HOME HEALTH AIDE PRACTICE TEST WITH
ANSWERS
When cgiving ca cbed cbath, chow coften cshould cthe cwater cbe cchanged? c
A) cas coften cas cneeded cto chave cwarm, cclean cwater cat call ctimes
B) cjust conce
C) conly cafter cwashing cthe cperineal carea
cD) conly cafter cwashing cthe cfront chalf cof cthe cpatient c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cas coften cas cnee
cwater cat call ctimes
Which cof cthe cfollowing citems cis cused cin cthe cprevention cand ctreatment cof cbedsores cor cpressur
A) crubber csheets
B) cair cmattress
C) cemesis cbasin
cD) carm crestraints c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cair cmattress
Proper cfeeding ctechniques cinclude:
A) cJust cone cspoonful cper cbite
B) cFeed cthe cpatient cslowly cand cmake csure call cfood cis cswallowed
C) cFeed cthe cpatient cwhile claying cflat con cthe cbed
D) cAllow cthe cspoon cto cgo cto cthe cback cof cthe ctongue c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cFeed cthe cpatie
cfood cis cswallowed
If ca cclient cis cwearing canti-embolism cstocking, cwhat cwould cbe can cimportant cthing cto cassess cfo
A) cUltrasound cfor cdeep cvein cthrombosis
B) cTingling cor clack cof csensation
C) cBounding cPulses c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cTingling cor clack cof csensation
When cperforming cthese chealth cskills con ca cclient cit cis calways cimportant cto:
c
A) cHave cconsent cfrom cthe cclient
B) cWash cyour chands cbefore cand cafter
C) cExplain cexactly cwhat cyou care cdoing
, C) c30 cseconds
D) ctwo cminutes cor cmore c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cone cminute
Mr. cSmith, ca cclient cwith cdementia, chas cbecome cvery cagitated. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing csugges
A) cstay ccalm
B) coffer cdiversion cand/or centertainment
C) cbe cagreeable
D) call cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) call cof cthe cabove
In cgiving cfoot ccare cto ca cdiabetic cclient, cthe chome chealth caide cshould cnot cdo cwhich cof cthe cfol
A) cclean cunder cthe ctoenails
B) ccut cthe ctoenails
C) csoak cthe cfeet cfor cmore cthan c5 cminutes cin ca cbasin cof cwarm cwater
D) cput clotion con cthe cfeet cafter cdrying cthem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) ccut cthe ctoenails
Primary csymptom cfor ca curinary ctract cinfections c(UTI) cis?
A) cyellowing cof cthe cskin
B) cpain cor cburning cduring curination
C) chigh curination coutput
D) cchills c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cpain cor cburning cduring curination
A cclient ccomplains cof cintense cpain cin cthe cchest cthat cgoes cdown cthe carm; cand cis csweating cpr
The chome chealth caide cshould:
A) ccall cfor cemergency chelp cimmediately
B) cmassage cthe cchest cand carm
C) cassist cthe cclient cback cto cbed
D) ccall cyour cagency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) ccall cfor cemergency chelp cimmediately
What cis ca cnormal csystolic cblood cpressure clevel?
A) c80
B) c120
C) c140
D) c60-90 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) c120
Urinary cleg cbags care cused cfor:
A) ccatheterized cmale cclients
B) ccatheterized cclients cwho care cup cand cout cof cbed
C) ccatheterized cclients cwho care cconfined cto cbed
D) ccatheterized cclients cwho chave ca cdecreased curinary coutput c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) ccathete
cout cof cbed
As ca chome chealth caide, cwhat ccan cyou cdo cfor ca cclient's cminor cburn cas can cemergency cproced
A) cUse ccool cwater cover cthe cburned carea
B) cApply cbutter con cthe cburned carea
C) cCover cthe carea cwith ca cdry cdressing
D) cAll cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cUse ccool cwater cover cthe cburned carea
Before chelping ca cclient cinto cor cout cof ca cwheelchair, cwhich cof cthese cactions cis cnecessary?
