1) A home health aide is performing perineal care for a female client. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Miscellaneous
2) 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:
3) Which of the following guidelines is not true regarding a client's meal?
Miscellaneous
4) When a consumer offers the direct care worker a tip for the services. The direct care worker should:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
5) Which of the following is NOT correct regarding elastic stockings?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
6) The consumer prefers tub baths instead of a shower. The direct care worker should:
7) A home health aide sits with a client during a meal. Which of the following is encouraged of the home health aide?
8) 6. Which of the following accurately describes diarrhea?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
9) Providing well balanced meals that limit fatty foods would help the consumer who has one of the following illnesses:
Confidentiality
10) The meaning of confidentiality is:
11) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
12) 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?
13) A home health aides is responsible for which of the following?
14) Which of the following is true regarding data collection and reporting a client's health status?
15) A physician has been yelling at a client every day. The physician is violating which of the following rights of the client?
16) A home health aide is dressing a client. Which of the following is not true regarding this care?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
17) The direct care worker is going to bathe the consumer. What should the direct care worker do FIRST:
Meal Preparation and Feeding
18) The consumer is on a low sodium diet and should AVOID:
19) 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?
20) 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?
21) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
22) Which of the following is not a warning sign or clue that a client is being abused?
23) 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?
24) Which of the following is considered mental abuse?
25) Which of the following is not true regarding proper documentation?
26) Which of the following may a dramatic change in weight indicate?
27) Which of the following is true regarding a client's right to manage his or her own finances?
28) You receive a puncture wound by a sharp object. What is the proper procedure following the event?
29) 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?
Consumer Control and the Independent Living Philosophy
30) Mr. Jim likes to go outside for walks. He is a little unsteady, but he has a walker to assist him. The direct care worker should:
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
31) A direct care worker slaps a consumer. This is an example of:
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
32) When helping the consumer to dress, which of the following is NOT correct?
33) Which of the following should be cleaned after usage?
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
34) While helping Mrs. Spratt prepare her meals, the direct care worker notices that Mrs. Spratt keeps dropping things with her right hand, can't hold her fork without shaking, and seems to lean to her right side when sitting at the table. Mrs. Spratt didn't do those things yesterday. The direct care worker should:
35) Which of the following is a violation of a client's rights?
36) 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?
37) Which of the following rights guarantees a client the ability to complain about his or her care without a fear of criticism?
Toileting
38) The consumer needs the urinal. What do you do?
39) Which of the following does the Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act of 1987 give clients the right to make a decision about?
40) A home health aide is responsible for which of the following?
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
41) The direct care worker finds a consumer's medication on the living room floor. The direct care worker should:
Recognizing Changes in the Consumer That Need to Be Addressed
42) Mr. Smith tells the direct care worker that he has had pain for three days and no one cares. The direct care worker should:
Assistance with Ambulation and Transferring
43) To transfer a consumer from the bed to a wheelchair safely, the direct care worker should:
Basic Infection Control
44) How many times during a home visit should a direct care worker wash his or her hands?
45) Which of the following does a manager handling a client's finances need to report?
46) What is the score to indicate that a client is feeling no pain?
Handling of Emergencies
47) 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:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
48) When a consumer starts to share spiritual beliefs with the direct care worker, the direct care worker should:
49) The right to choose a certain pharmacy is guaranteed by which of the following?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
50) When shaving a consumer?s face with a blade shaver (razor blade) it is important to FIRST:
51) What is the general goal for skin care when bathing a client?
52) Which of the following does not affect blood pressure?
53) Which of the following is an example of false imprisonment?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
54) 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:
Miscellaneous
55) The consumer had a stroke and must stay in bed while the bed is changed. Which procedure is the best choice?
56) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
57) The consumer has a history of difficulty with chewing and swallowing. The direct care worker should:
58) A home health aide is giving a client a partial bedbath. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
59) Which of the following is not an example of the Client's Bill of Rights?
60) Which of the following is the best way to provide emotional support for a terminally ill client?
Miscellaneous
61) The direct care worker has many responsibilities. Which one below is NOT one of the responsibilities?
62) Which of the following is the LEAST concern when someone loses their dentures?
63) A home health aide is assisting a client to sit on the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
64) Which of the following should be noted when counting respirations?
65) 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?
66) Which of the following is not an effect of immobility?
67) A home health aide records a client's vital signs. Which of the following is not considered a vital sign?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
68) Shampooing a consumer who is confined to bed includes:
69) A client's neighbor comes to the facility and asks about information regarding the client's file. If the home health aide shows the neighbor the file, the home health aide is guilty of which of the following?
Meal Preparation and Feeding
70) The consumer had a doctor's visit since the worker's last visit and tells the worker "I have to eat foods that are high-iron". Knowing the consumer's preferences, the worker suggests one of the following:
71) Which of the following is not a characteristic of a caring employee?
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
72) 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?
73) Which of the following is not true regarding clients with impaired vision?
74) Why should a home health aide soak a client's hands in warm water when caring for a client's nails?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
75) Common sites for pressure sores are:
Assistance with Self-Administered Medications
76) The consumer has severe arthritis. The consumer's medications come in child proof bottles. The direct care worker should:
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
77) For older persons, abuse and neglect is reported to:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
78) An angry consumer curses loudly at the direct care worker. It would be BEST for the direct care worker to:
Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
79) A consumer complains to the direct care worker that another worker neglected her. The direct care worker should:
Miscellaneous
80) It is important to smooth out wrinkles on the consumer's bed because:
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors
81) 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:
Meal Preparation and Feeding
82) The direct care worker who assists with meal preparation for a consumer with no dietary restrictions should:
83) A home health aide is moving a client to the side of the bed. Which of the following is not true regarding this process?
84) Which of the following is not an activity of daily living?
Universal Precautions
85) Which one of the following would NOT spread communicable diseases?
86) A home health aide measures a client's temperature at 102 degrees Fahrenheit. Which of the following will be affected by this above average temperature?
87) Which of the following does not represent an example of neglect?
Bathing, Shaving, Grooming and Dressing
88) When giving the consumer a bed bath, it is good to:
89) Which of the following is not true regarding HIV?
90) 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?
91) 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?
92) Whose responsibility is it to answer the telephones and take messages?
93) Which of the following defines what it means to follow your gut?
94) A home health aide cleanses a client's genitals and anus. What type of care is he or she performing?
95) Which of the following is not true regarding signs and symptoms of clients with extreme blood sugar levels?
96) Which of the following represents the reason an occasional measure of height is important?
Hair, Skin and Mouth Care
97) A consumer's dentures should be stored in:
98) A home health aide measures the blood pressure of a client. Which of the following is not true regarding the measurement?
99) A home health aides is responsible for which of the following?
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