HHA CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026/2027
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 160 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+ (BRAND
NEW!!)
1. helps guide the home health care industry by allowing workers to have knowledge of
right or wrong - CORRECT ANSWER ethics
2. are rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure
order and safety - CORRECT ANSWER laws
3. clients are protected by a ___________, which entitles them to receive considerate,
dignified, and respectful care - CORRECT ANSWER bill of rights
4. what is not considered an act that is prohibited and in violation of the client bill of rights
- CORRECT ANSWER taking vital signs
5. is the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or
insult a person - CORRECT ANSWER verbal abuse
6. is the improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets
- CORRECT ANSWER financial abuse
,7. in 1996, congress passed the _______________to help keep health information private
and secure - CORRECT ANSWER health insurance portability and accountability act
(HIPPA)
8. under HIPPA law, a person's health information must be kept private and this is called -
CORRECT ANSWER protected health information (PHI)
9. what are advanced derivatives? - CORRECT ANSWER legal documents that allow people
to choose what medical care they wish to have if they cannot make those decisions
themselves
10. what is a DNR, also known as do-not-resuscitate? - CORRECT ANSWER an order that tells
medical professionals no to perform cpr
11. what does communication mean? - CORRECT ANSWER the process of sending and
receiving messages to exchange information with others
12. the person who receives a message is called the - CORRECT ANSWER receiver
13. the person who communicates first is called the - CORRECT ANSWER sender
14. refers to communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds -
CORRECT ANSWER verbal communication
15. refers to communication without using words - CORRECT ANSWER non-verbal
communication
16. which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? - CORRECT ANSWER
nodding your head
, 17. what is a culture? - CORRECT ANSWER a system of learned behaviors, practiced by a
group of people, that are considered to be the tradition of those people and are passed
from one generation to the next
18. which of the following is not an accurate way to communicate? - CORRECT ANSWER
ignore your clients
19. is information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells - CORRECT
ANSWER objective
20. a physical need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER true
21. an emotional need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER
true
22. a financial need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER true
23. genes are inherited by our mother and our father - CORRECT ANSWER true
24. which of the following is considered part of the human growth and development that
continues to grow and reproduce? - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
25. older adults are most vulnerable after the age of 65 - CORRECT ANSWER true
26. what are some examples of stage growth? - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2026/2027
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 160 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+ (BRAND
NEW!!)
1. helps guide the home health care industry by allowing workers to have knowledge of
right or wrong - CORRECT ANSWER ethics
2. are rules set by the government to help people live peacefully together and to ensure
order and safety - CORRECT ANSWER laws
3. clients are protected by a ___________, which entitles them to receive considerate,
dignified, and respectful care - CORRECT ANSWER bill of rights
4. what is not considered an act that is prohibited and in violation of the client bill of rights
- CORRECT ANSWER taking vital signs
5. is the use of spoken or written words, pictures, or gestures that threaten, embarrass, or
insult a person - CORRECT ANSWER verbal abuse
6. is the improper or illegal use of a person's money, possessions, property, or other assets
- CORRECT ANSWER financial abuse
,7. in 1996, congress passed the _______________to help keep health information private
and secure - CORRECT ANSWER health insurance portability and accountability act
(HIPPA)
8. under HIPPA law, a person's health information must be kept private and this is called -
CORRECT ANSWER protected health information (PHI)
9. what are advanced derivatives? - CORRECT ANSWER legal documents that allow people
to choose what medical care they wish to have if they cannot make those decisions
themselves
10. what is a DNR, also known as do-not-resuscitate? - CORRECT ANSWER an order that tells
medical professionals no to perform cpr
11. what does communication mean? - CORRECT ANSWER the process of sending and
receiving messages to exchange information with others
12. the person who receives a message is called the - CORRECT ANSWER receiver
13. the person who communicates first is called the - CORRECT ANSWER sender
14. refers to communication involving the use of spoken or written words or sounds -
CORRECT ANSWER verbal communication
15. refers to communication without using words - CORRECT ANSWER non-verbal
communication
16. which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? - CORRECT ANSWER
nodding your head
, 17. what is a culture? - CORRECT ANSWER a system of learned behaviors, practiced by a
group of people, that are considered to be the tradition of those people and are passed
from one generation to the next
18. which of the following is not an accurate way to communicate? - CORRECT ANSWER
ignore your clients
19. is information based on what a person sees, hears, touches, or smells - CORRECT
ANSWER objective
20. a physical need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER true
21. an emotional need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER
true
22. a financial need is considered one of the human's basic needs - CORRECT ANSWER true
23. genes are inherited by our mother and our father - CORRECT ANSWER true
24. which of the following is considered part of the human growth and development that
continues to grow and reproduce? - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
25. older adults are most vulnerable after the age of 65 - CORRECT ANSWER true
26. what are some examples of stage growth? - CORRECT ANSWER all of the above
