
33) In order to diffuse aggressive behavior of a client, which of the following actions could a home health aide take?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
34) Common sites for pressure sores are:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
35) The direct care worker notices that the consumer has multiple sizes of guns lying around the house and doesn't know if they are loaded or not. The direct care worker is afraid of guns. What should the worker do first?
36) Which of the following is not promoted by bathing?
37) A client should be able to have confidential communication with visitors about which of the following services?
38) Whose responsibility is it to answer the telephones and take messages?
39) A client requests information regarding his or her medical condition. Who should the home health aide consult?
40) Which of the following should be noted when counting respirations?
41) Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?
42) Which of the following is not a fear of a terminally ill client?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
43) The direct care worker can assist the consumer with self-administration of medications. It is important for the direct care worker to:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
44) When helping the consumer to dress, which of the following is NOT correct?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
45) 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?
46) Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
47) Upon arrival at the consumer's home, the direct care worker hears screaming and yelling coming from the house, but it is only the voice of the consumer. First, the direct care worker should:
48) A home health aide is moving a client's entire body. Which part of the body should he or she move last?
49) 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?
50) Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?
Handling of Emergencies
51) 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:
Toileting
52) The consumer needs the urinal. What do you do?
53) Which of the following describes adduction range of motion exercises?
54) A home health aide is feeding a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the feeding of the client?
55) Which of the following rights guarantees a client the ability to complain about his or her care without a fear of criticism?
56) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
57) Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?
58) Which of the following is not an example of a preventive measure?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
59) The direct care worker finds a consumer's medication on the living room floor. The direct care worker should:
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
60) 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:
61) 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?
62) Which of the following guidelines is not true regarding a client's meal?
63) Which of the following is not true regarding special care for clients with dementia?
64) A home health aide exposes a client's body while bathing. This is an example of which of the following forms of unethical behavior?
65) A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?
Handling of Emergencies
66) 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:
67) Which of the following is the best way to provide emotional support for a terminally ill client?
68) A client has just been diagnosed with dementia. Which of the following guarantees the client the right to be told this information?
69) What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain?
Universal Precautions
70) The major recommendation of universal precautions is to minimize contact with which one of the following?
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
71) To transfer a consumer from the bed to a wheelchair safely, the direct care worker should:
Universal Precautions
72) Which one of the following would NOT spread communicable diseases?
73) 6. Which of the following accurately describes diarrhea?
74) A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?
75) Which of the following is true regarding a client's right to manage his or her own finances?
76) Which of the following should be cleaned after usage?
77) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
78) You receive a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?
79) A client wants to wear a pair of sunglasses in the facility at night time. Which of the following is the appropriate action of the home health aide?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
80) Hair care consists of:
Confidentiality
81) The meaning of confidentiality is:
82) A home health aide assists transferring an immobile client. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
83) The consumer has a history of difficulty with chewing and swallowing. The direct care worker should:
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
84) A consumer's dentures should be stored in:
85) Which of the following can come as a result of hypertension?
Confidentiality
86) Mr. Smith confides to the direct care worker that he is not happy with one of his children’s drug use behaviors and doesn’t want anyone to know. The worker should:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
87) When giving the consumer a bed bath, it is good to:
88) A home health aide assists an immobile client with moving. Which of the following is the right procedure for assistance?
89) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Consumer Control and the Independent Living Philosophy
90) Miss English has decided to wear two sweaters instead of one because she says she is always cold. The two sweaters make her look \"funny\". The direct care worker should:
91) 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?
92) Which of the following is not a symptom of digestive or urinary infections?
93) Which of the following will affect a client's nutrition?
94) Which of the following is a client with hearing and/or vision problems at a high risk for?
95) A home health aide is responsible for which of the following?
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
96) For children, abuse and neglect is reported to:
97) A home health aide is performing passive range of motion exercises. Which of the following is not true regarding these exercises?
98) A home health aide is making an occupied bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this procedure?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
99) The direct care worker who assists with meal preparation for a consumer with no dietary restrictions should:
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