ANSWERS
When cgiving ca cbed cbath, chow coften cshould cthe cwater cbe cchanged? c
A) cas coften cas cneeded cto chave cwarm, cclean cwater cat call ctimes
B) cjust conce
C) conly cafter cwashing cthe cperineal carea
cD) conly cafter cwashing cthe cfront chalf cof cthe cpatient c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cas coften cas cnee
cwater cat call ctimes
Which cof cthe cfollowing citems cis cused cin cthe cprevention cand ctreatment cof cbedsores cor cpressur
A) crubber csheets
B) cair cmattress
C) cemesis cbasin
cD) carm crestraints c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cair cmattress
Proper cfeeding ctechniques cinclude:
A) cJust cone cspoonful cper cbite
B) cFeed cthe cpatient cslowly cand cmake csure call cfood cis cswallowed
C) cFeed cthe cpatient cwhile claying cflat con cthe cbed
D) cAllow cthe cspoon cto cgo cto cthe cback cof cthe ctongue c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cFeed cthe cpatie
cfood cis cswallowed
If ca cclient cis cwearing canti-embolism cstocking, cwhat cwould cbe can cimportant cthing cto cassess cfo
A) cUltrasound cfor cdeep cvein cthrombosis
B) cTingling cor clack cof csensation
C) cBounding cPulses c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cTingling cor clack cof csensation
When cperforming cthese chealth cskills con ca cclient cit cis calways cimportant cto:
c
A) cHave cconsent cfrom cthe cclient
B) cWash cyour chands cbefore cand cafter
C) cExplain cexactly cwhat cyou care cdoing
, C) c30 cseconds
D) ctwo cminutes cor cmore c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cone cminute
Mr. cSmith, ca cclient cwith cdementia, chas cbecome cvery cagitated. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing csugges
A) cstay ccalm
B) coffer cdiversion cand/or centertainment
C) cbe cagreeable
D) call cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) call cof cthe cabove
In cgiving cfoot ccare cto ca cdiabetic cclient, cthe chome chealth caide cshould cnot cdo cwhich cof cthe cfol
A) cclean cunder cthe ctoenails
B) ccut cthe ctoenails
C) csoak cthe cfeet cfor cmore cthan c5 cminutes cin ca cbasin cof cwarm cwater
D) cput clotion con cthe cfeet cafter cdrying cthem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) ccut cthe ctoenails
Primary csymptom cfor ca curinary ctract cinfections c(UTI) cis?
A) cyellowing cof cthe cskin
B) cpain cor cburning cduring curination
C) chigh curination coutput
D) cchills c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) cpain cor cburning cduring curination
A cclient ccomplains cof cintense cpain cin cthe cchest cthat cgoes cdown cthe carm; cand cis csweating cpr
The chome chealth caide cshould:
A) ccall cfor cemergency chelp cimmediately
B) cmassage cthe cchest cand carm
C) cassist cthe cclient cback cto cbed
D) ccall cyour cagency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) ccall cfor cemergency chelp cimmediately
What cis ca cnormal csystolic cblood cpressure clevel?
A) c80
B) c120
C) c140
D) c60-90 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) c120
Urinary cleg cbags care cused cfor:
A) ccatheterized cmale cclients
B) ccatheterized cclients cwho care cup cand cout cof cbed
C) ccatheterized cclients cwho care cconfined cto cbed
D) ccatheterized cclients cwho chave ca cdecreased curinary coutput c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) ccathete
cout cof cbed
As ca chome chealth caide, cwhat ccan cyou cdo cfor ca cclient's cminor cburn cas can cemergency cproced
A) cUse ccool cwater cover cthe cburned carea
B) cApply cbutter con cthe cburned carea
C) cCover cthe carea cwith ca cdry cdressing
D) cAll cof cthe cabove c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cUse ccool cwater cover cthe cburned carea
Before chelping ca cclient cinto cor cout cof ca cwheelchair, cwhich cof cthese cactions cis cnecessary?
